Verizon wins MAA contract for Norfolk, Va.
The General Services Administration has awarded Verizon Federal Inc. of Washington a contract worth up to $350 million over eight years for local telephone service in the Norfolk, Va., area.
Feds chart a course to digital data
The Federal Publishers Committee conducted classes during its meeting in Washington this month on how to preserve government information and get it onto the Web. The presentation took the form of two case studies.
Sandia models predict effects of water policies
Using off-the-shelf simulation software, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed computer models to predict the effects of water policy decisions far into the future.
Education loan system contract gets extension
The Education Department has awarded a one-year, $20 million contract extension to Raytheon Co. for work on a loan system.
Judge tosses thrift board's AMS lawsuit
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board against American Management Systems Inc.
Defense EMall will link 30,000 new suppliers
The Defense Department's EMall online procurement system will soon get 30,000 new suppliers of off-the-shelf products.
People on the Move
John Bailey has been named director of the Education Department's Office of Educational Technology.
Mouse and USB hub are mini but mighty gear
Travelers soon begin to hate notebook PC mice that require a horizontal surface larger than an airplane seat tray. And most notebooks have only a single Universal Serial Bus port.
PocketBlue walks a beat wirelessly and silently
Aether Systems' PocketBlue application on a wireless personal digital assistant or notebook PC lets law enforcement officers query databases and communicate with each other securely and silently.
UT-103 talks in four tongues
Speech recognition technology has stagnated for several years. Faster processors shorten the time needed for voice training but, beyond simple voice navigation or word processing, vendors have made few notable advances.
Rated XP
Microsoft Corp.'s newest operating system is an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, development. Although it lacks a lot of startling new tools or features, Windows XP does integrate existing Windows features more tightly and adds some enhancements in the multimedia area. XP also greatly enhances workgroup capabilities, especially over the Web.
Lorentz: OMB will give tech support to e-gov programs
As the Office of Management and Budget's first chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz will provide technical support for OMB's chosen 24 e-government initiatives'up from 23, counting a newly planned governmentwide payroll system'plus the Office of Homeland Security.
National Guard will test distance-learning standard
The Army National Guard will upgrade its nationwide distance-learning program to handle streaming video and other interactive lessons.
Data delivery platform rides on J2EE, scales to thousands of users
An information delivery application from Informatica Corp. can send personalized data to desktop PCs, handheld devices and some wireless phones.
GWU battle lab trains IT professionals in security
An accelerated, six-month computer security certification program for IT professionals at George Washington University's Ashburn, Va., campus is one of the first of its kind in response to the government's Cyber Corps scholarship program.
Ridge calls for a technological infusion to speed the creation of a central clearinghouse for health data
Homeland Security director Tom Ridge offered support'but few specifics'for development of a national medical intelligence database when he spoke at a homeland security conference in Washington late last year.
FTC warns Web's biohazard hucksters
The Federal Trade Commission, assisted by other federal and state authorities, has turned up more than 200 Web sites selling products that claim to prevent or cure anthrax, smallpox and other bioterrorism threats.
VA accelerates ESSO database app
Anthony J. Principi, now secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, underwent hip replacement surgery several years ago at a VA hospital in northern California, but he couldn't get the stitches removed after he returned home to San Diego.
INTERNAUT
You've probably read blogs without realizing it. 'Blog' is short for Web log. These logs are popping up on government Web sites but are usually restricted to small groups and projects.
POWER USER
OK, I'm cheap, I won't deny it. Except for a good chair and up-to-date computer hardware, my office looks like a war surplus discard pile. Maybe your government office does, too.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.