Printouts of e-mail records are piling up at agencies
Agencies are experiencing a warehouse logjam from printing out e-mail messages as official records, and the jam could grow as some congressional offices refuse postal mail because of the anthrax scare.
POWER USER
Microsoft Windows XP will be the only operating system shipped on most PCs by January. It works better with legacy software than Windows 2000 was, and it is every bit as stable.
Spreadsheet server spreads Excel data with a browser
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets can be shared by browser with Actuate Corp.'s e.Spreadsheet Server. Users can do their own data analysis of the browser-delivered spreadsheets, said Michael P. Thoma, vice president for marketing strategy at the South San Francisco, Calif., company.
Easy Mapping
The Geological Survey's nationwide freshwater data survey now taps a data warehouse with a click on a map.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In your article, 'Digital-signature app lets DOD users work their way up to PKI' [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_25/news/16931-1.htmlGCN, Aug. 27, Page 9</a>], about electronic signature and approval management software by White Sands Missile Range and the Army Medical Command, Barry West of the General Services Administration expresses his views on interoperability and scalability of this type of application used in government.
EDITORIAL
The new emphasis on cybersecurity has been compared to the year 2000 repair effort. The analogy is only partly valid because the year 2000 work had an obvious deadline and a clear goal. Cybersecurity requires unending vigilance in the face of constantly changing threats.
Energy ramps up its cybersecurity
Public-key infrastructure and IT security training are two top priorities for the Energy Department as it recovers from the security lapses that sparked widespread criticism in 1999 and 2000.
SGI agrees to help Air Force R&D
The Air Force Space Warfare Center has signed a cooperative R&D agreement with SGI Federal of Silver Spring, Md., to help develop, test and evaluate certain command and control technologies.
CSC to provide network support to medical library
The National Library of Medicine has awarded a task order to Computer Sciences Corp. for computing and network services.
FirstGov will be linked with USA Service app
The General Services Administration's FirstGov team appears likely to play a large role in the execution of OMB's e-government efforts to unify and simplify federal systems.
Lockheed aims to buy OAO Corp.
In an effort to capitalize on an expected increase in federal IT spending, Lockheed Martin Technology Services of Cherry Hill, N.J., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp., has agreed to acquire OAO Corp., a federal IT security contractor in Greenbelt, Md.
DOD adopts telework policy
The Defense Department has signed off on a policy that will allow up to 25 percent of eligible employees to work from home or an approved alternative work site as part of the federal Interagency Telework/Telecommuting plan.
Davis bill promotes IT outsourcing
A bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Davis would establish a training fund for IT procurement workers that should improve management of large contracts, the congressman said last week.
Federal and industry execs take the spotlight
Joseph R. Cipriano of the Navy and Jackie Fletcher of the Mint were named government executives of the year at the Post Newsweek Government Awards gala in Washington Wednesday night. The ceremony, attended by about 1,000, was the 14th annual awards event sponsored by GCN.
Weather Service inks IT services contract
The National Weather Service awarded a $24.5 million contract for its Solutions for the NWS IT Services task to QSS Group Inc.
FEMA seeks multihazard mapping framework
As agencies feel the pressure to free up their stovepiped data, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking proposals for an interoperability framework that could combine spatial data from federal, state and local storehouses on the fly via the Web.
OMB releases 22 e-gov initiatives
The Office of Management and Budget today released its e-government plan for funding 22 initiatives to unify and simplify federal systems in the next 18 to 24 months.
CSC is tapped to find Medicare fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $26 million, three-year task order to improve the accuracy of information about Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes and those receiving home health services.
Innovative IT projects from 10 agencies win recognition
Ten federal projects received awards at the Post Newsweek Government Awards gala last night in Washington for their innovative, effective use of IT.
Hall of Famers: Andrews, Balutis and DeSeve
Three government veterans last night were inducted into the Post Newsweek Information Resources Management Hall of Fame at the 14th annual awards gala sponsored by GCN in Washington. Duane P. Andrews, Alan Balutis and G. Edward DeSeve received the honor for substantial, long-term contributions to federal use of IT for management reform.
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