Look, No Paper
Capt. Kurt R. Huff, deputy commander of contracts for the Naval Sea Systems Command, has been looking for a more efficient procurement process as long as he can remember.
E-business drives Navy's IT plan
Navy officials are talking a lot about superhighways, fancy cars and competent drivers.
INTERVIEW: Daniel McLaughlin, the IRS' systems buyer
Daniel McLaughlin, director of information systems acquisition in the IRS' Procurement Office, has been with the agency for a decade. He has developed a marketing plan to provide current information technology products and services to Treasury Department customers. He supervises 50 contract specialists from grades GS-7 through GS-15.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
After reading 'Report of 184 missing PCs has FBI under gun' about the lost laptop computers [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no21/inbrief/4749-1.html">GCN, July 30, Page 7</a>] and other published reports, I felt I had to write.
EDITORIAL
Should it cost more to go first class? If you are an airline, you do everything in your power to get premium fees for premium service. As a traveler, you can pay a few hundred bucks to go cattle-car to London, or a few thousand to have Johnnie Walker Blue Label served in real glass at your flying leather Barcalounger.
IRS, Treasury offer relief for victims
The IRS and the Treasury Department are letting taxpayers directly affected by Tuesday's terrorist attacks postpone their payments.
NASA site shows New York disaster images
NASA's home page on the Web now shows images of the smoke plume from New York's World Trade Center as it appears from hundreds of miles above the Earth.
Justice database to speed survivor payments
The Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs is building a database to expedite the processing of compensation claims by survivors of police, fire and rescue workers killed in Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
Agencies and vendors offer aid after attacks
Tuesday's terrorist attacks brought an unprecedented outpouring of help from citizens, agencies and businesses. Health and Human Services secretary Tommy G. Thompson activated the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and sent teams of workers and tons of rescue equipment and supplies to New York.
New Phaser 860 is one smart cookie with great color ink
At the beginning of this year the Xerox Phaser 850 solid-ink printer was one of the GCN Lab's favorite products [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no1/reviews/3482-1.html">GCN, Jan. 8, Page 36</a>]. It went on to win an award as one of the best new products exhibited at the FOSE 2001 trade show.
Cheaper alternatives to plasma have other advantages, too
A big presentation or simulation monitor doesn't have to be plasma to look great. CRTs and LCDs can outperform plasma monitors in some respects, and they cost much less.
Lasers churn out pages
If there's one piece of hardware in your office that deserves the title Old Faithful, chances are it's a monochrome laser workgroup printer.
Calendar
October 9-12. ASTD TechKnowledge 2001. Conference. Charlotte, N.C. Contact the American Society for Training and Development; phone: 703-683-8100; Web: <a href="http://www.astd.org">www.astd.org</a>.
FEDERAL CONTRACT LAW
When Congress consolidated bid protest jurisdiction in the Court of Federal Claims, it specified that such a suit could be brought by any interested party. But our overworked lawmakers forgot to tell us what it takes to make a party interested.
R&D boss faces staff transition
Steven R. Ditmeyer compares his job as director of the Research and Development Office at the Federal Railroad Administration with that of a symphony conductor.
Eight teams compete in creating robotic vehicles
Some day, wars will be fought in part with robotic vehicles that can navigate rough terrain and carry computerized capabilities for gathering intelligence and waging battle.
Air Force debates security value of PDAs
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'Security was a major topic of discussion last month at the Air Force Information Technology Conference.
GAO: Military spectrum issue needs study
Sparring between the Defense Department and the telecommunications industry over rights to specific radio frequencies should be put on hold so officials can study the issue further, a GAO report recommended last month.
Government sites show improvement, study concludes
Setting up portals for state and federal sites and better access to publications helped improve government Web services noticeably over the past year, a study released yesterday reported.
Expert: Involve users to ensure accessible Web sites
Government agencies should keep in mind three rules'clarity, compatibility and usability'in making their Web sites accessible to people with disabilities, an industry expert said today.
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