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Agencies are getting a grip on handhelds
Fewer government employees are buying their own handheld computers, and more agencies are issuing handhelds to support enterprise applications, Palm Inc. president Carl J. Yankowski said.
DID YOU HEAR
Melts in your mouth, not in your Phaser. Xerox Corp. last month sent out press kits announcing the debut of ColorStix II solid inks for its Phaser 860 printers.
NASA portals move closer to launch date
NASA is making progress on its four-portal e-NASA project, the space agency's chief information officer Lee Holcomb said last week.
Ellison: Toss the middleware
Quick, what's the dumbest way you can think of to assemble an information architecture?
Coast Guard prepares to get into Deepwater
The Coast Guard this month released its final request for proposals for the overhaul of more than 200 aircraft and 100 offshore cutters under the multibillion-dollar Integrated Deepwater System Program.
GAO hangs up on Qwest FTS 2000 protest
The General Accounting Office has dismissed a challenge to the sole-source FTS 2000 contract extensions awarded in December to Sprint Corp. and AT&T Corp.
Rough Rider notebooks join the Marines
If future wars are fought with computers, Bernie Coski said he believes something like the Marine Corps' new Rough Rider notebooks from RuggedNotebooks.com of Anaheim, Calif., will be the weapons of choice.
Talk of e-government clicks at two venues
Federal information technology officials discussed electronic government with their counterparts in industry, academia, and state, local and foreign governments last week at the E-Gov 2001 conference in Washington.
People on the Move
President Bush plans to nominate Phillip Bond as undersecretary of Commerce for technology, according to a White House press release issued this month.
PDAs act as dumb terminals for police queries
JULY 13—Handheld devices running PocketBlue software are capable of accessing central law enforcement databases, sharing wireless data, and communicating with wireless notebooks or other personal digital assistants.
Follow best practices, OMB exec urges agencies
JULY 13—It's too early to tell whether the $45 billion President Bush proposes to spend on information technology in fiscal 2002 will be sufficient, a top administration executive said yesterday.
OF THE PEOPLE
As readers of GCN surely know by now, federal agencies are working to implement Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
DISA chief: Don't be a manager, be a leader
Dawn Meyerriecks sees herself as a leader, not a manager.
GPS products find a way to get you there
A Global Positioning System unit got me to 38 degrees, 50 minutes north and 77 degrees, 45 minutes west on time.
Ergonomic products find the comfort zone
Ergonomics isn't far removed from assistive, or adaptive, technology. In fact, the same hardware and software that makes the workplace more convenient and safer for all workers often can be used to make computers accessible to disabled users.
Antitrust ruling doesn't hinder feds' buying from Microsoft
JULY 12—Last month's federal appeals court finding that Microsoft Corp. has engaged in monopolistic business practices does not affect federal purchase or use of the company's software, the General Services Administration confirmed today.
eArmyU is helping re-enlistment goals
JULY 12— The Army is boasting about impressive re-enlistment figures seven months after it contracted with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. of New York to build an electronic-learning portal where soldiers can receive free, online education from 24 colleges and universities.
President creates management council, calls for COOs
JULY 12—In a presidential memorandum issued yesterday afternoon, President Bush called for each federal agency to name a chief operating officer. Twenty-one of the COOs will comprise the newly created President's Management Council.
INCOMING
The Navy awarded CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., a $20 million contract to provide engineering and logistical services to the service's fleet of cruisers, frigates and destroyers.
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