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SEC mulls over regulation of financial sites

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering how to distinguish between Web sites that offer investment information and online brokerages looking to drum up business.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

GIS illustrates demographic data for USDA

Life is easier for employees at the Agriculture Department's Office of Community Development.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Free Java IDEs give you more than you paid for

Novice Java developers rarely invest money in an integrated development environment.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

To improve page speed, go easy on time-wasting graphics

A picture is worth a thousand words, but too many pictures can make a Web site essentially unusable.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Navy carefully upgrades European network management

The Navy is automating its European network management from the Mediterranean to the North Sea by monitoring performance and pushing software over a virtual private network.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Vermont is ground zero for Guard's IT training

Three years ago, Vermont's unit of the Army National Guard set up an instructional center to train soldiers and reservists in information operations.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

A migration app is a hit at USPS, OPM

The Office of Personnel Management and the Postal Service are managing software on their network clients with a migration application from Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Records agencies face a digital tsunami

Federal records agencies are banding together to deal with the exponential growth of digital documents.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Foundry products anticipate 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Prior to the release of a 10-Gbps Ethernet specification, Foundry Networks Inc. has introduced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products for its BigIron Layer 3 switch.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Stephen A. Perry takes helm at GSA

JUNE 1Stephen A. Perry yesterday took an oath of office as the new chief of the General Services Administration. His formal swearing-in ceremony will occur later this month. The Senate confirmed his appointment last week.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

E-learning passes, but it lacks personal touch

Online training is becoming a routine affair for government employees.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

Outsourcing slowdown ahead for DOD?

JUNE 1The Defense Department's acting chief information officer warned that DOD agencies might be moving too rapidly to outsource their information technology functions without having enough in-house experts to lead large projects.

By GCN
June 1, 2001

CSC to do security, telecom work for Customs' ACE

MAY 31Computer Sciences Corp. will provide $150 million worth of modernization under the Customs Service's $1.3 billion, 15-year Automated Commercial Environment contract with IBM Global Services.

By GCN
May 31, 2001

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SEC mulls over regulation of financial sites

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering how to distinguish between Web sites that offer investment information and online brokerages looking to drum up business.

OF THE PEOPLE

With the rapid pace of change in technology, federal information technology and program managers face big challenges in making sound investments in IT resources.

GIS illustrates demographic data for USDA

Life is easier for employees at the Agriculture Department's Office of Community Development.

Free Java IDEs give you more than you paid for

Novice Java developers rarely invest money in an integrated development environment.

To improve page speed, go easy on time-wasting graphics

A picture is worth a thousand words, but too many pictures can make a Web site essentially unusable.

Tools to fine-tune Web sites

In the rush to create Web sites that grant access to legacy data, it's important not to overlook one vital task'maintaining the Web pages themselves.

Navy carefully upgrades European network management

The Navy is automating its European network management from the Mediterranean to the North Sea by monitoring performance and pushing software over a virtual private network.

Vermont is ground zero for Guard's IT training

Three years ago, Vermont's unit of the Army National Guard set up an instructional center to train soldiers and reservists in information operations.

A migration app is a hit at USPS, OPM

The Office of Personnel Management and the Postal Service are managing software on their network clients with a migration application from Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah.

Records agencies face a digital tsunami

Federal records agencies are banding together to deal with the exponential growth of digital documents.

@INFO.POLICY

To many people's surprise, the health privacy rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department became final in April.

Foundry products anticipate 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Prior to the release of a 10-Gbps Ethernet specification, Foundry Networks Inc. has introduced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products for its BigIron Layer 3 switch.

CYBER EYE

After the April 1 collision between a Navy surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter, hundreds of Chinese Web sites were defaced to protest China's detaining the U.S. crew.

Stephen A. Perry takes helm at GSA

JUNE 1Stephen A. Perry yesterday took an oath of office as the new chief of the General Services Administration. His formal swearing-in ceremony will occur later this month. The Senate confirmed his appointment last week.

E-Pay

The system that seamlessly pours $5 billion in taxes into Treasury Department coffers every day will soon enter the Web era.

ANOTHER VIEW

The Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act, which failed in Congress last year and has been reintroduced by Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), would start off by temporarily suspending federal contracts for services.

EDITORIAL

Remember the old joke about a wag trying to convince visitors to his antique barn that he had the very hatchet George Washington used to cut down the cherry tree?

E-learning passes, but it lacks personal touch

Online training is becoming a routine affair for government employees.

Outsourcing slowdown ahead for DOD?

JUNE 1The Defense Department's acting chief information officer warned that DOD agencies might be moving too rapidly to outsource their information technology functions without having enough in-house experts to lead large projects.

CSC to do security, telecom work for Customs' ACE

MAY 31Computer Sciences Corp. will provide $150 million worth of modernization under the Customs Service's $1.3 billion, 15-year Automated Commercial Environment contract with IBM Global Services.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering how to distinguish between Web sites that offer investment information and online brokerages looking to drum up business.

With the rapid pace of change in technology, federal information technology and program managers face big challenges in making sound investments in IT resources.

Life is easier for employees at the Agriculture Department's Office of Community Development.

Novice Java developers rarely invest money in an integrated development environment.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but too many pictures can make a Web site essentially unusable.

In the rush to create Web sites that grant access to legacy data, it's important not to overlook one vital task'maintaining the Web pages themselves.

The Navy is automating its European network management from the Mediterranean to the North Sea by monitoring performance and pushing software over a virtual private network.

Three years ago, Vermont's unit of the Army National Guard set up an instructional center to train soldiers and reservists in information operations.

The Office of Personnel Management and the Postal Service are managing software on their network clients with a migration application from Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah.

Federal records agencies are banding together to deal with the exponential growth of digital documents.

To many people's surprise, the health privacy rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department became final in April.

Prior to the release of a 10-Gbps Ethernet specification, Foundry Networks Inc. has introduced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products for its BigIron Layer 3 switch.

After the April 1 collision between a Navy surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter, hundreds of Chinese Web sites were defaced to protest China's detaining the U.S. crew.

JUNE 1&#151;Stephen A. Perry yesterday took an oath of office as the new chief of the General Services Administration. His formal swearing-in ceremony will occur later this month. The Senate confirmed his appointment last week.

The system that seamlessly pours $5 billion in taxes into Treasury Department coffers every day will soon enter the Web era.

The Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act, which failed in Congress last year and has been reintroduced by Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), would start off by temporarily suspending federal contracts for services.

Remember the old joke about a wag trying to convince visitors to his antique barn that he had the very hatchet George Washington used to cut down the cherry tree?

Online training is becoming a routine affair for government employees.

JUNE 1&#151;The Defense Department's acting chief information officer warned that DOD agencies might be moving too rapidly to outsource their information technology functions without having enough in-house experts to lead large projects.

MAY 31&#151;Computer Sciences Corp. will provide $150 million worth of modernization under the Customs Service's $1.3 billion, 15-year Automated Commercial Environment contract with IBM Global Services.

JUNE 1Stephen A. Perry yesterday took an oath of office as the new chief of the General Services Administration. His formal swearing-in ceremony will occur later this month. The Senate confirmed his appointment last week.

JUNE 1The Defense Department's acting chief information officer warned that DOD agencies might be moving too rapidly to outsource their information technology functions without having enough in-house experts to lead large projects.

MAY 31Computer Sciences Corp. will provide $150 million worth of modernization under the Customs Service's $1.3 billion, 15-year Automated Commercial Environment contract with IBM Global Services.