Route Fifty

Treasury awards contract for telecom system

MAY 31The Treasury Department has signed a seat management contract worth up to $45 million with Verizon Corp. to build its Digital Telecommunications Switching System 2 over the next five years.

By GCN
May 31, 2001

Education finds $250m of lost funds

MAY 30The Education Department has recovered more than half of the $450 million the department's inspector general had identified as lost, Secretary Rod Paige told Congress.

By GCN
May 30, 2001

FAA to use new alert system at airports

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

FAA to use new alert system at airports

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Census site makes quick work of stats

How many people live in Oregon? An open-source Web site at <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov">quickfacts.census.gov</a> serves up an instant answer: 3.42 million.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Idaho's IT programs make the grade

Idaho chief information officer Pamela Ahrens' first job out of college was teaching elementary school.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Protocols give VPNs their rights of passage

A typical virtual private network has gateways at both ends of a public network. A variety of products, such as VPN access servers, VPN routers and even computers loaded with VPN client software, can act as the gateways.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Many models of notebook PCs are going wireless

Most notebook PC makers' newest models can make connections wirelessly under the WiFi or wireless fidelity standard.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Rackmount PCs boost security, save space

An Austin, Texas, company keeps desktop PCs off of desks by racking them inside the data center.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Plasma monitors offer eye-popping pictures for your presentations

Plastering a message across a billboard is a good way to make sure people see it. In the computer world, you need plasma instead of plaster.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Ballmer spells out Microsoft's new ASP strategy

The world's largest software vendor will become an application service provider, letting users rent its applications.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Federal Web sites handle traffic congestion

Federal Web sites attracted 1.3 percent more traffic in February than they did last February.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

Oracle: 'Drink the Kool-Aid' for e-success

Self-service is the model that works best when an organization puts its mission online, Oracle Corp. executive vice president Jeff Henly last month told an audience of government and corporate officials in Washington

By GCN
May 29, 2001

These Florida schools are short on staff, big on automation

Florida's Polk County School District transports 43,000 children each school day using 466 buses. The district's school bus transportation area covers about 2,000 square miles.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

A virtual college has its first grad

After two years, Western Governors' University (WGU), a nonprofit university with virtual campuses in 19 states, has awarded its first degree. Two more students will graduate this month.

By GCN
May 29, 2001

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Treasury awards contract for telecom system

MAY 31The Treasury Department has signed a seat management contract worth up to $45 million with Verizon Corp. to build its Digital Telecommunications Switching System 2 over the next five years.

Education finds $250m of lost funds

MAY 30The Education Department has recovered more than half of the $450 million the department's inspector general had identified as lost, Secretary Rod Paige told Congress.

FAA to use new alert system at airports

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

FAA to use new alert system at airports

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

Census site makes quick work of stats

How many people live in Oregon? An open-source Web site at <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov">quickfacts.census.gov</a> serves up an instant answer: 3.42 million.

Idaho's IT programs make the grade

Idaho chief information officer Pamela Ahrens' first job out of college was teaching elementary school.

Protocols give VPNs their rights of passage

A typical virtual private network has gateways at both ends of a public network. A variety of products, such as VPN access servers, VPN routers and even computers loaded with VPN client software, can act as the gateways.

Many models of notebook PCs are going wireless

Most notebook PC makers' newest models can make connections wirelessly under the WiFi or wireless fidelity standard.

Rackmount PCs boost security, save space

An Austin, Texas, company keeps desktop PCs off of desks by racking them inside the data center.

VPN technology by the numbers

The market is hot for virtual private network products, with a wide assortment of high- and low-end hardware and software that make it easy to build a VPN.

CYBER EYE

If anyone is wondering when information warfare will rear its ugly head, it's already happened.

Plasma monitors offer eye-popping pictures for your presentations

Plastering a message across a billboard is a good way to make sure people see it. In the computer world, you need plasma instead of plaster.

THE 50 STATES

SMART COPS. The Public Safety Department is combining a dispatch records management system and mobile computing software from SmartCop Inc. of Pensacola, Fla., to link state highway patrol units, police departments and county sheriff's offices wirelessly.

Ballmer spells out Microsoft's new ASP strategy

The world's largest software vendor will become an application service provider, letting users rent its applications.

EDITORIAL

Last month, according to federal statistics, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits nationally rose 9 percent.

Federal Web sites handle traffic congestion

Federal Web sites attracted 1.3 percent more traffic in February than they did last February.

Oracle: 'Drink the Kool-Aid' for e-success

Self-service is the model that works best when an organization puts its mission online, Oracle Corp. executive vice president Jeff Henly last month told an audience of government and corporate officials in Washington

These Florida schools are short on staff, big on automation

Florida's Polk County School District transports 43,000 children each school day using 466 buses. The district's school bus transportation area covers about 2,000 square miles.

@INFO.POLICY

Imagine it's a few years before the turn of the century. Scientists have produced a technological miracle with almost unlimited promise for improving health.

A virtual college has its first grad

After two years, Western Governors' University (WGU), a nonprofit university with virtual campuses in 19 states, has awarded its first degree. Two more students will graduate this month.

MAY 31&#151;The Treasury Department has signed a seat management contract worth up to $45 million with Verizon Corp. to build its Digital Telecommunications Switching System 2 over the next five years.

MAY 30&#151;The Education Department has recovered more than half of the $450 million the department's inspector general had identified as lost, Secretary Rod Paige told Congress.

MAY 29&#151;The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

MAY 29&#151;The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

How many people live in Oregon? An open-source Web site at <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov">quickfacts.census.gov</a> serves up an instant answer: 3.42 million.

Idaho chief information officer Pamela Ahrens' first job out of college was teaching elementary school.

A typical virtual private network has gateways at both ends of a public network. A variety of products, such as VPN access servers, VPN routers and even computers loaded with VPN client software, can act as the gateways.

Most notebook PC makers' newest models can make connections wirelessly under the WiFi or wireless fidelity standard.

An Austin, Texas, company keeps desktop PCs off of desks by racking them inside the data center.

The market is hot for virtual private network products, with a wide assortment of high- and low-end hardware and software that make it easy to build a VPN.

If anyone is wondering when information warfare will rear its ugly head, it's already happened.

Plastering a message across a billboard is a good way to make sure people see it. In the computer world, you need plasma instead of plaster.

SMART COPS. The Public Safety Department is combining a dispatch records management system and mobile computing software from SmartCop Inc. of Pensacola, Fla., to link state highway patrol units, police departments and county sheriff's offices wirelessly.

The world's largest software vendor will become an application service provider, letting users rent its applications.

Last month, according to federal statistics, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits nationally rose 9 percent.

Federal Web sites attracted 1.3 percent more traffic in February than they did last February.

Self-service is the model that works best when an organization puts its mission online, Oracle Corp. executive vice president Jeff Henly last month told an audience of government and corporate officials in Washington

Florida's Polk County School District transports 43,000 children each school day using 466 buses. The district's school bus transportation area covers about 2,000 square miles.

Imagine it's a few years before the turn of the century. Scientists have produced a technological miracle with almost unlimited promise for improving health.

After two years, Western Governors' University (WGU), a nonprofit university with virtual campuses in 19 states, has awarded its first degree. Two more students will graduate this month.

MAY 31The Treasury Department has signed a seat management contract worth up to $45 million with Verizon Corp. to build its Digital Telecommunications Switching System 2 over the next five years.

MAY 30The Education Department has recovered more than half of the $450 million the department's inspector general had identified as lost, Secretary Rod Paige told Congress.

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.

MAY 29The Federal Aviation Administration will begin using an alert warning system to prevent runway accidents at the country's 34 busiest airports.