Got handhelds figured out? Wait 10 minutes
The one sure thing about the landscape for handheld PCs is that it's constantly changing. If you're looking to buy a handheld, get ready for a ride over unsettled terrain.
German company will test security
Germany's secunet Security Networks AG is entering the U.S. market for Common Criteria security evaluation after acquiring TUViT Inc. of Austin, Texas, now called Seculab Inc.
GSA's Lee preaches and teaches outsourcing
When General Services Administration outsourcing specialist Jeannie Lee goes on the road to talk to government managers about outsourcing information technology, she often has to don her educator's hat.
GSA approves crossover pact
The General Services Administration has approved the first crossover among its Metropolitan Area Acquisition local phone service contracts. GSA gave Verizon Communications Inc. of New York permission to compete for government business in its home city.
For R&D, it's good to have help
When it comes to innovation, even the best companies don't go it alone'and neither should the government.
Feds aim to manage knowledge
Know your audience. Keep up to date. And give your employees positive reinforcement.
FTS is on congressional hot seat
AT&T Corp., an unsuccessful bidder on the General Services Administration's multibillion-dollar FTS 2001 program, is protesting the contracts, awarded more than two years ago, and wants the competition reopened.
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FEDERAL CONTRACT LAW
The Defense Department recently issued a second draft of its guide for procurement personnel, Intellectual Property: Navigating Through Commercial Waters. The draft aims at changing DOD conduct on the procurement of intellectual property, including software, with the goal of encouraging more commercial companies to make their technology available for defense purposes.
EDITORIAL
Here in Washington, sports fans are abuzz with speculation over whether Michael Jordan will play basketball again, this time, presumably, for the Washington Wizards.
Defense to bulk up on simulation training systems
ORLANDO, Fla.'Military leaders last month laid out a 10-year, multibillion-dollar plan for bolstering simulated training.
Defense rolls out Version 2.2 of message system
The latest version of the Defense Message System got the green light late last month from Leonard Wells, the acting Defense Department chief information officer.
Defense IT official says talk on software quality is cheap
SALT LAKE CITY'With the military planning to guide even individual grenades using embedded applications, how can the armed forces ensure software quality?
DOD officials add Salt Lake air to IT conference
Some 1,500 software developers, program managers and acquisition officers from the Defense Department gathered last week in Salt Lake City for the 13th annual Software Technology Conference, jointly sponsored by the armed services and the Defense Information Systems Agency. Many attended the traditional opening-night gala for food, drink and networking.
DID YOU HEAR
E-mail zombies. A quiz in the Spring 2001 issue of the Navy's Chips magazine scores users on their affinity for e-mail communications. Is there any other kind? But seriously, Chips offers sage psychological advice to those who commit no-nos such as sending so-called blastograms to more than 10 addressees or informing staff of program cuts by e-mail. Better do that F2F'face to face.
Commuter finds Jornada perfect fit for handling e-mail
When Randy Headrick settles into his seat on the subway in Arlington, Va., for a 45-minute journey home, he pulls out his Jornada 720 handheld PC from Hewlett-Packard Co., opens its clamshell case and begins answering his e-mail.
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.
Call system queues calls by voice mail
Microlog Corp. has added a new wrinkle to its flagship uniQue call center system: Callers can hold their place in queue with a voice message.
CIO Council to seek funding
The Chief Information Officers Council plans to ask President Bush to establish an intergovernmental fund for crosscutting programs and will share other electronic-government concerns with the new administration, Treasury Department CIO James Flyzik said recently.
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