Route Fifty

Navy's Iridium phones get workout at North Pole

APRIL 16The Navy is loaning a pair of Iridium satellite telephones to a civilian expedition that will gauge Iridium performance under Arctic conditions.

By GCN
April 16, 2001

AF outsourcing plan draws darts

Nearly 900 federal employees anxiously wait to hear whether they will lose their jobs as an investigation into an Air Force outsourcing deal continues with no end in sight.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Labor goes to work on security, infrastructure

The Labor Department is channeling its managerial energy into two critical areas: security and core infrastructure.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Raytheon protests FAA sole-sourcing plan

Raytheon Co. is crying foul over the Federal Aviation Administration's stated intent to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. without first conducting an open competition.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Hill scrutinizes STARS project

A lawmaker has asked for an independent review of the troubled Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System air traffic control project, despite assurances from the Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon Co. that the system is on track.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Medics and consumers log on to NIH sites

What began as a single Web site for quick dissemination of information to the medical community has expanded into 25 of the most significant health care sites on the Internet.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Cancer Institute creates handy Web usability guidelines

Agencies looking for tips to spiff up their Web sites can call on the National Cancer Institute for help.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

An OMB Circular A-76 refresher

Revised in 1999, the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76 directs agencies to use commercial products and services whenever possible.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Duties of infosec czar are hot topic

SAN FRANCISCO'Federal officials are struggling to define information security and what the responsibilities of an infosec czar should be.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Modernized EDGAR ready for filing load

The Securities and Exchange Commission will retire its legacy corporate and financial filing system Friday.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

DISA says DMS is now up to snuff

Defense Information Systems Agency officials are elated over this month's operational test scores showing the highest marks yet for the Defense Message System's effectiveness.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

CSC set to award IRS subcontracts

Computer Sciences Corp., holder of the IRS Prime contract, is in final negotiations with three vendors for tax systems modernization subcontracts.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Administration vacillates on governmentwide CIO

President Bush remains undecided on the fate of the long-discussed governmentwide chief information officer post, Rep. Tom Davis says.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Bush ups the ante with $45b proposal for IT

President Bush wants agencies to prove they can get results with the nearly $45 billion he proposes the government spend on information technology in fiscal 2002.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

Pentagon server consolidation opens new technology era

Army Col. Robert Kirsch said it was a shift in culture as much as an information technology advance'convincing the armed services to get rid of 70 scattered server locations inside the Pentagon and to consolidate them into 16 state-of-the-art rooms.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

For tech orders, DOD gives paper the boot

With little fanfare, the Defense Department is converting millions of pages of text, graphics and tables into electronic documents'keeping with a mandate that by 2003 all technical orders and training manuals be handled electronically.

By GCN
April 14, 2001

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Navy's Iridium phones get workout at North Pole

APRIL 16The Navy is loaning a pair of Iridium satellite telephones to a civilian expedition that will gauge Iridium performance under Arctic conditions.

AF outsourcing plan draws darts

Nearly 900 federal employees anxiously wait to hear whether they will lose their jobs as an investigation into an Air Force outsourcing deal continues with no end in sight.

On PKI, who can you trust?

A lack of trust among agencies is fueling a 'keep it in the family' movement when it comes to issuing digital certificates.

Maximize Web site usability

'Make it big, bold and simple,' advise Web site developers at the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine.

Labor goes to work on security, infrastructure

The Labor Department is channeling its managerial energy into two critical areas: security and core infrastructure.

Raytheon protests FAA sole-sourcing plan

Raytheon Co. is crying foul over the Federal Aviation Administration's stated intent to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. without first conducting an open competition.

Hill scrutinizes STARS project

A lawmaker has asked for an independent review of the troubled Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System air traffic control project, despite assurances from the Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon Co. that the system is on track.

Medics and consumers log on to NIH sites

What began as a single Web site for quick dissemination of information to the medical community has expanded into 25 of the most significant health care sites on the Internet.

Cancer Institute creates handy Web usability guidelines

Agencies looking for tips to spiff up their Web sites can call on the National Cancer Institute for help.

An OMB Circular A-76 refresher

Revised in 1999, the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76 directs agencies to use commercial products and services whenever possible.

Duties of infosec czar are hot topic

SAN FRANCISCO'Federal officials are struggling to define information security and what the responsibilities of an infosec czar should be.

Modernized EDGAR ready for filing load

The Securities and Exchange Commission will retire its legacy corporate and financial filing system Friday.

DISA says DMS is now up to snuff

Defense Information Systems Agency officials are elated over this month's operational test scores showing the highest marks yet for the Defense Message System's effectiveness.

CSC set to award IRS subcontracts

Computer Sciences Corp., holder of the IRS Prime contract, is in final negotiations with three vendors for tax systems modernization subcontracts.

Administration vacillates on governmentwide CIO

President Bush remains undecided on the fate of the long-discussed governmentwide chief information officer post, Rep. Tom Davis says.

Bush ups the ante with $45b proposal for IT

President Bush wants agencies to prove they can get results with the nearly $45 billion he proposes the government spend on information technology in fiscal 2002.

Pentagon server consolidation opens new technology era

Army Col. Robert Kirsch said it was a shift in culture as much as an information technology advance'convincing the armed services to get rid of 70 scattered server locations inside the Pentagon and to consolidate them into 16 state-of-the-art rooms.

For tech orders, DOD gives paper the boot

With little fanfare, the Defense Department is converting millions of pages of text, graphics and tables into electronic documents'keeping with a mandate that by 2003 all technical orders and training manuals be handled electronically.

PACKET RAT

Thanks to an unexpected confluence of events'namely, losses on his Internet start-up stocks'the Rat found himself expecting an unusually large tax refund. So he followed the advice of his faithful readers at the IRS and filed online.

UNSCRAMBLE

COMPUTING GIANTS

APRIL 16&#151;The Navy is loaning a pair of Iridium satellite telephones to a civilian expedition that will gauge Iridium performance under Arctic conditions.

Nearly 900 federal employees anxiously wait to hear whether they will lose their jobs as an investigation into an Air Force outsourcing deal continues with no end in sight.

A lack of trust among agencies is fueling a 'keep it in the family' movement when it comes to issuing digital certificates.

'Make it big, bold and simple,' advise Web site developers at the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine.

The Labor Department is channeling its managerial energy into two critical areas: security and core infrastructure.

Raytheon Co. is crying foul over the Federal Aviation Administration's stated intent to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. without first conducting an open competition.

A lawmaker has asked for an independent review of the troubled Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System air traffic control project, despite assurances from the Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon Co. that the system is on track.

What began as a single Web site for quick dissemination of information to the medical community has expanded into 25 of the most significant health care sites on the Internet.

Agencies looking for tips to spiff up their Web sites can call on the National Cancer Institute for help.

Revised in 1999, the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76 directs agencies to use commercial products and services whenever possible.

SAN FRANCISCO'Federal officials are struggling to define information security and what the responsibilities of an infosec czar should be.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will retire its legacy corporate and financial filing system Friday.

Defense Information Systems Agency officials are elated over this month's operational test scores showing the highest marks yet for the Defense Message System's effectiveness.

Computer Sciences Corp., holder of the IRS Prime contract, is in final negotiations with three vendors for tax systems modernization subcontracts.

President Bush remains undecided on the fate of the long-discussed governmentwide chief information officer post, Rep. Tom Davis says.

President Bush wants agencies to prove they can get results with the nearly $45 billion he proposes the government spend on information technology in fiscal 2002.

Army Col. Robert Kirsch said it was a shift in culture as much as an information technology advance'convincing the armed services to get rid of 70 scattered server locations inside the Pentagon and to consolidate them into 16 state-of-the-art rooms.

With little fanfare, the Defense Department is converting millions of pages of text, graphics and tables into electronic documents'keeping with a mandate that by 2003 all technical orders and training manuals be handled electronically.

Thanks to an unexpected confluence of events'namely, losses on his Internet start-up stocks'the Rat found himself expecting an unusually large tax refund. So he followed the advice of his faithful readers at the IRS and filed online.

COMPUTING GIANTS

APRIL 16The Navy is loaning a pair of Iridium satellite telephones to a civilian expedition that will gauge Iridium performance under Arctic conditions.