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E-commerce applications stake out a middle ground

Electronic-commerce applications are like Oreo cookies'it's what's in the middle that makes them successful. Middleware tools are what hold the whole endeavor together, making it possible to bridge the Internet and back-end applications without sacrificing security or functionality. Pick the wrong filling, though, and everything falls apart.

By GCN
March 14, 2001

INTERVIEW: Col. Thom E. Tuckey, the warfighters' trainer

Amid budget constraints, the information management personnel at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command must modernize aging systems and build smart classrooms to train tomorrow's soldiers.

By GCN
March 14, 2001

Citizens rush to download Bush budget proposal

MARCH 13Eager to scan President Bush's budget plans for 2002, Web-savvy citizens downloaded A Blueprint for New Beginnings: A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities more than 125,000 times in the first 24 hours after its release on Feb. 28, officials said. That figure grew to 200,000 downloads within 48 hours.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Fiber vs. copper war isn't over yet

Network administrators who already have Category 5 or better copper cabling installed for fairly undemanding applications should leave the copper where it is, industry executives say.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Systat lets users draw on SAS app

Systat 10, a new release of the scientific desktop application from SPSS Inc. of Chicago, has a GraphExpress mode to draw graphs within SAS 8 for Microsoft Windows statistical software from SAS Institute Inc. of Cary, N.C.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Will managed services mean better Net quality?

'The Internet is not about security, performance or manageability,' said Dennis Brouwer, senior vice president of marketing for SmartPipes Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Defense's APAN links Pacific partners with the world

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Education still has an uphill battle

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Web site attacks reflect systemic problems, security expert says

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

By GCN
March 12, 2001

Federal Commons portal opens for grants

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

By GCN
March 11, 2001

FAA union sets arbitration date for IT pay raise

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

By GCN
March 9, 2001

Knowledge Management Initiatives Gain Foothold in Government

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

By GCN
March 9, 2001

GPO posts wage determination data

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

By GCN
March 8, 2001

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E-commerce applications stake out a middle ground

INTERVIEW: Col. Thom E. Tuckey, the warfighters' trainer

Amid budget constraints, the information management personnel at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command must modernize aging systems and build smart classrooms to train tomorrow's soldiers.

Citizens rush to download Bush budget proposal

POWER USER

How often have you resorted to opening two small windows to copy data between a form or a Web page and a desktop application?

Fiber vs. copper war isn't over yet

Network administrators who already have Category 5 or better copper cabling installed for fairly undemanding applications should leave the copper where it is, industry executives say.

Systat lets users draw on SAS app

Systat 10, a new release of the scientific desktop application from SPSS Inc. of Chicago, has a GraphExpress mode to draw graphs within SAS 8 for Microsoft Windows statistical software from SAS Institute Inc. of Cary, N.C.

Will managed services mean better Net quality?

'The Internet is not about security, performance or manageability,' said Dennis Brouwer, senior vice president of marketing for SmartPipes Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.

Vendor bets on its firewall

Complete invulnerability to hackers and viruses seems problematic, but Security Systems Pty. Ltd. of Perth, Australia, has entered the firewall market with a hardware product it guarantees to be 100 percent impenetrable.

INTERNAUT

I've noticed some trends recently that have the potential to spark big changes in agencies' information technology practices:

Defense's APAN links Pacific partners with the world

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

Paperless Polling

In his 22-year government career, Jim Woodmansee remembers times when employee questionnaires went through the mail and had to be tabulated by hand.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I read with interest your article about the expanding capacity of personal digital assistants and the potential applications for PDAs with expanded capacity [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/reviews/3614-1.html">GCN, Feb. 5, Page 32</a>].

EDITORIAL

Computer and data security as it is practiced today resembles nothing so much as the Cold War.

Education still has an uphill battle

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

Web site attacks reflect systemic problems, security expert says

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

Federal Commons portal opens for grants

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

FAA union sets arbitration date for IT pay raise

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

What is Knowledge Management?

Definitions of knowledge management abound. Here are a few explanations offered by information technology experts:

Knowledge Management Initiatives Gain Foothold in Government

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

GPO posts wage determination data

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

Amid budget constraints, the information management personnel at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command must modernize aging systems and build smart classrooms to train tomorrow's soldiers.

How often have you resorted to opening two small windows to copy data between a form or a Web page and a desktop application?

Network administrators who already have Category 5 or better copper cabling installed for fairly undemanding applications should leave the copper where it is, industry executives say.

Systat 10, a new release of the scientific desktop application from SPSS Inc. of Chicago, has a GraphExpress mode to draw graphs within SAS 8 for Microsoft Windows statistical software from SAS Institute Inc. of Cary, N.C.

'The Internet is not about security, performance or manageability,' said Dennis Brouwer, senior vice president of marketing for SmartPipes Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.

Complete invulnerability to hackers and viruses seems problematic, but Security Systems Pty. Ltd. of Perth, Australia, has entered the firewall market with a hardware product it guarantees to be 100 percent impenetrable.

I've noticed some trends recently that have the potential to spark big changes in agencies' information technology practices:

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

In his 22-year government career, Jim Woodmansee remembers times when employee questionnaires went through the mail and had to be tabulated by hand.

I read with interest your article about the expanding capacity of personal digital assistants and the potential applications for PDAs with expanded capacity [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/reviews/3614-1.html">GCN, Feb. 5, Page 32</a>].

Computer and data security as it is practiced today resembles nothing so much as the Cold War.

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

MARCH 12&#151;They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

Definitions of knowledge management abound. Here are a few explanations offered by information technology experts:

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

MARCH 8&#151;The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.