INTERNAUT
Several technology issues could start fights in federal, state and local governments.
THE 50 STATES
TECH WORK. Alabama Works, a program funded by the Legislature last year, will open technology centers later this year in Anniston, Eutaw and Montgomery. The centers will offer residents courses in computer technology and machining.
CIO OUTLOOK
Most government officials would agree that geographic information systems are used heavily in the public sector. But states and cities have only scratched the surface of GIS' potential for delivering services to citizens and businesses.
Va. Assembly uses Notes to amend budget bills
In a drive to improve efficiency, the Virginia General Assembly is using Lotus Notes and Domino 5.0 from Lotus Development Corp. to manage budget bill information.
EDITORIAL
Libraries, as our cover story details, are mostly behind the curve in an important new area: electronic books.
Navy makes benefits info available on CD-ROM, Web
FEB. 27—Forget the lengthy, 100-page guidebook that new sailors usually thumb through to learn about Navy benefit packages. These days, they need only pop a CD-ROM into their PCs to learn about the service's pay structure and allowances, advancement opportunities and medical care.
IRS posts tax help for small businesses
FEB. 27—The IRS yesterday unveiled a new Web site designed to assist 45 million small-business and self-employed taxpayers.
NSA to hire 600 IT workers
FEB. 26—The supersecret National Security Agency on Saturday opened the doors of its headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., for its first job fair.
Senate Republicans: Beam me up
FEB. 23—Republican senators next week can join their staff members in using handheld computers to keep track of bills and schedules.
SSA, Navy security initiatives on track
Top federal IT officials agree one of their key concerns is assuring the public that government data is secure and that personal information they give to the government is private. Three experts in the field of systems security spoke at an IT Executive Forum in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, to share their views about security.
Council proposes $3b fund for e-gov projects
FEB. 21—The Council for Excellence in Government today issued a sweeping blueprint for achieving full electronic government and called for the appointment of a special assistant to the president to oversee the effort across government.
Customs will try again to install AMS upgrade
FEB. 21—The Customs Service is investigating why the installation of enhancements to its Air Automated Manifest System, which it tried to complete last weekend, failed.
NISO seeks comment on digital book standard
FEB. 20—The National Information Standards Organization has published a proposed standard for digital talking books and is accepting public comment until March 20.
DISA inks largest set-aside contracts
FEB. 19'The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded set-aside contracts potentially worth almost $2.2 billion'the largest of their kind ever'to three small Virginia companies.
IT pay bands chafe at FAA
Federal Aviation Administration information technology workers say their agency is giving them a raw deal when it comes to pay.
After NMCI, lawmakers bar use of buying vehicle at DOD
The Navy's novel contracting approach on the multibillion dollar Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project sparked Congress to make it difficult for other Defense Department agencies to use the technique.
Slim and quick
Although federal agencies have enthusiastically embraced client-server architectures for their enterprise software, they have been far slower to acquire thin-client hardware.
Navy lab orders multithreaded supercomputer
The Naval Research Laboratory has ordered the first model of the new MTA-2 supercomputer line from Cray Inc. of Seattle.
Forecasters watch the sun for signs of geomagnetic storms
They don't know precisely when one will hit, and they can only estimate the potential damage. Still, forecasters at the Space Weather Operations Center in Boulder, Colo., warn that catastrophic space storms could cripple military communications systems and shut down electric power to soldiers and civilians.
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