Auction action will go online
The General Services Administration auctioned off about $260 million worth of surplus government property last year, ranging from potted palms to airplanes.
INTERNAUT
Instant messaging has become a staple for network managers who frequently consult colleagues down the hall or across the country. IM windows are a great way to ask questions or tell someone how to install software or reconfigure a system.
INTERVIEW: Peter A. Jacobson, Postal Service's tech chief
Peter A. Jacobson returned to the Postal Service as chief technology officer this past January after five years in the private sector.
Government IT jobs trail in pay but lead in stability and training, study finds
NOV. 16—What do government information technology workers have that their private-sector counterparts do not? It's not higher pay, although federal IT raises set for January will close the gap somewhat.
FBI outsources operation of crime information systems
NOV. 16—The FBI is outsourcing the operation and maintenance of its three main crime information systems.Lockheed Martin Corp. and six subcontractors took over the operation of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, National Crime Information Center 2000 and National Instant Check System on Oct. 1 under a one-year contract announced last week.
Surveys this year present a picture of federal IT
GCN's Reader Survey this year polled federal employees on subjects ranging from product preferences and user trends to broad topics such as seat management, LAN plans and strategies, reverse auctions and online procurement.
Turbo Browser can handle almost anything on the Web, but documentation and price are drawbacks
Turbo Browser 2000 makes an effective replacement for Microsoft Internet Explorer, combining the usual browsing functions with previews of numerous file types.
CaptureEze Pro makes grabbing Web images as easy on a PC as on a Mac
CaptureEze Pro is just the right tool for herding images from the Web into your PC corral.
Mac Cube has power, style'at a price
The compact Power Mac G4 Cube workstation raises at least as many questions as it answers. But there's no question that the machine is powerful, stylish and unique.
CYBER EYE
The first computer security flaws revealed under the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center's new disclosure policy (see story at <a href="/vol1_no1/daily-updates/3091-1.html">www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/3091-1.html</a>) should start showing up this week.
App can transfer applications and settings to a new PC in 10 minutes
Altiris eXpress 5, the latest remote-client management package from Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah, comes preinstalled on all Compaq Computer Corp. PCs. Some of its features work only with Compaq hardware.
Document Centre beefs up processor speed
The latest member of Xerox Corp.'s Document Centre line of digital copier-printers can churn out up to 75 pages per minute.
NAIS is sold on open source
The NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) development team adopted open-source software several years ago and we plan to expand its use in the agencywide procurement system.
POWER USER
Several GCN readers have responded to my columns listing what I think are the best and worst computer inventions of the last 1,000 years.
@INFO.POLICY
Those who have an interest in information policy matters can find a wealth of resources both on and off the Net. Here are some of my favorites.
FEDERAL CONTRACT LAW
Performance-based contracts, incentives and other types of so-called win-win arrangements between buyer and seller are becoming increasingly popular in federal contracting. When you get past the hoopla, however, you'll discover these innovations aren't really new.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In reference to the story 'NASA hacker sentenced to juvenile facility' <a href="vol19_no29/news/3044-1.html">[<i>GCN</i>, Oct. 2, Page 6]</a>: I am not a hacker, but in defense of some of these highly talented, resourceful and extremely intelligent individuals, I feel the need to speak up. It seems strange in an evolving capitalist society that we incarcerate our peculiar talent pool and expose it to real corruption behind bars.
EDITORIAL
On one of my daily running routes I pass a service station with a bank of three pay phones facing the street. Occasionally in the early morning hours I see someone, often a laborer or construction worker, pull up and use one of the phones. But one recent morning I noticed that the phones had vanished.
GSA ready'and waiting'for transition team
NOV. 14—When the nation finds out who the 43rd president of the United States will be, the General Services Administration will be ready to help with a transition that involves a lot more than moving the first family into the White House.
Postal Service opens Web store
NOV. 13'The Postal Service has added an online store to its Web site, at <a href="http://www.usps.com"> www.usps.com </a>, through which customers may buy stamps and other items.
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