Gore's VP choice is big on federal systems issues
The public fanfare over Sen. Joseph Lieberman's vice presidential candidacy has overlooked the Connecticut Democrat's focus on federal information technology.
Defense college's CIO course draws feds governmentwide
After establishing a certificate program for chief information officers three years ago, the National Defense University has seen the program take off.
Uncle Sam seeks cybercrime aid
The spate of high-profile computer attacks in the past six months has pushed federal officials to launch international prevention, detection and investigation efforts.
Civilian lab researchers gain computing edge
A 6-TFLOPS supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center will plug high-level research into the National Science Foundation's very-high-speed Backbone Network Service and the Abilene research network, the precursor of Internet 2.
PACKET RAT
The Rat, always a connectivity fiend, has been known to suffer withdrawal pains when he hasn't had at least a 56-Kbps connection for several hours.
Pugliese will leave GSA after 24 years
With his job possibly on the line under a new presidential administration, Federal Supply Service commissioner Frank P. Pugliese Jr. says he decided to take charge of his future. So after 28 years in government service, he will retire this month.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
Conference. Contact the General Services Administration.
Novell updates Web products
Novell Net Publisher 2.0 cross-platform publishing software has a newly engineered interface for use across Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT, Linux and SunSoft Solaris network operating systems.
USPS upgrades sorting systems
By the summer of 2002, the Postal Service expects to automatically sort 450 million more mail pieces each year.
Find that data in Haystack
IHS Engineering Products' Haystack for Windows Online, a parts and logistics system for searching the Federal Supply Catalog and several defense-related databases, now can access vendor contacts from the Defense Logistics Agency's Central Contractor Registration list and vendor listings.
NOAA sets up underwater net
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has dropped a remotely controlled camera atop an undersea volcano off the Oregon coast to keep tabs on an exotic ecosystem via satellite link.
RCAS program gets new boss
The Army's Reserve Component Automation System program has a new chief.
IRS begins e-filing survey
The IRS' Electronic Tax Administration is conducting telephone surveys to assess taxpayers' comfort with its electronic-filing program.
Nuclear teams get viz package
The Energy Department has awarded Computational Engineering International Inc. a three-year, $1.8 million contract to develop high-performance visualization software.
Navy to open e-business office
The Navy within two months will open an electronic-business office to help service officials identify ways to increase efficiency through the use of electronic transactions.
Army online training portal takes shape
Bidders for the Army University Access Online initiative want the service to get more specific about the project's parameters in the final request for proposals.
ITAA chief calls for cybersecurity facility modeled on Y2K center
The Information Technology Association of America is proposing that the government create an International Information Security Coordination Center, modeled after the Year 2000 International Coordination Center.
Computer security data has nine lives in ICAT metabase
The ICAT metabase recently set up by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division lets users search for vulnerability data in a large number of online databases and patch sites.
Agriculture tags SAIC for risk management IT support
Science Applications International Corp. will provide the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency with systems support services under an $81 million six-year contract.
USDA honors 15 employees for exemplary systems work
The Agriculture Department and GCN honored 15 USDA employees for excellence in systems development, management and implementation.
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