CIO Council working group will develop a federal XML guide
With the fast expansion of uses for the Extensible Markup Language, the Chief Information Officers Council is developing standards and best practices for the powerful Web language.
Defense supercomputer models all oceans at once
The Defense Department's newest and fastest research supercomputer is starting to produce high-resolution simulations of vast bodies of water and tiny particles of matter.
Latest Palm handheld sells for less than $150
Fighting to hold its share of the hot handheld computer market, Palm Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., this month announced a $149 version of its Palm device.
New Linux PDA and apps make their debut
A personal digital assistant for Linux and new versions of the open-source operating system, including one for real-time computing, are being unveiled this week at the LinuxWorld trade show in San Jose, Calif.
GRC International to build FirstGov
AUG. 11—The General Services Administration today selected GRC International Inc. of Vienna, Va., to build the FirstGov.gov Web site. The $4.1 million contract runs for two years.
Clinton clears Katzen for OMB No. 2 post
Sally Katzen is ready to get to work'officially, that is.
DOD saves on reverse auctions, plans more
The Navy saved more than $3.7 million in its first two procurements using online reverse auctions, which have become a popular way of driving down prices on the Internet.
State Department offers $25,000 reward for missing computer
AUG. 11—The State Department will pay $25,000 for information leading to the recovery of a notebook computer that has been missing since January, spokesman Richard Boucher announced this week.
DLA awards $389.8 million ERP contract to Andersen Consulting
AUG. 11—The Defense Logistics Agency yesterday awarded the Business Systems Modernization program contract to Andersen Consulting of Chicago.
DISA certifies SGI Irix platform for common operating environment
AUG. 11—The Defense Information Systems Agency has certified a second Posix operating system under a program that promotes interoperability among applications for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence.
GTSI launches federal customer subsites that it says improves searches
As the reach of the Web expands, the choices available to prospective buyers can go from ample to overwhelming. Hundreds of vendors, hundreds of sites, tens of thousands of products'it can leave a buyer not knowing where to start or finish.
VIEW FROM THE FRONT
When computer specialist Al Iagnemmo arrived at the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service five years ago, he quickly became known as 'the closer.'
Justice Department seeks university to review Carnivore
Aug. 10—The Justice Department plans to select a university to review Carnivore, the FBI's e-mail filtering application, Attorney General Janet Reno announced today.
In a test of online sites aimed at government buyers, a team of reviewers finds more to dislike than to like
Electronic-commerce Web sites for government buyers are popping up everywhere. A few of them have been around for a while, though many measure their histories in months or even weeks. More are likely to follow.
Online buying
Is the time right for online procurement? You bet.
Xiotech Corp.'s Magnitude is the first true SAN-in-a-box
Though a handful of companies are working on SAN-in-a-box products, Xiotech Corp.'s Magnitude SAN is the first one I know of that works.
Network storage & SANs
The year of the SAN has arrived, representing a milestone in storage technology with major implications for government agencies that need to turn terabytes of data into useful information for perhaps millions of users.
THE BELTWAY AND BEYOND
Auctions used to be a dirty word in federal procurement, but the Internet buying model, touted in TV ads by one-time Star Trekkie William Shatner, has a certain appeal.
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE
I'm as strong an advocate as you'll find for providing customer service via the Internet. For example, unless there is a better person to contact, I include my e-mail address on all the Web pages I prepare.
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