OMB: Stop collecting cookies
Agencies must immediately review their Web site privacy policies, the Office of Management and Budget ordered this month.
PACKET RAT
Packing his purloined press credentials, the Rat found himself a fat pipe to tunnel westward to Redmond, Wash., for Microsoft Corp.'s Forum 2000.
Kenneth Oscar named interim chief of federal procurement policy office
A Pentagon procurement official will take the reins of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, at least as acting administrator for the remainder of the Clinton presidency.
An IRS systems chief goes back to school
Stephen H. Holden, modernization program executive for the IRS' Electronic Tax Administration, will leave the service next month for a teaching post at the University of Maryland's Baltimore County campus.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
Forum and exposition. Baltimore. Contact the Association for Work Process Improvement.
Hartley seeks Win 2000 plan
The Defense Department needs to set a policy for use of Microsoft Windows 2000's Active Directory, the chief technology officer at the Defense Information Systems Agency says.
Clinton signs electronic signature bill—electronically
JUNE 30—The General Services Administration's Access Certificates for Electronic Services contract got a prestigious customer this morning when President Clinton signed a bill giving electronic signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures.
Top officials promise to solve mystery of disappearing, reappearing drives
Senators attacked Energy Secretary Bill Richardson's security record last month after his testimony concerning the disappearance and reappearance of two hard drives at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
House, Senate lawmakers put faith in hands of new nuclear agency chief
Lawmakers are putting their faith in Air Force Gen. John A. Gordon's ability to protect the nation's nuclear secrets.
Presidential panel urges use of open-source software
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has recommended the government support open-source software development.
Sandia trains agent to deal with pesky intruders
Intelligent software agents could in the near future protect computers against attacks and infestations from ILOVEYOU wannabes, government researchers recently said.
GSA awards third set of systems support contracts
The General Services Administration has awarded a third set of contracts for systems support services under its Millennia Lite program.
Datacenter Server must be part of a package deal
You can't buy Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server in a shrink-wrapped box.
New bill would create governmentwide CIO
The House is considering a bill that would establish a governmentwide CIO to enforce systems regulations and coordinate multiagency projects.
Agencies can pool buys through new Web pilot
The Federal Technology Service last week announced it would conduct a one-year test of group buying engines for the eFast program on the Web, at <a href="http://www.buyers.gov">www.buyers.gov</a>.
Clinton calls for single portal to federal sites
In his first webcast, President Clinton last month announced the creation of a Web portal that will connect all government information and services.
Solo 9300XL makes a case for having all the options
The features in Gateway's Solo 9300XL fill a road warrior's entire wish list.
Fast notebooks
It's axiomatic that computer technology is progressing at a rapid pace, but recent advances in notebook PCs are astounding. Just a few months ago I wondered whether there would be any Pentium III notebooks to list in this Buyers Guide. By the time I compiled the chart, I could have filled it exclusively with Pentium IIIs.
DLA uses seat management for remote net services
Wang Government Services Inc. last month took over remote network management for the Defense Logistics Agency.
AF will name systems czar to develop infrastructure
The Air Force has created a Senior Executive Service position overseeing systems development and funding'a systems czar of sorts who will report to the chief information officer.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.