Route Fifty

At SSA, a crack coding crew cranks out changes

When Congress repealed the retirement earnings limit for Social Security beneficiaries aged 65 to 69, it touched off a programming scramble at the Social Security Administration.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

The Joint Chiefs take aim at IT

In its new vision for the future of warfighting, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have set an aggressive agenda for marshaling information technology and making it march to the tune of joint-forces commanders.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Is that a gun or just a security test?

Security teams at airport checkpoints will soon be subjected to a computer's vivid imagination.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Former GSA exec makes legislative run

Mike Corrigan, former assistant commissioner for telecommunications services at the General Services Administration, is running for Congress in Northern Virginia's 11th congressional district.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Will agencies cotton to industry trend of outsourcing basic apps?

As agencies try to cope with the shortfall in systems workers, outsourcing some or perhaps all the work done by their information technology shops could become more alluring.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Don't let minor attacks obscure bigger threats, experts warn

Information technology professionals should not be distracted by the recent outbreak of e-mail viruses or the arrest of a suspect in a rash of distributed denial-of-service attacks, experts warned.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

FBI honors exemplary efforts in information systems development

The FBI and GCN honored 19 bureau employees for excellence in systems development, management and implementation.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Federal acquisition reform hasn't solved persistent procurement problems, GAO says

Information technology procurement problems persist, despite recent federal acquisition reforms, according to the General Accounting Office.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

NOAA's goal: making maps more manageable

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Chart Division will manage files from its remote offices via the Internet this month when it completes an upgrade to a more powerful database.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Carnegie Mellon creates a second center devoted to security issues

At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the new Carnegie Mellon Institute for Survivable Systems will form public-private research partnerships to secure the nation's information infrastructure.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

In fighting viruses, agencies find that quick response proves crucial

A speedy response is the key to containing and blocking computer viruses, federal information technology executives learned as they labored under a recent barrage of infected e-mail messages.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

CIO Council: Lack of funding hinders security

The Chief Information Officers Council has begun projects to help agencies improve security practices, but members say a lack of funding and oversight is hamstringing the efforts.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Scientists begin returning to Los Alamos lab

Most of the Los Alamos National Laboratory has reopened, but employees are still taking stock of damage caused by a wildfire that last month swept through parts of New Mexico for more than two weeks.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

Feds, industry meet to refine e-gov strategies

Reps. Steve Horn and Tom Davis took to the hills of Northern Virginia last month to debate strategies the federal government should adopt as it moves toward electronic government.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

A net runs through IT in Big Sky country

Tony Herbert, administrator for Montana's Information Services Division, spent his high school years and early 20s in Alexandria, Va.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

LANvault packages the tools you need to perform remote backup

LANvault from ATL Products Inc. bundles a digital tape library with a dedicated storage server and software for remote site backup.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

IT executives say the road to digital government is flecked with potholes

ASHEVILLE, N.C.'Amid general euphoria about the prospects for digital government, state and local officials at the National Association of State Information Resource Executives' midyear conference identified serious problems that confront governments seeking to shift their services into electronic overdrive.

By GCN
June 2, 2000

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At SSA, a crack coding crew cranks out changes

When Congress repealed the retirement earnings limit for Social Security beneficiaries aged 65 to 69, it touched off a programming scramble at the Social Security Administration.

The Joint Chiefs take aim at IT

In its new vision for the future of warfighting, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have set an aggressive agenda for marshaling information technology and making it march to the tune of joint-forces commanders.

Is that a gun or just a security test?

Security teams at airport checkpoints will soon be subjected to a computer's vivid imagination.

PACKET RAT

While Judge Jackson sharpened his Microsoft-carving knife and Linda Tripp prepared to take a bite out of the Clinton administration with a civil lawsuit, the Rat pursued a potential legal matter of even greater import'finding out who was stealing his food from the lunchroom refrigerator.

Former GSA exec makes legislative run

Mike Corrigan, former assistant commissioner for telecommunications services at the General Services Administration, is running for Congress in Northern Virginia's 11th congressional district.

PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR

12 GCN Forum with EPA's Edwin A. LevineLuncheon speech.

Navy receives intranet bids

JUNE 2Now the hard work begins.

Will agencies cotton to industry trend of outsourcing basic apps?

As agencies try to cope with the shortfall in systems workers, outsourcing some or perhaps all the work done by their information technology shops could become more alluring.

Don't let minor attacks obscure bigger threats, experts warn

Information technology professionals should not be distracted by the recent outbreak of e-mail viruses or the arrest of a suspect in a rash of distributed denial-of-service attacks, experts warned.

FBI honors exemplary efforts in information systems development

The FBI and GCN honored 19 bureau employees for excellence in systems development, management and implementation.

Federal acquisition reform hasn't solved persistent procurement problems, GAO says

Information technology procurement problems persist, despite recent federal acquisition reforms, according to the General Accounting Office.

NOAA's goal: making maps more manageable

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Chart Division will manage files from its remote offices via the Internet this month when it completes an upgrade to a more powerful database.

Carnegie Mellon creates a second center devoted to security issues

At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the new Carnegie Mellon Institute for Survivable Systems will form public-private research partnerships to secure the nation's information infrastructure.

In fighting viruses, agencies find that quick response proves crucial

A speedy response is the key to containing and blocking computer viruses, federal information technology executives learned as they labored under a recent barrage of infected e-mail messages.

CIO Council: Lack of funding hinders security

The Chief Information Officers Council has begun projects to help agencies improve security practices, but members say a lack of funding and oversight is hamstringing the efforts.

Scientists begin returning to Los Alamos lab

Most of the Los Alamos National Laboratory has reopened, but employees are still taking stock of damage caused by a wildfire that last month swept through parts of New Mexico for more than two weeks.

Feds, industry meet to refine e-gov strategies

Reps. Steve Horn and Tom Davis took to the hills of Northern Virginia last month to debate strategies the federal government should adopt as it moves toward electronic government.

A net runs through IT in Big Sky country

Tony Herbert, administrator for Montana's Information Services Division, spent his high school years and early 20s in Alexandria, Va.

LANvault packages the tools you need to perform remote backup

LANvault from ATL Products Inc. bundles a digital tape library with a dedicated storage server and software for remote site backup.

IT executives say the road to digital government is flecked with potholes

When Congress repealed the retirement earnings limit for Social Security beneficiaries aged 65 to 69, it touched off a programming scramble at the Social Security Administration.

In its new vision for the future of warfighting, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have set an aggressive agenda for marshaling information technology and making it march to the tune of joint-forces commanders.

Security teams at airport checkpoints will soon be subjected to a computer's vivid imagination.

While Judge Jackson sharpened his Microsoft-carving knife and Linda Tripp prepared to take a bite out of the Clinton administration with a civil lawsuit, the Rat pursued a potential legal matter of even greater import'finding out who was stealing his food from the lunchroom refrigerator.

Mike Corrigan, former assistant commissioner for telecommunications services at the General Services Administration, is running for Congress in Northern Virginia's 11th congressional district.

12 GCN Forum with EPA's Edwin A. LevineLuncheon speech.

JUNE 2&#151;Now the hard work begins.

As agencies try to cope with the shortfall in systems workers, outsourcing some or perhaps all the work done by their information technology shops could become more alluring.

Information technology professionals should not be distracted by the recent outbreak of e-mail viruses or the arrest of a suspect in a rash of distributed denial-of-service attacks, experts warned.

The FBI and GCN honored 19 bureau employees for excellence in systems development, management and implementation.

Information technology procurement problems persist, despite recent federal acquisition reforms, according to the General Accounting Office.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Chart Division will manage files from its remote offices via the Internet this month when it completes an upgrade to a more powerful database.

At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the new Carnegie Mellon Institute for Survivable Systems will form public-private research partnerships to secure the nation's information infrastructure.

A speedy response is the key to containing and blocking computer viruses, federal information technology executives learned as they labored under a recent barrage of infected e-mail messages.

The Chief Information Officers Council has begun projects to help agencies improve security practices, but members say a lack of funding and oversight is hamstringing the efforts.

Most of the Los Alamos National Laboratory has reopened, but employees are still taking stock of damage caused by a wildfire that last month swept through parts of New Mexico for more than two weeks.

Reps. Steve Horn and Tom Davis took to the hills of Northern Virginia last month to debate strategies the federal government should adopt as it moves toward electronic government.

Tony Herbert, administrator for Montana's Information Services Division, spent his high school years and early 20s in Alexandria, Va.

LANvault from ATL Products Inc. bundles a digital tape library with a dedicated storage server and software for remote site backup.

JUNE 2Now the hard work begins.