GSA's depot plan delayed again; unions schedule more discussions
The General Services Administration's 10-month effort to close some of its supply warehouses has hit another roadblock.
Congress scrutinizes E-FOIA compliance
Rep. Steve Horn is going back to the blackboard. This time the California Republican said he is pondering the use of report cards to assess agencies' compliance with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996.
Pesachowitz leaves EPA
Alvin Pesachowitz, the Environmental Protection Agency's former chief information officer, will take a job with Grant Thornton LLP.
SAIC nabs two NOAA pacts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded two contracts to Science Applications International Corp.
Alpha gets copper treatment
Starting next year, Compaq Alpha processors will get the copper circuit technology used in IBM Corp.'s high-end server chips, through a manufacturing agreement between the two companies.
HCFA taps CSC for support
The Health Care Financing Administration has awarded a $21.1 million contract to Computer Sciences Corp. for systems redesign.
It goes where a soldier can't
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will continue working with RemoteReality of Westborough, Mass., to develop an imaging system designed to help soldiers and law enforcement officers in risky situations such as hostage negotiations.
USDA agency seeks quality
The Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $3 million contract to Enterprise Information Services for quality assurance and configuration management services.
GSA names smart-card team
The General Services Administration has awarded contracts to five companies under its governmentwide Smart Access Common ID Program, which aims to build a common agency infrastructure for multimedia smart cards.
Navy command gains IT help
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a task order to Anadac Inc. for information technology management support in its Chief Information Office.
For some networks, consider thinking inside the box
Network management is a complex topic, but Loran Technologies Inc. says it has reduced the arcane science to the level of a network appliance.
Network management packages
Networks come in all sizes, from those consisting of a single file server and a few office clients to enterprise operations with hundreds of network segments, thousands of file, Web and database servers and hundreds of thousands of clients.
Treasury gradually comes to grips with wireless technology
The Treasury Department is slowly embracing emerging wireless technology, which officials say is the final stretch of construction on the information superhighway.
White House nominates Maj. Gen. Cuviello to become Army CIO
President Clinton has nominated Maj. Gen. Peter M. Cuviello as the Army's chief information officer. Army officials recommended the signal chief, a Vietnam veteran with a 31-year service record.
Senate committee OKs Defense funding boost
In its markup last month of the fiscal 2001 Defense Department authorization bill, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a spending increase for network security and funds to bolster DOD's information technology work force.
Air Force battles connectivity
Air Force officials have begun two pilot programs to develop more consistent base network security configurations for connecting to the Defense Information Systems Network.
BRIEFING BOOK
ERP alert. Computer Sciences Corp. officials are considering bids for the Army Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program's (WLMP) enterprise resource planning subcontract, said Jeffrey Plotnick, a company vice president and supply chain solutions general manager.
Next-generation vBNS gets three-year extension
The National Science Foundation has agreed to a three-year extension of the very-high-performance Backbone Network Service, a next-generation link connecting universities and research centers at rates up to 2.4 Gbps.
Sprint Corp. adds managed network services to communications contract
The Federal Technology Service has modified Sprint Corp.'s FTS 2001 long-haul communications contract to add managed network services.
FDA offers electronic option
Bringing a new drug to market is a paperwork-intensive process, and much of the paper goes to the Food and Drug Administration.
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