FROM THE EDITOR
More than 800,000 information technology job openings exist in the United States, according to the IT Association of America. That translates to a vacancy rate of 8 percent, or double the vacancy rate for other professions.
N.C. county exploits Internet opportunities
Mecklenburg County, N.C., supports an array of services for about 630,000 residents and 4,500 employees. Information Services and Technology Department director Jerry Pinkard recently spoke with GCN/State & Local about the systems behind those services.
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U.S. business-to-business electronic commerce topped $43 billion last year and could hit $7 trillion by the middle of the decade, according to some researchers.
Microsoft designs Office Online to work with handhelds; officials expect ASPs to participate
Microsoft Corp. has configured a full online version of its Office suite to work with small computing devices, despite the suite's large footprint.
System processes N.Y. claims in a hurry
A document management system is helping New York process workers' compensation claims faster than ever.
NetObjects Fusion 5.0 includes planning guide and posting tool
NetObjects Inc. has added new types of views and growth-planning capability to its Fusion 5.0 Web building software.
THE 50 STATES
REFERENCE REPOSITORY. Gov. Don Siegelman has earmarked $3 million for fiscal 2000 to maintain the state's Virtual Library, launched late last year. Libraries and public schools use the Virtual Library to access hundreds of periodicals, newspapers, newswires and government documents over the Web at no cost.
Systems will help assess land plans
Mecklenburg County, N.C., is planning a series of systems to coordinate land development activities, which often involve several county agencies.
President orders elimination of 'fudge factor' in satellite positioning system
MAY 2'Civilian users of the Defense Department's Global Positioning System will see up to a ten-fold increase in the accuracy of the satellite system beginning today, when the government quits distorting the signal available to non-military users.
V-One sets up VPNs with Pocket PCs
MAY 1—V-One Corp. has adapted its SmartGate virtual private network software for the new Pocket PCs from Casio Inc. of Dover, N.J., Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., all of which run a handheld version of Microsoft Windows.
Army extends purchasing agreement with Dell
MAY 1—The Army Small Computer Program has extended a blanket purchasing agreement with Dell Computer Corp.
GSA awards local-service contracts for Indianapolis, St. Louis
APRIL 28—The General Services Administration has awarded contracts worth an estimated $380 million over eight years to four companies for local telephone service in Indianapolis and St. Louis.
White House security official calls for more systems vigilance
APRIL 27—The recent arrest of a Canadian teenager in connection with the distributed denial-of-service attacks that hit several major Web sites earlier this year should not assuage anybody's vigilance about information security, a senior White House official said today.
Congress lets IRS tap funds for modernization
APRIL 27—Congress has released $148.4 million from the IRS Information Technology Investment Account to fund the service's modernization efforts.
GSA awards local-service contracts for Atlanta and Miami
APRIL 27—The General Services Administration has awarded contracts worth an estimated $660 million over eight years for local telephone service in Atlanta and Miami. BellSouth Corp. and WinStar Communications Inc. of New York will compete in both cities for government business under the Metropolitan Area Acquisition program.
NOAA predicts Linux supercomputer will improve forecasts
APRIL 26—Government weather researchers are turning to the Linux open-source operating system to help them improve the accuracy of their precipitation forecasts.
IT pay study gets official CIO Council OK
APRIL 26—The Chief Information Officers Council has approved a study of information technology pay issues to be conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration, officials said this morning.
Missing State Department laptop not under CIO's purview, Burbano says
APRIL 26'The State Department has reorganized some responsibilities in the wake of the loss of a notebook PC that reportedly contained top secret information, Fernando Burbano, the agency's chief information officer, confirmed today.
Missing State Department laptop not under CIO's purview, Burbano says
APRIL 26—The State Department has reorganized some responsibilities in the wake of the loss of a notebook PC that reportedly contained top secret information, Fernando Burbano, the agency's chief information officer, confirmed today.
Vendor develops federal systems group
APRIL 26—Computer Associates International Inc. has reorganized, combining its federal product sales group and its service group with the service component of Sterling Software Inc. of Dallas, which Computer Associates purchased last year, and AMSI of Rockville, Md., another recent acquisition. The new unit is called Computer Associates Federal Systems Group, officials said.
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