National Weather Service names its first CIO
APRIL 25—Shukri A. Wakid, the National Weather Service's first chief information officer, will oversee computer security, standards, information technology policy and planning, Weather Service spokesman John Leslie said.
Check antivirus software for protection against Chernobyl
APRIL 25—Tomorrow, the 14th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Russia, is the day the Chernobyl computer virus will activate on infected PCs running Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems.
Nextel introduces wireless Internet service
APRIL 24'Three models of Motorola Inc. wireless telephones sold to the government by Nextel Communications Inc. can now stay connected to the Internet continuously.
Nextel introduces wireless Internet service
APRIL 24—Three models of Motorola Inc. wireless telephones sold to the government by Nextel Communications Inc. can now stay connected to the Internet continuously.
BLS reports a decline in stress injuries from data entry
APRIL 24—Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not know exactly why, work injuries from repetitive typing and key entry are on the wane.
OMB set to release electronic services guidance
APRIL 24—The Office of Management and Budget this week plans to issue guidance on what agencies must do to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.
GSA awards Millennia Lite contracts
APRIL 21—The General Services Administration today awarded 21 systems services contracts.
Navy takes on enterprise one pilot at a time
The Navy over the next five years will run a series of pilots to see if it can make an enterprise resource planning system work on a grand scale.
IG: Better use of system by INS might have saved lives
An illegal alien wanted in four murders crossed the U.S. border many times because Immigration and Naturalization Service employees failed to make full use of an alien tracking system, the Justice Department's inspector general says.
This keyboard can roll with the punches
The Flexboard is one of the oddest products I've ever tested but potentially one of the most useful.
Low FTS 2001 revenues will put squeeze on GSA
Revenue estimates for the General Services Administration's long-haul FTS 2001 telecommunications contracts, put at $5 billion at the time of the awards more than a year ago, have plummeted to $2.3 billion, the General Accounting Office reported this month.
Hill blasts DOE security'again
Despite a law mandating that the Energy Department improve security by spinning off its nuclear programs into a semiautonomous agency, DOE has created an organization whose systems remain vulnerable, a special House panel has concluded.
PACKET RAT
The Rat's affinity for data streams helps him sniff out patterns pretty quickly. His whiskers can sense broadcast storms and denial-of-service attacks before they begin. A few weeks ago, his whiskers started twitching whenever he turned on the financial news.
Feds say they are pleased with their jobs
Efforts to reinvent government have made a difference, the findings of a new survey of federal employees suggest.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
Luncheon speech. Washington. Contact Government Computer News
Handhelds add wireless, voice, other features
PALM DESERT, Calif.'Wireless computers with customized enterprise software will soon be able to synchronize with host networks, makers of such devices said at the recent Mobile Insights 2000 conference.
States must standardize food stamp systems
A new federal law mandating interoperability among the various state systems that distribute food stamp credits will let recipients nationwide access the credits.
Interior HR team will test custom SAP applications
The Interior Department recently began a six-month pilot of human resources software that includes payroll and personnel functions, and links disparate department divisions.
CA plans to buy Sterling Software Inc.
Computer Associates International Inc.'s planned $4 billion acquisition of Sterling Software Inc. of Dallas would join two large-scale federal suppliers that work in different software categories.
HUD streamlines real estate reporting system
The Housing and Urban Development Department has streamlined its real estate management information tracking with a Web-based enterprise reporting application that eases demands on employees.
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