Govt.'s greatest hits go online
Some of the most-sought-after government documents are slowly making their way online, two public-interest groups, OMB Watch and the Center for Democracy and Technology, reported recently.
Lord takes forecasting post
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has named Stephen J. Lord director of its Environmental Modeling Center.
This hound tracks Web clicks
New WebHound software from SAS Institute Inc. of Cary, N.C., generates ad hoc summaries and reports about clickstream data from Web site visits, then can feed the information into a data warehouse.
Navy beefs up satellite service
The Navy recently exercised a first-year, $54 million option for new satellite communications systems from Raytheon Co.
SGI reorganizes federal unit
SGI this month combined its federal systems sales, engineering and service activities into a new subsidiary, Silicon Graphics Federal Inc.
OMB fills IT policy post
Filling a longtime vacancy, the Office of Management and Budget last week named Daniel Chenok chief of information policy and technology at OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Senate seeks ITMRA update
Sens. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) this month wrote to the heads of the 24 major federal agencies inquiring about the implementation of the Information Technology Management Reform Act.
Small company wins big pact
NASA and the Transportation Department have awarded a $200 million, five-year services task order to Advanced Management Technology Inc.
PACKET RAT
The phone rang at the Rat burrow early Saturday morning'earlier than was civilized. The whiskered one grumbled to himself and muttered into the receiver, 'Mrhlo.'
DOD nominates pair to fill DISA posts
Defense Department Secretary William Cohen has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Henry D. Raduege Jr. to take over as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Poor testing doomed Mars missions, officials say
NASA stands by the faster, better, cheaper approach to project development even though space agency officials acknowledge that the overzealous application of the reinventing government tenet likely doomed three recent Mars missions.
Veterans Benefits Administration tests Web-based training program
As the Veterans Benefits Administration fills 3,000 to 5,000 jobs left vacant by retirements in the next few years, the agency will face a monumental training predicament.
Microsoft ruling not expected to have any immediate effect on government
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's ruling this month that Microsoft Corp. violated antitrust laws and abused its monopoly power is unlikely to have any immediate impact on PC prices or software features.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
Customer Contact Center Users GroupMeeting. Washington. Contact the Federal Technology Service
AT&T waits for its shot at FTS
DALLAS'AT&T Corp., which once held about 80 percent of the government's long-haul telecommunications business, wants to compete for it again under Metropolitan Area Acquisition local-service contracts but feels shut out by the General Services Administration.
ATF recognizes its top systems specialists
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and GCN honored 17 ATF employees for excellence in systems development, management and implementation.
Next stop for agency GPRA reports: Capitol Hill
Agency officials recently acknowledged that the pace of implementing the Government Performance and Results Act is mixed.
USGS creates Web program for HR services
Geological Survey employees can now handle personnel matters online.
Fresh ideas needed to attract IT workers, feds say
Salaries are not the only factor that keeps federal agencies from competing equally with industry for information technology workers; work conditions and other policies also factor in, government officials contend.
CIO Council's new committee absorbs GITS Board
The Chief Information Officers Council has completed a reorganization of its committees, creating an Electronic Government Committee that will absorb the Government Information Technology Services Board.
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