EPA data center trims staff, cuts costs to sustain growth
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.'At the Environmental Protection Agency's data center here, wasting resources is an ecological faux pas.
Air Force laboratory puts cost estimating on ICE
When trying to balance performance and cost issues for new technology projects, Air Force Research Laboratory scientists found they needed to improve the cost side of the equation.
Lax e-gov efforts create divide, report says
Despite the potential benefits of a digital government, it has not become a priority for most policy-makers, a new report from the Democratic Leadership Council's Progressive Policy Institute says.
Line of missing code doomed Mars spacecraft
Missing computer code, inadequate software testing and communications systems that lacked integration helped doom the Mars Polar Lander, according to reports issued last week.
GSA awards six more pacts for local telecom
The pace of the General Services Administration's Metropolitan Area Acquisition program picked up with the award last month of competitive local telecommunications services contracts for four additional cities.
GSA decides to close all but two warehouses
After months of deliberation, the General Services Administration announced last month that it would close six of its eight supply warehouses to streamline operations.
Iridium halts service; feds seek alternatives
The bankruptcy of Iridium LLC and the demise of its global satellite phone service has left the Defense Department with hundreds of very expensive paperweights.
Access Board issues draft Section 508 rules
MARCH 31—The Access Board yesterday published a long-awaited draft of rules spelling out how government agencies must make their systems accessible to disabled users.
Committee seeks reports on Mars probe tests
MARCH 30—The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee is demanding all NASA testing reports on the Mars Polar Lander mission's propulsion system.
Desktop DNA clears the way for simplified migration
If your office is migrating to Microsoft Windows 2000, chances are that many of your users will need new PCs.
Win 2000 applications
One thing is certain about Microsoft Windows 2000: With both desktop PC and server versions, the new operating system eventually will replace Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and all versions of Windows NT. What's uncertain is when that process will really gather steam.
Defense sets pharmacy system rollout for August
The Defense Department expects to complete the continental U.S. rollout of a pharmacy benefits system by August in spite of a three-month delay, an official said.
Navy sets course with SGML
The Navy has created 2.5 million Standard Generalized Markup Language files to eliminate paper technical manuals, and shipboard sailors later this year will access the documents through secure Web browsers.
Briefing Book
Forward march. The Navy plans to award the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement contract in June as scheduled, in spite of recent questions about lack of budget documentation, said Navy spokeswoman Lt. Dora Staggs.
Lucent Technologies switch can handle Layer 2, 3 and 4 routing
The P880 routing switch, a high-density addition to Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Cajun Campus LAN switches, can make the transition from Layer 2 switching to Layer 3 and 4 routing. Upgrading requires the addition of the Murray Hill, N.J., company's current 50-series Ethernet, Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switching modules or the upcoming 80-series modules, which are set for midyear release.
Sprint begins national broadband wireless rollout
Sprint Corp. is starting a nationwide rollout of broadband wireless service with up to 10-Mbps downstream speeds in up to 90 markets across the United States.
Check Point Software enhances Internet security suite with management features
Check Point Software Technologies Inc. is throwing in a beta version of a new graphical security management tool with the latest edition of its Internet security suite.
USPS refines request system
Postal Service customer representatives log onto the Post Office Management System at a rate of two to eight per second, and USPS plans to triple the number of offices using the system by early next year.
INTERNAUT
Last month saw lots of Internet wheel-spinning in the government, but little traction.
For federal users, the OS outlook appears mixed
Which operating systems will be the big players on agency LANs in two years? A GCN Reader Survey asked network administrators and systems managers about their plans and got a glimpse of the OS in the near future.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.