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Supreme Court rules in favor of NARA on electronic records suit

In a one-sentence ruling this month, the Supreme Court effectively ended the four-year legal battle over the future of government electronic records.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

New navigation system helps keep pilots on course

The flight was bumpy, but the Wide Area Augmentation System worked smoothly during a recent demonstration of the navigation system, which supplements global positioning system information to keep pilots on course.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

Customs pilot gets $3 million in life support

The Treasury Department has secured $3 million to continue the Customs Service's Automated Commercial Environment pilot through the end of this fiscal year, an about-face from its plan to shut down the prototype this month because of funding shortfalls, according to the House Appropriations Committee.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

Agencies analyze Y2K efforts to raise IT savvy

Federal officials are studying their successful year 2000 fixes as a way of boosting other information technology efforts.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

DOD directive calls for using tested products

After July 1, 2002, information assurance products used by Defense Department agencies must first be evaluated by accredited national laboratories, according to a recent directive by Arthur L. Money, DOD's chief information officer.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

N.Y telecom services halted by wiring snafu

Some federal buildings in New York cannot yet take advantage of competitive local phone service because Bell Atlantic Corp. owns their wiring.

By GCN
March 17, 2000

Wisconsin auditors probe computer consulting contracts

MARCH 16Prompted by an anonymous letter that complained of inflated consultant salaries, Wisconsin's legislative audit agency has launched an investigation of state computer consulting contracts.

By GCN
March 16, 2000

Army takes a giant step toward totally paperless contracting

The Army has retired its front-end procurement system after deploying the Defense Department's Standard Procurement System at more than 300 contracting sites.

By GCN
March 15, 2000

Budgets block services from issuing PCs to all recruits

Army and Navy officials want to give PCs to all incoming recruits to boost recruitment and retention but say their fiscal 2001 budgets probably won't allow it.

By GCN
March 15, 2000

Bell Labs expands fiber-optic capacity to 1,000 channels

Scientists at Bell Labs, the research arm of Lucent Technologies Inc. of Murray Hill, N.J., have put more than 1,000 data channels on one strand of fiber-optic cable, said Gerald Butters, Lucent group president for optical networking.

By GCN
March 15, 2000

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Supreme Court rules in favor of NARA on electronic records suit

In a one-sentence ruling this month, the Supreme Court effectively ended the four-year legal battle over the future of government electronic records.

New navigation system helps keep pilots on course

The flight was bumpy, but the Wide Area Augmentation System worked smoothly during a recent demonstration of the navigation system, which supplements global positioning system information to keep pilots on course.

Customs pilot gets $3 million in life support

Agencies analyze Y2K efforts to raise IT savvy

Federal officials are studying their successful year 2000 fixes as a way of boosting other information technology efforts.

Buoy Center gets director

Paul F. Moersdorf last month became director of the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Army eyes PC incentives

Army Secretary Luis Caldera supports a plan to give PCs and Internet access to 6,000 selected recruits next year, with access to college courses through distance learning, Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell said last week.

NASA plans to issue RFPs

NASA expects to release by May a request for proposals for the third generation of its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement, said Patrick Logan, program manager for SEWP II.

NWS posts aviation warnings

Pilots now have online access to the Aviation Digital Data Service, the National Weather Service's advisory for aviators.

DOD directive calls for using tested products

After July 1, 2002, information assurance products used by Defense Department agencies must first be evaluated by accredited national laboratories, according to a recent directive by Arthur L. Money, DOD's chief information officer.

N.Y telecom services halted by wiring snafu

Some federal buildings in New York cannot yet take advantage of competitive local phone service because Bell Atlantic Corp. owns their wiring.

Bill would alter job criteria

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has introduced a bill that would eliminate educational and experience requirements for federal contract workers.

Tera Computer buys Cray

SGI this month sold its Cray Research vector supercomputer subsidiary to Tera Computer Co. of Seattle for an undisclosed amount in cash and stock.

Justice posts cybercrime site

Spurred by the rapid growth of Internet crimes, the Justice Department last week launched an informational Web site, <a href="http://www.cybercrime.gov">www.cybercrime.gov</a>.

NIST reduces budget request

The National Institute of Standards and Technology agreed at a House Science subcommittee hearing this month to lower its fiscal 2001 budget request by $12.8 million.

Wisconsin auditors probe computer consulting contracts

MARCH 16Prompted by an anonymous letter that complained of inflated consultant salaries, Wisconsin's legislative audit agency has launched an investigation of state computer consulting contracts.

Army takes a giant step toward totally paperless contracting

The Army has retired its front-end procurement system after deploying the Defense Department's Standard Procurement System at more than 300 contracting sites.

Budgets block services from issuing PCs to all recruits

Army and Navy officials want to give PCs to all incoming recruits to boost recruitment and retention but say their fiscal 2001 budgets probably won't allow it.

Marine sets a career example

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.'While Pentagon officials review recruitment pitches and struggle to develop financial incentives to encourage re-enlistment, one young Marine Corps officer is testing his own retention strategy.

BRIEFING BOOK

Follow the leader. The budget for R&D work at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego shot up from $434 million in fiscal 1998 to $497 million last year, said Thomas LaPuzza, an SSC San Diego spokesman.

Bell Labs expands fiber-optic capacity to 1,000 channels

Scientists at Bell Labs, the research arm of Lucent Technologies Inc. of Murray Hill, N.J., have put more than 1,000 data channels on one strand of fiber-optic cable, said Gerald Butters, Lucent group president for optical networking.

In a one-sentence ruling this month, the Supreme Court effectively ended the four-year legal battle over the future of government electronic records.

The flight was bumpy, but the Wide Area Augmentation System worked smoothly during a recent demonstration of the navigation system, which supplements global positioning system information to keep pilots on course.

Federal officials are studying their successful year 2000 fixes as a way of boosting other information technology efforts.

Paul F. Moersdorf last month became director of the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Army Secretary Luis Caldera supports a plan to give PCs and Internet access to 6,000 selected recruits next year, with access to college courses through distance learning, Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell said last week.

NASA expects to release by May a request for proposals for the third generation of its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement, said Patrick Logan, program manager for SEWP II.

Pilots now have online access to the Aviation Digital Data Service, the National Weather Service's advisory for aviators.

After July 1, 2002, information assurance products used by Defense Department agencies must first be evaluated by accredited national laboratories, according to a recent directive by Arthur L. Money, DOD's chief information officer.

Some federal buildings in New York cannot yet take advantage of competitive local phone service because Bell Atlantic Corp. owns their wiring.

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has introduced a bill that would eliminate educational and experience requirements for federal contract workers.

SGI this month sold its Cray Research vector supercomputer subsidiary to Tera Computer Co. of Seattle for an undisclosed amount in cash and stock.

Spurred by the rapid growth of Internet crimes, the Justice Department last week launched an informational Web site, <a href="http://www.cybercrime.gov">www.cybercrime.gov</a>.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology agreed at a House Science subcommittee hearing this month to lower its fiscal 2001 budget request by $12.8 million.

MARCH 16&#151;Prompted by an anonymous letter that complained of inflated consultant salaries, Wisconsin's legislative audit agency has launched an investigation of state computer consulting contracts.

The Army has retired its front-end procurement system after deploying the Defense Department's Standard Procurement System at more than 300 contracting sites.

Army and Navy officials want to give PCs to all incoming recruits to boost recruitment and retention but say their fiscal 2001 budgets probably won't allow it.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.'While Pentagon officials review recruitment pitches and struggle to develop financial incentives to encourage re-enlistment, one young Marine Corps officer is testing his own retention strategy.

Follow the leader. The budget for R&D work at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego shot up from $434 million in fiscal 1998 to $497 million last year, said Thomas LaPuzza, an SSC San Diego spokesman.

Scientists at Bell Labs, the research arm of Lucent Technologies Inc. of Murray Hill, N.J., have put more than 1,000 data channels on one strand of fiber-optic cable, said Gerald Butters, Lucent group president for optical networking.

MARCH 16Prompted by an anonymous letter that complained of inflated consultant salaries, Wisconsin's legislative audit agency has launched an investigation of state computer consulting contracts.