For two-year bridge services contract, Sprint cuts government FTS 2000 prices
Sprint Corp. has slashed government rates under its FTS 2000 bridge contract by one-third for voice service and more than half for frame relay. The new rates, good through December 2000, equal the lower rates proposed for the carrier's FTS 2001 contract.
FBI trains its security team in advanced IT skills
An increasing number of cyberintrusions have challenged the FBI's computer security squad, so the bureau is buttressing its resources by fine-tuning the team's information technology skills.
Mint cashing in on new economy of ERP system
A year after completing the implementation of the Consolidated Information System, the Mint is reaping the rewards of an enterprise resource planning system that integrates financial, manufacturing and marketing processes.
House passes bill to establish statistical data centers
By unanimous voice vote, the House of Representatives late last month passed a bill that would designate eight federal agencies as statistical data centers.
Outsourcing program improves operations, NASA official says
One year after awarding the first contracts under the Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA, the agency has streamlined asset management and network support, but user buy-in has taken longer than expected, a NASA official said.
Government nearly ready for 2000, administration says
The federal government has completed year 2000 fixes on 99 percent of its mission-critical systems and is leading most other sectors in readiness, the Clinton administration reported this month.
Command center ready to lead the way into Y2K
Large high-definition, flat-screen television monitors hover over the Year 2000 Information Coordination Center in Washington, displaying time zones around the world as if symbolizing the international magnitude of the center's purpose.
FBI deputy director to retire
FBI deputy director Robert Bryant will retire from the bureau Nov. 30 after 31 years of service.
NASA budget gets $1 billion
President Clinton has signed into law an appropriations bill that restores roughly $1 billion to NASA's fiscal 2000 budget, sparing the agency from scaling back science and computer infrastructure programs, a NASA official said.
SSA sets final IWS/LAN plan
The Social Security Administration and Unisys Corp. have released the final numbers for the follow-on contract for the Intelligent Workstation/LAN program.
Fortezza will secure calls
The National Security Agency has selected the Rainbow Mykotronx Fortezza Plus Crypto Card from Rainbow Technologies Inc. of Torrance, Calif., to provide authentication and encryption for classified data and voice communications over the Defense Department's new secure telephone terminals.
Mum's the word on record management rule
The National Records and Archives Administration has decided not to issue any guidance to agencies about how to handle electronic records now that a court case concerning the government's record-keeping policies has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
Archiving prototype is promising, NARA says
Just a year ago, the National Archives and Records Administration worried that it would not have the computing power to process the millions of electronic files coming its way at the end of the Clinton administration.
Daley to release digital plans
The Commerce Department next week will announce details of its plan to create a paperless environment by 2002.
Sun debuts Trusted Solaris 7
The Trusted Solaris 7 operating system from Sun Microsystems Inc. combines standard Solaris functions with strong access control.
Deal reached on Net naming
The Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, the government's designated heir as Internet overseer, approved a set of agreements between the Commerce Department and Network Solutions Inc. of Herndon, Va., at its first meeting in Los Angeles this month. ICANN plans to hold such meetings annually.
DOD sets smart-card goals
Defense Department officials are developing a smart card for access to buildings, networks and systems under a Nov. 10 mandate from deputy Defense secretary John J. Hamre.
CIO says DOT's e-mail pilot is a success so far
George R. Molaski has met one of the two goals he set for himself when he became the Transportation Department's chief information officer six months ago.
Info attacks on Defense systems rise, DISA says
Reports of information attacks against Defense Department systems have increased more than threefold since last year, Defense Information Systems Agency officials say.
Coast Guard plans to anchor its LAN with a VPN early next year
At the end of January, the Coast Guard will weigh anchor with a virtual private network that will connect remote users to its main LAN, save the agency money and boost productivity, said Tom Clark, chief of the advanced technology branch of the Coast Guard's Telecommunication and Information Systems Command in Alexandria, Va.
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