The lowdown on digital video cameras
<b>What is it?</b> A digital video camera, or DV camcorder, is a sophisticated color camera that can capture, store and manipulate video images in digital formats such as MiniDV and Digital 8 tapes, or MiniDVD disks.
Ready for a video cam close-up
There's a lot to like about digital video cameras, beginning with ease of use and the overall quality of their images.
The lowdown on all-in-one PCs
<b>What is it?</b> An all-in-one PC contains in one unit a system board, hard drive, optical drive, RAM, ports, audio and video circuitry, and display'usually an LCD but sometimes a CRT. The keyboard and mouse can be attached via wire or connect wirelessly. Some, such as the Apple iMac, connect the display to the base unit via a swinging arm, while others integrate the display into the main unit. The Dell OptiPlex achieves the union of PC and display via a mounting bracket on the display base.
Room for One?
Like a casting call, the realm of all-in-one personal computers used to be a crowded field. IBM Corp., NEC Technologies Inc., Hitachi Data Systems Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. (before its merger with Hewlett-Packard Co.) were among the companies with at least one such model.
Auditors slam FERC's system management
Report urges commission to re-evaluate system development projects, adopt capital planning and project management.
IRS adds more e-services for tax professionals
Services enable tax professionals to work online with IRS, disclosure authorization and electronic account resolution.
Force management IT contract goes to SRA
SRA International also to sustain operation of current IT systems during move to the new system.
DHS eyes outsourcing, data mining for immigration overhaul
Advice from vendors sought on an immigration processing system using outsourced services, data mining.
FAA oceanic system goes live in Oakland
The Federal Aviation Administration activated a system allowing for reduced space between aircraft flying over U.S. oceanic air space at Oakland.
Personal space: Wedding singer
William M. McGrane, a computer systems specialist at the Defense Information Systems Agency, got his first paying job at age 15 directing a choir. He still directs, sings with the Master Chorale of Washington, and operates a production studio at home. 'I enjoy watching my 9-year-old son write music on the computer,' he says. 'He has way more talent than I did at his age.'
How e-gov is done
Officials from across government discussed how agencies are implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 at a breakfast sponsored by the Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.
People on the Move
<b>Marguerite R. Moccia</b>, formerly CIO of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has become the agency's chief financial officer and assistant director for management, the Justice Department agency said.
DOT finds out technology is just a step on road to green
Improving financial management takes much more than technology, as the Transportation Department can attest.
GSA builds open-source contracting app
The Federal Supply Service has skipped more than 20 years' worth of IT history and moved right to open-source software, Web services and digital certificates for the new eOffers system.
OMB highlights software licensing
The Office of Management and Budget is reminding agencies to consult with their legal counsel before making software purchases.
Presto: GSA's 508 wizard arrives
Many contracting officers still don't understand how to apply Section 508 accessibility standards. And the General Services Administration only added to the confusion with an early attempt at a quick reference guide for buying accessible federal IT.
DOD to exclude high-risk software vendors
The Defense Department is changing its software acquisition policy to improve the quality and security of what it buys.
Congress has several bills pending on geospatial data issues
<b>HR 3186</b>'The Geospatial Preparedness Act, sponsored by Rep. William Clay (D'Mo.), requires the Homeland Security Department CIO to work with the departments of Interior and Justice, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other agencies to use the National Spatial Data Infrastructure for homeland security purposes.
DHS weaves geospatial data into its enterprise architecture
The Homeland Security Department plans to control its geospatial data through its enterprise architecture.
Geospatial spending still a mystery to agencies
Lawmakers have urged the Office of Management and Budget to rein in agency spending on geographic information systems and increase oversight after OMB could not accurately assess how much the government spends on GIS nor guarantee that agencies were not duplicating data.
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