Feds give NDU passing grade on IT
Why did a contracting officer become the first person to graduate with an E-Government Leadership Certificate from the National Defense University? Judith Oxman, who works for the Defense Information Systems Agency, sees the certificate as a necessity to better understand the contracts she works on and the electronic procurement process.
OMB to release new A-76 Circular
When the Office of Management and Budget releases the new version of Circular A-76, it will contain some unexpected deviations in the use of best-value process as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations that surprised at least one industry expert.
Microsoft cuts product prices, plans to improve enterprise support
Microsoft Corp. today cut prices for its retail products and added services for licensed products.<br>
SyncMaster isn't square anymore
Samsung's rectangular SyncMaster 172W takes LCD design in a new direction.
The Zaurus SL-5600 cures the PDA blues with its many features
It's no secret that Sharp Electronics Corp. makes the Zaurus Linux-based handheld computer.
Company to accept bids for GIG-BE support
Science Applications International Corp. has issued a solicitation for hardware and software products to support the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program.<br>
GoBook II is rough and ready
The Itronix GoBook II notebook PC combines speed and versatility with enough ruggedness to survive severe testing by the GCN Lab staff.
The lowdown on web services
<b>What are they?</b> Web services are self-contained, self-describing applications that can be published and located on the Internet. They let incompatible systems interoperate on the Internet regardless of language, platform or operating systems. Within this decade, Web services will link billions of Palm OS devices, notebook and desktop PCs, workstations and mainframes in homes, offices and automobiles.
Will Web services deliver?
Web services are heralded as a revolutionary new concept that will gain huge competitive advantages for their users, reinvent the Internet as we know it and produce revenues of about $32 million by 2010.
ATF gives new video network product a shot
A Justice Department bureau has tested a video streaming technology that bills itself as a low-cost and low-bandwidth alternative to videoconferencing equipment.<br>
GSA's McDonough will join consulting firm
Frank McDonough, the General Services Administration's deputy associate administrator for the Office of Intergovernmental Solutions, has taken a job with the consulting firm of Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.
BLII starts installation work overseas
So much attention is paid to the $8.82 billion Navy'Marine Corps Intranet's missed deadlines, escalating costs and problem-plagued rollouts at some Navy installations, that the much smaller Base Level Information Infrastructure contract has moved through development almost unnoticed.
DOD needs written policy to fund software projects
The Defense Department's inspector general has ruled that DOD needs a written policy to avoid confusion over which software projects the High Performance Computing Modernization Office selects for funding.
With ITES contract, Army aims to quench thirst for bandwidth
When it awards a contract for its IT Enterprise Solutions program, the Army will begin to put in place the infrastructure and bandwidth to link all soldiers and make it appear as if the Army runs one virtual database, Maj. Gen. Steven Boutelle said.
Analytic tool is ally in war games
When the U.S. Joint Forces Command began planning a second multinational war games experiment this year, it used a software analysis tool that displays relationships among facts buried in separate files.
Future PCs could run at light speed
A team of veteran computer designers has begun a five-year, $13.5 million project to design a so-called OptIPuter that would eliminate the bandwidth bottlenecks in today's large servers.
Navy users invite others to try collaboration tool
As the military services rush to build out their knowledge-sharing initiatives, one group at the Naval Air Systems Command's Program Executive Office for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation has customized a collaboration tool it's eager to share with other agencies.
Bobby 5.0 explains Section 508 errors
The latest version of the Bobby site accessibility test tool has more spidering and reporting capabilities.
Wireless service works in more areas
The National Communications System has expanded coverage for Wireless Priority Service into western and northeastern states and Hawaii.
Robotic Recruitment
For the last nine years, NASA has been recruiting future high-tech employees by letting them play with robots.
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