Lawmakers adjust e-gov bills in bid to get them passed this year
The House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy last week approved the E-Government Act of 2002, but stripped out a requirement for a governmentwide CIO.
Hill, OMB spar over IT freeze
Lawmakers last week said the freeze on IT projects at proposed Homeland Security Department agencies has hurt chances for establishing a departmental systems architecture and possibly harmed contractors and systems.
FTC unshells its Net safety symbol
Dewie the Turtle, an advocate of safe Internet practices, last month joined Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl among the government's menagerie of mascots.
Ortego will step down at National Finance Center
John Ortego, director of the Agriculture Department's National Finance Center, last week announced he would retire after more than 32 years of federal service, effective Jan. 31.
Microsoft wants to raise public trust in software
Acknowledging that Microsoft Corp. products have 'too many vulnerabilities,' vice president Mike Nash said software must achieve 'the same level of trust as a public utility.'
Davis says feds are hobbled in A-76 process
When it comes to competing for federal jobs with the private sector, agencies must overcome hiring and retention problems if they want a fair shot at keeping the jobs within government, Rep. Tom Davis said at a hearing late last month.
NASA signs on more vendors to SEWP III
NASA has selected 10 additional vendors to provide products under the Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III contract.
DISA installs server-based antivirus aids
The Defense Information Systems Agency has bought server-based antivirus products from Trend Micro Inc. under a five-year, $4.6 million contract.
At 1st birthday, e-gov push toddles along
Almost a year after the Office of Management and Budget outlined an ambitious rollout of 24'now 25'e-government initiatives, project leaders have had mixed success in meeting deadlines.
You can secure that wireless net
Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center found the wireless LAN security they sought in freeware.
NASA jettisons 2nd major IT contract, again cites costs
NASA continues to look for ways to tighten its financial ship, and a second large systems contract has paid the price.
Calendar
<b>29-31 Federal Information Assurance Conference</b><br>College Park, Md. For more information, contact the Federal Business Council Inc.; Web: <a href= "http://www.fbcinc.com/fiac">www.fbcinc.com/fiac</a>.
Federal Contract Law: Judge Daniels takes a 20-year view of reform
Judge Stephen Daniels, chairman of the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, recently offered his views of the state of the procurement system. His talk was sponsored by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, which has provided a forum for the deep thinkers of our field to speak out.
Spectrum office aids in wireless deal
Over the last two years, the Defense Spectrum Office has faced a tough fight for a crucial piece of turf: the radio frequency over which the Defense Department transmits signals for many of its missions.
New features, support and services boost network management appeal
As administrators optimize their networks for top performance, switch makers are adding built-in or optional advanced features to make their products more attractive to a wider range of buyers.
The lowdown: Ethernet workgroup switches
<b>What is it?</b> A managed Ethernet workgroup switch generally supports up to 24 10/100-Mbps Ethernet/Fast Ethernet copper ports and two 1-Gbps Gigabit Ethernet copper or fiber uplinks to fast network backbones.
Switched on, baby
Gigabit Ethernet eventually will come directly to desktops, but for now, most workgroups will get by on 10/100-Mbps Fast Ethernet with a couple of Gigabit ports for connecting to high-speed network backbones.
Net guru: Encrypt everything
Ray Ozzie believes in shared workspaces. The inventor of Lotus Notes collaboration software founded Groove Networks Inc. in 1997 because server-based architectures 'fundamentally could not address the dynamic collaboration requirements of a decentralized business environment.'
Microsoft's Ballmer says 1 percent of software bugs cause 50 percent of errors
Error reports sent back to Microsoft Corp. by Windows, Office and other products show that 20 percent of the software's bugs cause 80 percent of its errors. Just 1 percent of the bugs causes half of all errors, company president Steve Ballmer said in a security e-letter widely distributed yesterday.
IRS inks an order for $35 million worth of PCs
The IRS has signed a five-year blanket purchasing agreement with PlanetGov Inc. to provide PCs to its offices nationwide.
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