FirstGov's new search engine is ready to go
The General Services Administration will launch the FirstGov portal's new search engine on time, according to a GSA source.
'Did you hear...'
<b>They'll never learn.</b> Georgia Tech professors wrote a program to detect suspiciously similar code in programming assignments. It found 186 possible violations in the work of 1,700 students who took two computer courses last fall. Students had been warned the cheating detector would be used, so at least some of them are too dumb to be hackers.
The week's top stories for May 27 through May 31
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18818-1.html">Carnivore was responsible for terrorist e-mail mishaps, FBI says</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18800-1.html">FBI shake-up puts IT as a principal priority</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18799-1.html">DOD adjusts its plan on hiring foreign workers</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18788-1.html">Senate awards $100 million IT services contract</a>
Packet Rat: Rat's WiFi approach: Turn on, tune in, drop out
On general principle, the Rat doesn't trust a network that sends his data bouncing around the ether. And though he has made some concessions to the wonderful world of wireless fidelity'like the 802.11b cards in his notebook PC, his Handspring and his network-enabled coffeemaker'he still treats radio packets with appropriate paranoia.
People on the Move
Steve Zaidman, who retired in April from the Federal Aviation Administration, is back with the agency in a new role, as director of airways facilities service in the agency's Air Traffic Organization. He replaces Alan Moore, who retired yesterday.
Two simulation projects get NASA annual software prize
Two NASA simulation projects'the Numerical Propulsion System Simulation and the Generalized Fluid System Simulation Program'have won the agency's Software of the Year Award for 2001.
DOD forced to change process for services buys
Defense Department officials are unhappy that Congress wants to force them to open their procurement process to multiple vendors on any service order of $100,000 or more, but they brought the measure on themselves, a senior DOD official says.
Phone numbers to gain domains on the Internet
An emerging standard dubbed ENUM will soon make telephones, fax machines, pagers, handheld computers and other devices with phone numbers accessible through the Internet's Domain Name System.
Architecture site set
By month's end, the Office of Management and Budget wants to unveil a Web site where agencies can post their systems architecture plans.
WamNet opens office to serve federal clients
WamNet Inc. of Eagan, Minn., has established a separate division to focus on the government market for its digital content delivery and hosting services.
100 Air Force sites take part in smart-card pilot
Smart cards will control entry at more than 100 Air Force bases worldwide and access to 50,000 computers under a project the service began last month.
New Micron PC sports 2.53-GHz chip, fast USB
The recently released 2.53-GHz Pentium 4 processor powers an updated line of ClientPro managed systems from MicronPC LLC, but the Nampa, Idaho, maker won't unveil a new chassis design until fall.
Senate chooses Signal to handle IT for its offices
The Senate Sergeant at Arms recently awarded Signal Corp. a $100 million contract for systems services at all Senate offices in Washington and at 450 field offices across the country.
Subpoena threat by lawmakers surprises Oracle
Oracle Corp. officials have expressed shock at a subpoena threat from the California Legislature in connection with a hearing this month on a controversial $95 million software license the company negotiated with the state.
Bill would create cybersecurity group at NIST
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has passed an IT research bill that would create a cybersecurity office within the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology. S 2182 now awaits a vote by the full Senate.
FAA will try out smart-card use; RFP due soon
The Federal Aviation Administration will dole out more than 50,000 smart cards to employees and contract workers for a Transportation Department pilot.
NASA considers course correction for its outsourcing
Managers of the Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA are reviewing the 4-year-old program to determine if they should reshape it for the future.
Users are in the 'anger' stage in dealing with NMCI, captain says
Navy Capt. Chris Christopher compares the cultural challenges facing the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet to the five stages of grief.
Agencies still wary of seat management
The government has run seat management programs for nearly four years, but agencies still are sitting on task orders that could get the program moving.
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