Lockheed gets $400m job for Medicare IT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $400 million, eight-year contract to consolidate the agency's networks and systems.
Look to proven e-gov strategies, CIO Council says
For the Office of Management and Budget's 24 e-government initiatives to work, project leaders must rely on proven strategies, one agency executive says.
What on Web merits saving?
Exactly which parts of an agency's Web site constitute federal records, subject to rules governing retention and disposition, depends on the agency in question. Officials of the National Archives and Records Administration and other agencies reached no consensus at last week's FedWeb 2002 conference at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
Upgrade of federal thrift system nears completion
After more than five years of fits and starts, including the firing of the original contractor, a new federal thrift savings system is set to open for business Sept. 16.
DOD is wary of competitive procurement proposal
A provision some in Congress want added to the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act is a lot like a gift received on Christmas Day, said director of Defense procurement Deidre Lee. The intent of the gift is good, but it might not be what you asked for, it might not fit and you might not be able to return it.
IRS online system checks 1040EZ refund status
The IRS rolled out another part of its multiyear, multibillion-dollar modernization today when it went live with a system that lets the 6 million taxpayers who file the 1040EZ form online check the status of their refunds.
Federal Contract Law: Expert panel tackles the A-76 problem
Federal policy wonks are not without irony. Office of Management Budget Circular A-76 starts out by declaring that 'the government should not compete with its citizens.' It then proceeds to explain how to do just that.
Calendar
<b>18-19 Fortune 1 Business</b>Conference. Falls Church, Va. Contact O'Keeffe and Co.: Web: <a href="http://www.fortune1business.com">www.fortune1business.com</a>; phone: 703-883-9000 ext. 119
How NASA sold security plan
David Nelson illustrates how far NASA has come in securing its IT infrastructure when he describes an IT manager who, in 1998, didn't know if his systems were under attack or even secure enough to repel a hacker.
Streaming server gives priority to video
Most servers are jacks of all trades. Vividon Corp.'s Streaming Delivery Accelerator is the master of only one. Because it specializes in streaming video, it performs that task better than general-purpose servers.
Basic PDAs are right on schedule
Five handhelds have few bells and whistles, but handle the job of organizing your routine
StarOffice 6.0 bridges the gap with Microsoft Office
Sun Microsystems Inc. is shipping StarOffice 6.0, a major upgrade of its low-cost, multiplatform suite. It's been a long time coming'the beta has been downloadable since October'but the wait seems worth it.
The lowdown about Linux
<b>What is it?</b> A Linux application is, in the barest sense, software that will run under the Linux OS. For practical purposes, it also should have some measure of compatibility with other OSes, particularly Microsoft Windows.
Linux at work
Although Linux has established itself on Web site servers, its fate as a desktop OS is a different story.
DOD documents go from being classified to 'webified'
The Defense department has millions of pages of classified documents, going back decades, stored in manila folders inside boxes at the National Record Center in Suitland, Md., and Archives II at College Park, Md.
With DMS 3.0 tests complete, DISA aims for a June rollout
The latest version of the Defense Message System, which features a compartmentalized system to send classified data to specific users, has completed final Defense testing, and officials are waiting to hear if it passed and will be qualified for worldwide deployment this summer.
IBM, Sun broaden Unix server lines
Two enterprise server vendors have adapted their big Unix servers for the midrange market.
New Sophos service updates virus files online
British antivirus software vendor Sophos PLC is establishing an automated online service to update virus signature files.
Power User: Stay up-to-date on archives, e-mail traces and bugs
Ever want to turn back Internet time and see what your agency's Web home page looked like a few years ago? Check out <a href="http://www.archive.org">www.archive.org</a>. The site is attempting to store all Web pages. That's a pretty tall order, but take a look at how well it's done so far.
MicronPC is adding to its line of servers
MicronPC LLC is expanding its NetFrame server line after it stopped reselling Hewlett-Packard NetServers late last year, said Alex Smith, the Nampa, Idaho, company's marketing manager.
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