Digital Government
FBI doesn't share cyberinfo, exec says
Justice department is 'the worst' at sharing information to defend against cyberattacks, a IT security company executive says
People
SEC seeks complaint automation
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for a better and faster way to handle the thousands of complaints it receives each year from the public.
Modernization
SSA moves on FTS 2001
The Social Security Administration, one of the last federal agencies to select a longdistance carrier under FTS 2001, has completed transferring its voice and fax phone lines, including its tollfree service, to WorldCom Inc.
Modernization
U.S. West lands telecom deal
U.S. West has snagged its first major telecom contract from the federal government a $60 million deal that it will split with Winstar Communications
Modernization
Embassies to test worldwide net
A State Department program would establish systems that would enable all agencies worldwide to exchange email and other information
Digital Government
FBI speeding access to files
An FBI project will give agents rapid Web access to a broad range of files voice, text, video, photographs
People
Reno: Band together against cybercrime
Attorney General says cybercrime has to be fought internationally through the cooperation of law enforcement and industry
Digital Government
Hill revives FBI project
An ambitious FBI project that will give its agents the ability to share and sift through information on active investigations is back on track, after a new World Wide Webbased strategy persuaded Congress to infuse it with money.
People
SEC wants to automate complaint process
Agency is searching for software that will scan all complaints and enable authorized users to access them
Digital Government
Government not exempt to digital divide
In rural areas, agencies are feeling the pain of not having access to wireless communications
Digital Government
Small firm to deliver news to desktop
A small company is preparing to offer agencies a satellitebased service that beams programming such as CSPAN and CNN to workers' computer screens, enabling them to monitor events without sacrificing computer performance
Digital Government
Rules of the road
The Federal Highway Administration late last month proposed rules of the road for building intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and will be hitting the road this summer to collect public comments before making the rules final.
People
EDGAR gets Web fever
New rules at the Securities and Exchange Commission place the Internet at the center of a plan to upgrade EDGAR, the 16yearold automated system for receiving, processing and publishing corporate filings of publicly held companies.
Modernization
Winstar loses telecom contract protest
The General Accounting Office has rejected Winstar Communications' protest of the WITS 2001 contract awarded to Bell Atlantic Federal in January
Modernization
USAID shrinks globe
The trouble with calling a meeting of employees scattered around the globe is, well, that they're scattered around the globe.
Modernization
Will FTS 2001 unravel?
When the General Services Administration created the FTS 2001 contract in 1996, it did more than launch a simple contract for federal agencies it ushered in a new era of how the government buys telecommunications.
Modernization
AT& T fighting to keep foothold
AT?#038; T may have lost FTS 2001 contracts to competitors Sprint and MCI WorldCom 18 months ago, but the telecommunications giant did not go quietly into the night.
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