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CIO Council issues guidelines to fight federal software piracy
A committee for the CIO Council released model guidelines today that will help agencies comply with last year's executive order on computer software privacy.al chief information officers to handle future information technology problems, according to the CIO Council.
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CIO Council to rethink commercial standards
The CIO Council is creating a working group to look at how the government can make better use of the technical standards created by private industry, according to a member of the council.
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Coast Guard launches search/rescue site
The Coast Guard recently launched a World Wide Web site that highlights one of the agency's oldest missions: the search and rescue of boaters in distress. As the Search and Rescue (SAR) home page (www.uscg.mil/hq/go/gopr/sar.htm) explains, the Coast Guard's response to a boater in distress involv
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Bill proposes farm forms go digital
A recently introduced bill would require the Agriculture Department to create an electronic filing and retrieval system so that farmers could submit required paperwork via the Internet instead of on paper. Rep. Ray LaHood (RIll.) last month introduced the Farm Electronic Filing Report Act (H.R. 85
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FAA's next Y2K hurdle: Reinstalling compliant systems
Although the Federal Aviation Administration has progressed in fixing Year 2000 problems, the agency faces a considerable challenge in installing Year 2000compliant systems, according to the General Accounting Office and the FAA's inspector general.
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NetManage introduces host access suite
NetManage Inc. last week announced a new product line that will provide Microsoft Corp. Windows desktop users with direct access to information stored on different host computers. It also will provide the ability to centrally manage and administer users. The product suite, called ViewNow for Micros
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FAA puts maintenance system in holding pattern
Lack of funding and unclear requirements have forced the Federal Aviation Administration to stop fullscale development on a contract potentially worth $100 million for a computer system to track the maintenance of the nation's air traffic control system. The FAA recently informed contractor Raythe
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FAA updates plan for modernizing nation's air system
The Federal Aviation Administration today released a longawaited updated version of its plan to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS), which includes air traffic control towers, radar, and communications and navigation systems.
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Commerce Commits to small biz
In a move aimed at diverting more federal information technology contracts to small businesses, the Commerce Department last week released a solicitation worth as much as $1.5 billion for a governmentwide information technology support services contract for small businesses. Commerce unveiled late
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IG slams FAA data link costs, sked
Another key component of the Federal Aviation Administration's program to modernize air traffic control is off track, according to a Transportation Department inspector general's report released late last month. The inspector general projects that Controller/Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC),
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Entevo unveils tools for directory migration
Startup company Entevo Corp. last week unveiled additions to its product suite designed to help users migrate to Microsoft Corp.'s Active Directory product and simplify crossplatform directory management. Entevo's DirectManage product suite is aimed at easing the shift toward directorycentric co
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Feds ramp up Gigabit Ethernet use
By most accounts, 1999 will be the year Gigabit Ethernet will become more widely used throughout government. Late last summer, the industry ratified a standard for this highspeed networking technology. Vendors such as Cisco Systems Inc. have begun to offer products based on this standard. Noting t
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DOT offers agencies option for security
Anticipating a shift in focus toward security services and away from Year 2000, the Transportation Department plans to establish an office that will offer agencies governmentwide security services ranging from risk analysis to how to recover from a cyberattack. DOT's Transportation Administrative
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FAA, NASA may work closer on research efforts
Rep. Connie Morella (RMd.), chairwoman of the Technology Subcommittee of the House Science Committee, said today she is considering adding language to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill to better coordinate FAA and NASA research and development efforts.
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Commerce plans mega IT pact for small businesses
The Commerce Department next week plans to release a solicitation worth at least $500 million for a governmentwide information technology support services contract that is set aside exclusively for small businesses.
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3Com lobbyists to focus on broadband, E-Rate, encryption
3Com Corp. today officially opened its government affairs office in Washington, D.C., and said it will immediately begin trying to influence legislation dealing with the deployment of advanced/broadband technologies, the Education Rate program to wire schools and libraries, and encryption.
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USPS can't promise mail delivery won't encounter Y2K bugs
The U.S. Postal Service's top technology officer told a House panel today that he could not promise that the agency will not encounter Year 2000 problems in its computer systems that would disrupt mail delivery next year.
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HDS introduces high-endfault-tolerant mainframes
Hitachi Data Systems Corp. today announced a line of mainframe systems targeted at large enterprises that require a high degree of fault tolerance. The Hitachi Skyline Trinium, which at 3,200 million instructions per second (MIPS) has twice the processing power of its predecessor, is the first Syst
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Vendor to offer training via Internet
Distancelearning vendor PBS The Business Channel plans next month to kick off the first in a suite of training courses that it will deliver over the Internet directly to federal and commercial users' desktops. Currently, The Business Channel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Broadcasting Se
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Census OKs Web filing test
Despite early security concerns, the Census Bureau last week confirmed that it will allow people to file census forms over the Internet during the next national head count, following a successful pilot this spring. Census said it plans to offer citizens who receive the standard census form the opti
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