Digital Government
NOAA finalizes nine BPAs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized nine blanket purchase agreements last week to provide an easy and quick way for Commerce Department agencies to buy a variety of information technology services.
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White House: Paperwork bill may confuse
The White House this month expressed concern about a bill the House recently passed that would require federal agencies to accept electronic forms from individuals and businesses.
Digital Government
Milking CIO role for success
Growing up on a dairy farm in the Midwest taught Roger Baker, the chief information officer at the Commerce Department, a thing or two about hard work. 'When you wake up at four in the morning and it's January and it's 20 below zero outside and you're going to be working for the next four hours bef
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Senate panel reports out FAA reauthorization bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today reported out to the Senate floor a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for two years and asks the agency to submit plans for a multibillion-dollar navigation system under development.
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GAO faults USDA's telecom and service center efforts
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service last week awarded its $25 billion information technology services and support contract to 10 vendors.
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Vendors display converged net technology
The buzzword at the ComNet '99 conference late last month in Washington, D.C., was 'convergence,' with many exhibitors announcing and demonstrating products aimed at running voice over the Internet and other data networks. Vendors said they are seeing increased interest in these products among fede
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High costs afflict FAA air traffic control modernization
The Federal Aviation Administration still faces significant cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls with its multibilliondollar air traffic control modernization program, the General Accounting Office said in a report released last month.
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Commerce taps CACI for procurement system
The Commerce Department last week awarded CACI Inc. a blanket purchase agreement to replace outdated and disjointed department procurement systems with a single system. Under the agreement, CACI will supply its Standard Automated Contracting Systems software to manage and integrate the entire procu
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Y2K threatens Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service faces a major challenge in upgrading its computer systems to avoid the Year 2000 problem, according to a report released last month by the General Accounting Office.
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CSC on USPS payroll
The U.S. Postal Service late last month awarded Computer Sciences Corp. an ordering agreement potentially worth $198 million to provide payroll and benefits solutions to support more than 850,000 employees. Under the Preferred Portfolio Partnering Agreement, CSC will develop its largest payroll sys
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Videoconferencing gets its day in court
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City recently became the first courthouse in the 2nd Judicial Circuit to install a buildingwide videoconferencing capability that will save judges, lawyers and litigants time and money by reducing the need for traveling to court. 'In terms of the co
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Weather Service modernization lagging
The General Accounting Office reported last month that the National Weather Service's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is not scheduled for deployment until June, and then with less than full functionality.
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USPS taps CSC for payroll, benefits solutions
The U.S. Postal Service awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a contract potentially worth $198 million to assist the agency with developing information technology solutions for the agency's payroll and benefits operations.
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Study gives OK to satellite-based navigation
The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that an independent study confirmed that existing satellitebased technology would, if modified, be reliable enough to serve as the primary navigation service for aircraft.
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HP debuts Gigabit Ethernet switches
HewlettPackard Co. last week unveiled a highend Gigabit Ethernet routing switch that helps round out the company's product line by addressing the backbone of the enterprise. The HP ProCurve Routing Switch comes in two models: the fourslot 9304M and the eightslot 9308M. Both are designed for loc
Digital Government
25 tapped for ITOP-II
Anticipating a growing need for services, the Transportation Department earlier this month awarded 34 prime contracts to 25 companies under a $10 billion information technology services followon contract. The sevenyear Information Technology Omnibus ProcurementII (ITOPII) contract will provide
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FAA chooses AT& T exec for CIO
The Federal Aviation Administration has tapped AT?#038; T executive Daniel Mehan as its first chief information officer.
Digital Government
Transportation taps 25 for next ITOP pact
The Transportation Department today awarded 34 prime contracts to 25 companies under a $10 billion information technology services contract.
Digital Government
EDS gets Census' call
With the next national head count right around the corner, the Census Bureau last month awarded a twoyear, $100 million outsourcing contract to Electronic Data Systems Corp. to develop a telephone call center network to field questions from citizens filling out questionnaires for the 2000 census.
Digital Government
EC plans due Feb. 15
The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies until Feb. 15 to submit a report outlining how they used electronic commerce during the last fiscal year and how they plan to execute the government's strategic plan for electronic purchasing and payment. OMB released its longawaited memorandu
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