Digital Government

CHM opens office for federal work

Computer ?#038; Amp; Hitech Management recently opened an office in Camp Springs, Md., to better serve its government customers

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XML explained

In a nutshell, Extensible Markup Language is a markup specification language that allows programmers to design ways of describing information

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FDIC simplifies publishing with XML

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has made XML the centerpiece of a Web publishing project planned for next year

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E-gov changes the courting rituals

Demand for online services pushes tech firms to forge new partnerships

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National Library of Medicine prescribes XML

XML is the technology behind the largest database of published medical information in the world

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The XML files

Extensible Markup Language doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but XML is rapidly becoming a familiar acronym for agencies looking to exchange information, conduct online business, publish documents to the World Wide Web and archive records

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XML project centralizes agency stats

Anyone who wants to quickly access and search the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract or the country profiles produced by the Central Intelligence Agency can now go to a collaborative government Web site that relies on XML

Digital Government

Vignette opens D.C.-area office

E-business solutions provider Vignette focuses its federal presence following buys from four agencies

Acquisition

Book-buying made easy for feds

Fatbrain.com, an online seller of professional and technical books, has been added to the GSA schedule

Digital Government

SPSS updates data mining tool

Government agencies seeking to mine data for any of a wide range of purposes have a new tool at their disposal

Digital Government

Info portal keeps projects humming

Agencies interested in using a portal to share information and collaborate on projects have a new option in Hummingbird's EIP 4

Digital Government

PlanetGov.com shelves content site

The wave of faltering dotcoms has hit the federal space with the news that PlanetGov.com has ceased operation of its content site

Acquisition

GSA adds BorderWare, Alacritech

BorderWare Technologies and Alacritech earn places on the GSA schedule

Digital Government

USDA picks storage management suite

The USDA's National Finance Center has selected an Amdahl package to help it copy, move and store its immense amount of financial data

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DOE Web site to help heat homes

DOE will use the Internet to help speed any emergency release of U.S. oil reserves to the Northeast should a supply shortage develop this winter

Digital Government

GSA adds streaming media provider

Streampipe.com is first Internet broadcasting service provider to have its streaming media services included on GSA's Federal Supply Service schedule

Digital Government

The rules have changed

Computer Associates International Inc. has released a new version of a tool that allows organizations to modify the business rules and regulations that underlie their key business applications

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Small firm working on the big picture

A small firm that develops 360degree picture systems hopes that its new product and DOD work will serve as a springboard for big government deals

Digital Government

Supercomputer clears view of space

Distinguishing objects in space became easier last month, following the announcement that the Air Force's space surveillance team is using a new IBM Corp. supercomputer to identify the more than 9,000 objects in Earth's orbit

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DOD video training is rapid-fire

Public support is vital to the armed services' ability to carry out their mission of protecting the nation