People
Navy enlists handhelds
Navy pilots and their crews face an avalanche of forms and checklists that must be completed before, during and after every flight, even the most routine training missions.
Digital Government
Candle keeps tabs on apps
Candle Corp. last week unveiled a new version of its ETEWatch product, a tool designed to help IT managers measure endtoend response times of applications for a single user or an entire enterprise.
Digital Government
Low-cost Internet app
End users at participating federal agencies download and install the Java application on their desktop PCs.
Acquisition
Small-biz goals easier to reach
Agencies that do business with 8(a) companies on the GSA schedule now can get automatic credit toward meeting their 8(a) goals
Digital Government
Clarity gives feds a look at the big picture
Clarity Visual Systems Inc. will introduce a new 67inch digital wall display later this week, in a move that the company hopes will make it king of the largeformat, data visualization market
People
Netgov.com latest to enter e-government race
Four former big city mayors are lending their municipal experience to the effort which will target smaller-size governments
Digital Government
Tidemark, Unisys widen e-gov reach
Tidemark Computer Systems and Unisys have formed a strategic partnership to increase both companies' public-sector market share by leveraging Tidemark's city and county customer base with Unisys' extensive state and federal coverage
Digital Government
SRA to bring Kana e-biz solutions to feds
Kana Communications and SRA International have formed partnership to offer federal customers an integrated, Webbased solution for managing and securing email interaction with customers
People
Industry tackles 508 regs
Proposed standards for making computers and other electronic equipment accessible to people with disabilities have myriad shortcomings, according to an information technology industry group.
Digital Government
Oracle makes grand play for data
Building its case for giving database software a new role in desktop and server computing ? at the expense of the traditional operating system ? Oracle Corp. took the wraps off its new Internet File System (iFS) last month.
People
Tidemark, Unisys widen e-gov reach
Tidemark Computer Systems Inc. recently announced a partnership with Unisys Corp. in a move designed to increase both companies' market share in the public sector by leveraging Tidemark's city and county customer base with Unisys' extensive state and federal coverage.
People
Ezgov.com, IBM team for fed market
Ezgov.com is teaming with IBM in a move that should help propel the egovernment services company into the federal market
Digital Government
Lockheed, Cisco team up in fed space
Lockheed Martin and Cisco Systems announce an alliance that will incorporate Cisco's commercial technology solutions into Lockheed's U.S. government bids
Acquisition
Clinton order boosts women's businesses
President Clinton signed an executive order last week ordering agencies to meet specific goals in awarding contracts to small businesses owned by women, but the mandate alone may not encourage compliance, according to federal information technology experts.
Acquisition
Funneling federal business to women
President Clinton's executive order released last week requires agencies to award 5 percent of all contracts to small, womanowned businesses by:
People
Replenishing the ranks
The federal work force could lose nearly a million employees over the next few years from retirement alone. So it is more important than ever for agencies to set aside money for initiatives to train and retain workers, including World Wide Webbased training and Internet forums.
People
Digital video aids Hill police
The Capitol Hill police know they need more manpower. But they also know that manpower only goes so far.
People
In training
A task force directed by President Clinton to make recommendations on using technology to train federal workers is preparing its final report.
People
PlanetGov.com joins crowd
PlanetGov.com made its official debut after weeks of hype revolving around the site, thanks to the hiring of some hightech company officials and highprofile journalists
Digital Government
SGI racks up new server
Silicon Graphics' 1450 server lets offices pack a lot of computing power into a compact space
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