Digital Government
Free Linux software blocks hackers
Certain electronic intruders will have to find a new way to wreak havoc thanks to free Linux software released Thursday by Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs.
Acquisition
Treasury speeds IT buys
Treasury Department workers can order computer products online via a firstofitskind electronic procurement World Wide Web site, according to the terms of a blanket purchase agreement announced last week.
Digital Government
IBM speeds up DB2 database
IBM Corp. recently introduced the latest version of its DB2 database, which now comes with builtin decisionsupport features and key enhancements designed to speed up its performance with World Wide Webbased applications.
People
Access takes center stage
Section 508, an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, requires federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities.
Acquisition
GSA awards Millennia Lite contracts
The General Services Administration last week announced the award of the first information technology support services contracts under the Millennia Lite program
Digital Government
An office in your pocket
Small computing made a big splash at the FOSE trade show in Washington, D.C., last week.
Digital Government
Free Linux software blocks hackers
Certain electronic intruders will have to find a new way to wreak havoc thanks to free Linux software released Thursday by Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs
Digital Government
JetForm unveils "Jaguar"
The product, in beta tests with several federal agencies and state governments, automatically detects the browser type being used and presents the Web forms in the best way possible
Acquisition
Treasury setting up e-procurement site
Authorized employees at the Treasury Department soon will be able to order computer products online via an electronic procurement World Wide Web site, according to terms of a blanket purchase agreement
People
Reno: Communication barrier to accessibility
Attorney General Janet Reno on Tuesday presented the Justice Department's first scheduled report on Section 508, an amendment to the 1998 Workforce Investment Act
Digital Government
Partnership broadens agency offerings
Force 3 Inc., a network solutions provider, last week announced a partnership with Peregrine Systems, which specializes in infrastructure management
Digital Government
PictureTel forms ASP subsidiary
PictureTel Corp. is forming 1414c, an application service provider that can supply IPbased communications to agencies
Digital Government
Out of Africa
Redwing Satellite Solutions near London provides the wireless connectivity portion of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria. Among the components Redwing supplies are the ground-based satellite hardware, use of the company's ground station hub in the United Kingdom, backhaul to the Internet backbone and rental of the space segment.
People
Rx for the digital divide
The Health Resources and Services Administration recently announced the launch of a pilot program that will provide Internetbased medical records for physicians and patients nationwide in HRSAfunded community health centers.
Digital Government
Beyond.com adds license tracking
Beyond.com recently released the latest version of its Enterprise Download Manager with a new licensetracking feature.
Digital Government
Net access aids malaria study
New project speeds research results from remote parts of Africa
People
GovHost.com joins e-government craze
The company allows smaller governments to offer services including online bill payment, permit applications and e-mail notices
People
Gartner Group: Arizona Internet vote paved way
Analysts credit the jump in the state's primary turnout to ability to vote online
People
Vendors could help e-gov boom
Spending on electronic government initiatives will more than quadruple over the next five years, and specialized vendors could help deal with that boom, according to the Gartner Group
People
Government Issue
Congress and some agencies are considering a bold plan to bring the concept of a digital government one step closer to fruition: Give each federal worker a computer.
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