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Six data centers enough, says study
The Defense Department could save more than $2 billion in lifecycle costs by consolidating from 16 to six data centers and contracting out all but "inherently governmental functions," according to a study by consultants Coopers & Lybrand. The report, now circulating among senior officials at the
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Robbins-Gioia eyes new management role on BLSM
RobbinsGioia Inc., a services and support firm specializing in complex program management, will take on a new role team leader if it wins the bid for the Air Force BaseLevel Systems Modernization (BLSM) II, a $400 million systems integration project. RobbinsGioia is leading one of the half
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Digital extends Alpha line
Digital Equipment Corp. last week shored up its Alphabased workstation line up with new lowend and midrange offerings that could play a role on NASA's $1 billion workstation procurement and in other technical markets. Digital also unveiled a new brand of 2D and 3D graphics adapters including
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DISA to tap updated I-CASE pact
Once hampered by outmoded technology, the Integrated ComputerAided Software Engineering contract, held by Logicon Inc., is being revamped with new offerings and may be tapped as the key buying vehicle for commercial software products to be used in command and control systems. The Defense Informati
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Java interest percolates
Java, a software language that is all the rage among Internet users, is still too new to make a big splash in the federal market. But many agencies are exploring how they might benefit from this new concept in network computing. Developed by Sun Microsystems Inc., Java supports a new form of softwa
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Kendall cedes CIM role
The Defense Department's Corporate Information Management initiative lost its champion last week with the retirement of Cynthia Kendall, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for information management. Rather than replace Kendall, DOD has opted to merge her organization into the Office of Command,
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Integration products bring Windows appls to Unix platforms
Federal agencies that need togive users access to Unix and PCbased applications have a growing array of solutuions from which to choose. And many agencies are in the process of making their choices. Options range from workstationbased software for single users to serverbased solutions for workgr
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Oracle unveils Universal Server product
Oracle Corp. last week introduced and began shipping a new version of its Oracle7 relational database management software, which forms the kernel of its Universal Server platform. Like the Informix Software Inc. database platform of the same name, Oracle's Universal Server allows users to manage mu
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Acquisition reform focuses on Net
In one of the first examples of what is expected to be a growing trend among government agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration is making the Internet a cornerstone of its acquisition reform initiative. While using the World Wide Web to educate the general public and its own employees about t
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Revision calls for Windows NT, COTS hardware
The National Guard Bureau (NGB) last week announced details for a new architecture for the Reserve Component Automation System that swaps out Unixbased Xterminals in favor of PCs running Microsoft Corp. Windows NT software and other commercial offtheshelf (COTS) components. RCAS, originally awa
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Nonprofit research centers hit with strict funding limits
The Defense Department has outlined new policies to strengthen its management of notforprofit research and development organizations while reaffirming the "critical" role these groups play in DOD's mission. DOD is putting stricter limits on ongoing and future activities of federally funded rese
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Mitre spinoff targets broader client base
Mitre Corp. has spun off a new company called Mitretek Systems Inc., which will seek information systems engineering projects among agencies outside its primary client base in the Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration. The creation of Mitretek, announced earlier this month, ref
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FAA proposal would limit bidders, protests and regs
Just months after being cut free from conventional federal procurement regulations, the Federal Aviation Administration is circulating copies of its acquisition reform proposal in preparation for getting a new system in place by April. As expected, the proposal contains many elements of reform init
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Informix maps three-phase path to Universal Server
Informix Software Inc. earlier this month laid out a threephase strategy to help customers migrate to its forthcoming Universal Server, which will allow users to manage complex data types within Informix's relational database management software. The announcement follows Informix's acquisition in
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SGI revs processors, system software
Silicon Graphics Inc. has revamped its workstation line with faster processors and a new version of its 64bit system software, leading the way among Unix vendors battling to offer better price/performance with faster chips. In other workstation moves, Digital Equipment Corp. last week announced a
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Council seeks software strategy
A Defense Department council this month will begin shaping a strategy to improve DOD's management of software programs in command and control, information management and weapons programs. The Software Management Initiative, more than a year old, has already had an impact in a number of areas, inclu
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Kendall, others opt for DOD buyout
Cynthia Kendall, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Defense information management, is retiring at the beginning of March. One of several highranking DOD executives taking an early buyout, Kendall plans to take several months of personal leave before making any plans, according to a DOD spo
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Oracle offers product for mobile applications
Oracle Corp. plans to tap the growing market for mobile applications with a new version of its relational database management software (RDBMS) that is slim enough to run on a laptop computer. Personal Oracle Lite, now available, fills out the low end of racle's RDBMS offering. The product fits in l
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Lockheed Martin grabs $100M fingerprint pact
Lockheed Martin Corp. last week captured a sixyear, $109 million contract to develop the core fingerprintmatching software for the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). The AFIS component the last big contract to be awarded under the IAFIS program will allow
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GE, X-Change offer bidding tool to ease EC tasks
GE Information Services and XChange Software Inc. have teamed up to make electronic commerce (EC) less of a chore for bidders who do not understand the bits and bytes of the service itself. XChange Software Inc., Oakton, Va., offers a product call XBid, which lets users respond to an agency's re
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