Digital Government
MapInfo partner marries maps and video
A partner of software vendor MapInfo Corp. is staking a claim in the federal market with a new product that lets users merge maps with video on their desktop computers. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Defense Department and the U.S. Geological Survey have recently started pilots using
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House Science Committee digitizes hearing room
As the 106th Congress heads into a legislative year with such highprofile technology issues as the Year 2000 problem and aviation modernization on the agenda, the stage on which many of these issues will play out has undergone a major multimedia makeover. After a fourmonth facelift, the main hear
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Reno launches public/private security partnership
Attorney General Janet Reno and the Information Technology Association of America today unveiled a set of initiatives designed to combat computer crime.
Digital Government
Report: Cyberattacks, computer abuse still rising
Federal information technology officials reported a significant increase in cyberattacks and unauthorized use of computers by federal employees last year, according to a report on computer security released this month. Seventy percent of federal agencies responding to a survey compiled by the San F
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DOD upgrades system for tracking donated blood
An upgrade of the computer system that the Defense Department uses to manage the thousands of gallons of blood it collects each year should make it easier to plan for military missions and improve the quality of blood supplies.
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Senate ready to dole out more Y2K money to feds
Although federal agencies have not spent all of the $3.25 billion that Congress earmarked last year to help make Year 2000 fixes to computer systems, the senator in charge of Year 2000 oversight plans to make more available just in case.
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Society supports electronic mapping system
Another large electronic mapping association has thrown its support behind creating a special organization to manage the creation of a system in which federal, state and local governments can more easily share electronic geographic data. The American Society for Photogrammetry ?#038; Amp; Remote Sensing (ASP
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Panel: Changes can lure IT labor
The federal government can attract muchneeded information technology professionals by posting more job opportunities electronically and by offering tuition to students in exchange for a work commitment, according to preliminary recommendations by an interagency task force. These and other recommen
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Advanced hacks sting Pentagon
The Defense Department confirmed late Friday that a major cyberattack against its critical information systems has been under way for the past several months, propelling the newly formed Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense into its first realworld test. 'There appears to be something new
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VBA establishes IT-based training support
The Veterans Benefits Administration last month awarded blanket purchase agreements to Computer Sciences Corp. and Interactive Media Corp. to support its information technologybased training programs. Under the BPAs part of the VBA's Training and Performance Support Systems (TPSS) program and po
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Senate threatens to outsource trust fund management
The Senate last week said it may opt to turn over to one or more private companies the management of American Indians' trust funds, which the United States has overseen for more than 100 years, because of ongoing management failures.
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DOD confirms cyberattack 'something new'
The Defense Department confirmed today that a major cyberattack against its critical information systems has been underway for the last several months, propelling the newly formed Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense into its first realworld test.
Digital Government
Feds still push toward electronic payments
Almost all federal employees and more than three-quarters of Social Security recipients and veterans get paid electronically by the federal government, a Treasury Department official told Congress today.
Digital Government
VBA benefits from tech consortium know-how
The Veterans Benefits Administration, which handles close to 1 billion pages of documents annually, late last year began a pilot project designed to steer the agency toward paperless claims processing.
Digital Government
NPR unveils Web site for seniors
he Clinton administration today unveiled a new World Wide Web site that senior citizens will be able to use to conduct business online with the federal governme
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Popularity a mixed blessing at Education site
The Education Department's World Wide Web site offers a plethora of data and tools for students, educators and other parties interested in U.S. schooling at all levels. But this may be a case where the demand for information exceeds an agency's level to provide it, according to a recent study. In t
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VA switches network business to FTS 2001
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to use the General Services Administration's FTS 2001 network as the vehicle that will replace the department's nationwide data network contract which expires later this year.
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VBA taps two for training support
The Veterans Benefits Administration has awarded blanket purchase agreements to Computer Sciences Corp. and Interactive Media Corp. to support its information technologybased training programs, a Department of Veterans Affairs official said this week.
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Y2K, financial management woes plague DOD
eaknesses in financial management practices and in the use of financial computer systems pose the top challenge to better performance at the Defense Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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