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FMC shifts contract filings to Internet system
The Federal Maritime Commission has decided to eliminate a dialup system that carriers have used for the past five years to file service contracts and change to an Internetbased system that will enable them to use offtheshelf software to file their contracts in standard word processing formats.
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CACI names Johnson president
Kenneth Johnson, a former executive of Cordant Inc., PRC and other Washington, D.C.area information technology companies, has been named president of CACI Inc.
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FEMA links offices via ATM network
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opted to develop a new Asynchronous Transfer Mode network to improve communications between disaster field offices, FEMA offices and the offices of other government agencies involved in disaster relief. FEMA has selected Cisco Systems Inc. equipment for t
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New PC serves dual security needs
Two companies that specialize in providing highlevel security devices to federal agencies have teamed up in the release of a new version of a multilevel security desktop system for agencies that deal with both classified and unclassified information. Electronic Engineering Systems Inc. (EES) and C
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USPS delivers PC Postage
The U.S. Postal Service today announced the commercial launch of an Internetbased program that enables people to download postage stamps, print them from their home PCs and pay for them online.
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RCG, Excalibur team on EFOIA solutions
RCG Information Technology Inc. and Excalibur Inc. have signed a partnership agreement aimed at bringing Excalibur's searchandretrieval technology to agencies seeking to meet the requirements of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act. Under the partnership, RCG Information Technology, a consul
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E-signature hits Hill
Congressional leaders for the first time have signed legislation by using electronic signature software, which supporters say demonstrates the technology's growing acceptance as a viable means to further the concept of an electronic government. PenOp Inc. provided the software used July 15 by Speak
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Links in the crime-fighting chain (Part I)
While the FBI celebrates the delivery of its National Crime Information Center 2000 system to help identify criminals nationwide, the failure of a system at the Immigration and Naturalization Service to identify a suspected murderer illustrates the shortcomings of this technology. The Justice Depar
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Rockwell system slashes PTO call waiting times
About a year after installing an automatic call distribution (ACD) system from Rockwell International Corp.'s electronic commerce division, the Patent and Trademark Office has drastically reduced the length of time callers have to wait for patent information. PTO installed Rockwell's Spectrum Integ
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DOD tests software to reclaim land
A Defense Department environmental research program is using imageanalysis software to assess damage to plants caused by military maneuvers in the desert and other arid areas. DOD's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has been evaluating software developed by SPSS Inc.
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Airports resist new tests
A Federal Aviation Administration proposal that would require Year 2000 tests of emergency support equipment and other ground controls early on Jan. 1 is unnecessary and might cause some airports to shut down temporarily, an official of the Airports Council InternationalNorth America (ACINA) said
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Merisel, D&H move to expand fed business
Two computer product distributors, Merisel Inc. and D?#038; Amp;H Distributing Company Inc., recently announced changes designed to grow their business with resellers that sell in the federal market. Merisel, El Segundo, Calif., has signed an agreement with Allied Telesyn International, Sunnyvale, Calif., to
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Balancing act
If the employees of Oracle Corp.'s federal division in Reston, Va., ever have to locate their boss after hours, they should check area swimming pools and soccer fields. And during certain times of the year, they may find him at the venue of the Special Olympics Games. Since taking the helm as senio
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FDC receives Cisco gold
Federal Data Corp. has joined a club of 118 companies worldwide that have received Cisco Systems Inc.'s gold certification, signifying that the Bethesda, Md.based company has achieved Cisco's highest rating in sales, support, network design and network management. Gold Partners provide a comprehen
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SI buys WPI
SI International Inc. today announced the purchase of WPI Inc., an information technology support company in Rockville, Md., for an undisclosed amount.
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PC Connection buys ComTeq Fed
The recent acquisition of ComTeq Federal Inc. by PC Connection Inc., a direct marketer of brandname personal computers through catalogs and the World Wide Web, gives ComTeq Federal a prime opportunity to build its own Web sales, company officials said. PC Connection announced its purchase of ComTe
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Security, smart card tools take center stage at E-Gov
Security and smart cards highlighted last month's Electronic Government show in Washington, D.C., as vendors showcased products designed to protect data and make it safer for agencies to conduct business over the Internet. In addition, vendors seized the opportunity to preview their newest technolo
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USPS site gives direct mail help
To a lot of people it is junk mail, but at the U.S. Postal Service it is called direct mail, and it contributes about $15 billion to USPS coffers every year, or about 25 percent of its annual revenue. That kind of money, combined with USPS' need to protect its turf, is a good reason to promote dire
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Senate adopts advanced mail management
The technicians responsible for the Senate's email systems mark the release of independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr's report as a significant event in the evolution of Congress' use of email. Before the report's release last year, the email system that served the 100 Senate offices processed abo
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PC Connection acquires ComTeq Federal
PC Connection Inc., a direct marketer of computers and related equipment, has announced plans to buy ComTeq Federal Inc., which sells computer equipment and services to government agencies.
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