People

Boeing gobbles up Hughes' Defense satellite biz

Hughes Electronics Corp. announced last week that it plans to sell its satellite systems division to Boeing Co. and exit the defense and space market.

People

Telecommuters beware: Kitchen accidents not covered by workers comp

Government employees who telecommute may not receive workers-compensation benefits for injuries they acquire while in their homes.

Digital Government

Shuttle mapping mission on target for January takeoff

The National Imaging and Mapping Agency announced Friday that all systems are go for a space shuttle mission that the agency is counting on to capture detailed images of the Earth's surface.

Acquisition

Lockheed wins DOD integration contract

Lockheed Martin Federal Systems nabbed a $46 million blanket purchase agreement to provide systems integration services for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Corporate Information Infrastructure, the company announced Thursday.

People

Postal Service names new technology chief

Postmaster General William Henderson on Tuesday appointed Peter Jacobson as the agency's new chief technology officer.

Digital Government

Budget cuts jeopardize NGI

The Energy Department continues to bolster the Clinton administration?#x92;s initiative to build a faster Internet by providing its own funding, but Congress?#x92; decision not to provide specific NGI funding to DOE in fiscal 2000 may be detrimental to all agency NGI projects.

People

Hearings to address tech-worker shortage

A job training work force commission will hold several public hearings this month to examine ways to increase the number of skilled information technology workers in the United States.

Digital Government

Security expires on older Netscape browsers

Come Saturday, users of older Netscape Communications Corp. browsers may find their trusty Websurfing software no longer provides secure Internet transactions.

Digital Government

Qwest wins $50M contract to speed DOE lab network

The Energy Department awarded a $50 million contract to Qwest Communications International Inc. last week to build a telecommunications network capable of transmitting more than 1 trillion bits of data per second.

Digital Government

Archives sets rules on e-records

The National Archives and Records Administration issued new guidelines Tuesday for cataloging electronic copies of federal records.

Digital Government

DynCorp expands reach with GTE buy

DynCorp, already a large information technology services provider to the government, should be able to expand the range of services it offers to federal customers since completing its purchase last week of GTE Information Systems LLC.

Digital Government

Smithsonian makes an art of Web posting

In an effort to move art from the wall to the Web, the Smithsonian Institution has begun to capture digital images of its artifacts and photography collections to post on the Internet

Digital Government

Inacom retreats from fed market

Computer reseller Inacom Corp.'s decision last week to sell its federal government business shows just how tight the federal IT market has become since the advent of direct sales and procurement reform, forces that market watchers say are squeezing profit margins and toughening competition in the channel.

Digital Government

DynCorp expands reach in federal market

DynCorp, one of the largest employeeowned technology companies in the country, yesterday announced the completion of its purchase of GTE Information Systems LLC.

Digital Government

Inacom's federal contracts

Inacom Corp. late Tuesday announced a massive corporate restructuring effort that includes a decision to sell off the federal government procurement business immediately.

Digital Government

Inacom abandons federal business

Inacom Corp. late Tuesday announced a massive corporate restructuring effort that includes a decision to sell off the federal government procurement business immediately.

Digital Government

Smithsonian building online treasure trove

In an effort to move art from the wall to the Web, the Smithsonian Institution has begun capturing digital images of all its artifacts and photography collections for display on the Internet.