People

NSF hires info security specialist

The National Science Foundation is the latest agency to hire an information security specialist to assist the chief information officer

People

Going for the gold

Some of the IT logistics for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002

People

Racing the Olympic clock

With the 2000 Summer Olympic Games having just crossed the finish line, officials have passed the baton to the organizing team for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

Digital Government

FAA flying blind with IT systems?

The Federal Aviation Administration seemingly was the last to know about weaknesses in its computer systems and personnel clearances

Digital Government

NASA Webmasters take the lead

NASA's first Webmasters conference could be the start of a more active role for Webmasters in the transition to 'eNASA'

Acquisition

NASA picks financial system backbone

NASA will replace its core financial management system with software from SAP Public Sector and Education Inc.

Digital Government

GPS backers told to protect turf

Users of the Global Positioning System must remain vigilant about potential systems and devices that could interfere with GPS, government and industry officials advised last week.

Digital Government

Agencies sit for GPS talks

Civilian users of the Defense Department-operated Global Positioning System will not be shut out of the planning and acquisition of the next generation of positioning and navigation technology, government officials say.

Digital Government

DOT cautious about ultra-wideband

DOT submitted its position on proposed rulemaking by the FCC, expressing concern about interference with the Global Positioning System

Digital Government

States clamor for civilian GPS

A dozen state departments of transportation expressed support for expanding a satellite positioning system that garners little support from Congress

People

FAA infosec workers get lift

The Federal Aviation Administration is offering its information security workers a wellrounded education.

Digital Government

Infosec takes front seat at DOT

Agency's fiveyear plan sets precise goals

Digital Government

DOT forecast: Crowded skies

The FAA's $2 billionayear effort to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system with new technology will do little to bring passengers relief from delays, according to top Transportation Department officials.

People

Security basics

Training and certification options from independent organizations

Digital Government

Dates of Progress

The Transportation Department's Strategic Plan for 20002005 describes how the agency will protect its critical information systems.

Digital Government

NSF pumps millions into info tech

The National Science Foundation awarded the first grants last week to promote advancements in computer science, and its information technology program cleared a hurdle toward a $215 million budget for fiscal 2001.

Digital Government

Air traffic delays await lofty tech

Technology that will modernize the air traffic control system holds promise for improving future air travel, but it won't eliminate today's delays

Digital Government

NSF pumps millions into computer science

The National Science Foundation awards grants to promote advancements in computer science under NSF's Information Technology Research program

Digital Government

In the cockpit and at the controls

The Federal Aviation Administration's Capstone program will equip 150 aircraft used in passenger, mail or freight operations with an avionics package designed to improve pilots' situational awareness by putting weather, terrain and traffic information in the cockpit for the first time. Essentially, pilots will have access to the same information in the cockpit that air traffic controllers have on the ground.

People

DOT: Innovation is vision

The World Wide Web and other technologies should play a bigger role in speeding information to the public and improving the nation's transportation systems, according to the Transportation Department's latest fiveyear plan released late last week.