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
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
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.
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.
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