Digital Government
Weather foils FAA systems
New technology to reduce airline delays is not to blame for the frustrating increase in delays air travelers experienced last month, the FAA said
Digital Government
SBA on modernization path
SBA is making progress on its sytems, but GAO is concerned that policies and procedures needed to support changes in IT investment are not in place
Modernization
What's Ultra-wideband?
Ultra-wideband uses a short, narrow pulse signal with a unique signature that can be picked up by receivers equipped with a special chip.
Modernization
FCC rejects GPS petition
The Federal Communications Commission this month rejected a petition asking for the withdrawal of waivers given to three companies to operate an experimental communications technology that may interfere with the Global Positioning System.
Digital Government
FAA on PR swing
Air traffic controllers do not use grease pencils and tape to track aircraft anymore, as some may still believe
Modernization
FCC rejects GPS petition
Waivers given to three companies to operate an experimental technology that could interfere with GPS will stay in place
People
U.S. defends crowded spectrum
The United States has successfully blocked mobile satellite communications companies from laying claim to part of the radio spectrum allocated to the Global Positioning System, but the government now faces a threat from a new communications technology.
Digital Government
Get credit for that old IBM PC, laptop
Federal agencies will be able to obtain credit toward the purchase of new IBM Corp. PCs and laptops by donating their old computers to charity via a unique governmentwide contract.
Acquisition
IT contractors must follow NASA security rules
Though contractors weren't obligated to before, new guidelines make sure contractors do as NASA would to safeguard data
Digital Government
Air traffic displays modernized
The replacement of old systems is the first step in the modernization of the enroute air traffic control system infrastructure
Digital Government
PeopleSoft rewritten for Internet
PeopleSoft's newest release of ebusiness tools will help federal managers move their human resources and financial management systems onto the Internet
People
Feds look to R&D partnerships
Government and industry will save time and money if they partner in developing new technologies, according to leaders at defense and space agencies
People
Accounting for projects becomes a challenge
A worker shortage and the trend toward outsourcing complicate project management, government financial officers say
Digital Government
GPS funding in flux
Funding for a critical but inexpensive enhancement to the Global Positioning System will be decided by a conference committee following conflicting Senate and House proposals.
Acquisition
NASA system may fly at Justice
NASA's pioneering World Wide Web-based site for procurement officials has sparked interest at the Justice Department as a way to make the move from file cabinets to e-procurement.
Acquisition
Intellisource wins ODIN deal
NASA on Thursday awarded the latest Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA contract to Intellisource.
Digital Government
NASA: Hack didn't endanger astronauts
The transmission of routine medical information was slightly delayed due to a computer hacker during a 1997 mission
Digital Government
Fate of FAA system up in the air
Congress, the aviation industry and transportation officials will withhold decisions about the fate of the Federal Aviation Administration's overbudget, behindschedule satellite navigation system until two reports on the system are completed in December.
Digital Government
FAA tackles runway hazards
No silver bullet exists that will stop aircraft from crossing boundaries on the runways of the nation's airports and potentially causing disastrous collisions, a panel of aviation experts said last week.
Digital Government
Financial-flavored XML takes shape
A consortium of software, consulting and accounting firms hopes to recruit government financial managers as users of a new electronic publishing language that standardizes how agencies present financial reports.
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