People

NASA, Lockheed failures examined

Discussions during a congressional hearing about NASA's Mars exploration program points to unnecessary risks and poor management by NASA and contractor Lockheed Martin

Digital Government

Deal extends supercomputing access

The National Science Foundation and MCI WorldCom have agreed to continue operating the system that provides advanced supercomputing to universities and government agencies

Digital Government

NASA turns to air traffic control

NASA research is critical to new information technologies that will redesign the way the national airspace is managed, according to witnesses testifying before a House subcommittee

People

KPMG wins Navy aircraft systems contract

The Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) awarded KPMG Consulting LLC a fiveyear blanket purchase agreement Monday to install software that will replace the various business systems used to acquire and maintain aircraft

People

SAIC selects NASA help-desk partner

SAIC picks Intellisource to provide helpdesk services to NASA headquarters

People

Document aids property management

A draft document from the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program may help guide agencies assessing property management systems or looking to acquire new ones

People

A site for happy landings

The Transportation Department hopes a World Wide Webbased travel and expense service will take some of the frustration out of the least glamorous part of travel filing for reimbursement.

People

Travel expenses made easy

The Transportation Department's Web-based travel and expense service will be connected to DOT's FedTrip.gov online booking engine, which the FAA is piloting.

Modernization

FAA joins FTS 2001

The Federal Aviation Administration has reached an agreement with MCI WorldCom to buy telecommunications services through the governmentwide FTS 2001 program, potentially limiting competition on its own multibilliondollar telecom procurement.

Digital Government

GPS users hope to forestall new tech

The latest threat to the much- embattled U.S. satellite-based navigation system may be another emerging technology that promises to revolutionize wireless communications and radar.

Digital Government

QSS empowers development teams

Quality Systems &Software Inc., Mount Arlington, N.J., recently introduced its new Doors Enterprise Requirements Suite, which allows geographically distributed users to collaborate on the design and development of enterprise information technology solutions.

People

GPS support centers team up

Web site gives users quick answers, single place to report problems

Acquisition

FAA contract to boost landing guidance

The FAA has awarded a potential $22 million contract for instrument landing systems to help guide pilots landing in poor weather

People

FAA system on GAO's radar screen

A General Accounting Office report will look into the FAA's satellitebased navigation system, the WideArea Augmentation System

Digital Government

Oracle product passes security test

Oracle Advanced Security has passed one of the most rigorous evaluations to certify that it meets highlevel security requirements for federal agencies

Digital Government

IT drives DOT goals

Transportation Department's GPRA report shows success on highways, trouble on runways

People

DOD charts GPS path

The Defense Department is in the early stages of setting a new course for its satellitebased Global Positioning System, DOD officials said last week. And the Transportation Department and other civilian GPS users are asking for more of a say in the process.

Modernization

FAA telecom bids in jeopardy

Transportation's FTS 2001 strategy may dampen competition for $2 billion project

People

Mapping out potential GPS threats

The Transportation Department is waiting for the results of a study on how to protect systems that use the Global Positioning System from hackers intent on knocking out or distorting positioning data.

People

NASA starts at ground level

NASA may be launching a counterpart to its 'faster, better, cheaper' philosophy: find people, keep people, train people.