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.
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