Aspect wins $150 million IRS contract
Aspect Communications Corp. will equip the Internal Revenue Service with the company's newest customer relationship management software.
Microsoft .Net, J2EE could build e-gov structure
The Office of Management and Budget is recommending Microsoft's .Net and Java2 Enterprise Edition as possible architectures for its 24 e-government projects.
Ebrary signs 6,000 libraries to digital service
Information distribution service Ebrary Inc. has partnered with six regional library networks to provide digital resources for patrons.
FAA FIGHTS BAD RAP
Steve Zaidman sighs when asked why the Federal Aviation Administration continues to take heat over its plans for modernizing the country's air traffic management systems.
Virtual vaults
The National Security Agency has developed a powerful security system that could make working with classified documents easier and less costly.
Shift to GPS navigation slowed, but still steady
A new plan will continue ? but slow ? modernizing the U.S. transportation system to use the global positioning system as the primary navigation means.
GSA, FAA move on PKI initiatives
The General Services Administration announced plans to have a prototype for its e-government authentication and digital signature initiative running by the end of the year.
Adobe courts NARA
Adobe Systems Inc. is talking with the National Archives and Records Administration about making its portable document format the archiving standard for file formats.
Bluetooth wireless standard set
The standards board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association approved the communications "Bluetooth" specification for wireless personal area networks.
In or out?
Companies that provide authentication services are pushing federal agencies to outsource digital certification to contractors, claiming that in-house solutions could end up costing more while not being interoperable with other agencies' systems.
Transportation security solution debuts
Four companies have designed a suite of integrated IT solutions to address transportation security challenges.
Thinking outside the box
For government resellers and distributors, the phrase "selling boxes" is no longer politically correct. The government is emphasizing solution-oriented purchasing these days, and resellers and distributors are changing to meet this need.
CD-ROM simulations gain foothold
Good acting and high drama are making interactive training a success. Sharon Sloane is president and CEO of WILL Interactive Inc., which, with the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit created a new video-based simulation CD-ROM, "The Incident," in which users see how the decisions they make for the chief hostage negotiator play out in a true-to-life scenario, but before lives lie in the balance.
Serious about enterprise architecture
The Office of Management and Budget is finally getting serious about enterprise architecture, according to government and industry officials.
NMCI: Cleaning up the Navy's act
In little more than a year, prime contractor EDS has uncovered tens of thousands of legacy applications at Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program sites. Rick Rosenburg is leading the EDS effort to streamline and integrate the networks of the two services.
NMCI: Cleaning up the Navy's act
In little more than a year, prime contractor EDS has uncovered tens of thousands of legacy applications at Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program sites.
Lockheed Martin gets Chinese air traffic control deal
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $10.7 million contract to provide seven air traffic control automation systems to China.
CD-ROM simulations gain foothold
The FBI employee benefits information session is about to begin when Tom asks Pete, "What do you say if some dude's got a gun, and he's got someone hostage, and he says, 'I want a getaway car in 60 seconds or she dies.' "
CIA pilots e-mail application
In-Q-Tel, a Central Intelligence Agency initiative that invests in companies with technologies the agency may use, has signed a licensing agreement with Zaplet Inc., Redwood Shores, Calif.
eArmyU meets first-year goals, expands
The Army's virtual university for enlisted soldiers, eArmyU, met its first-year enrollment goals, providing online college courses to more than 12,000 students in 2001, the Army announced. "We are meeting our goals to create technology-savvy soldiers to support Army transformation, succeed on the digitized battlefield, enhance retention and help soldiers achieve academic degrees while they serve," said Thomas White, secretary of the Army.
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