PocketBlue walks D.C. beat
Federal and local law enforcement agencies in the Washington area have accepted 90 handheld devices from Aether Systems Inc. of Marlborough, Mass., to test the PocketBlue program for real-time wireless communication.
Lifespan of IT assets should be two years, council says
The five-year lifetime of most computer equipment is still about the same as it was 20 years ago, the Information Technology Industry Council told Congress today in comments on an economic stimulus bill. Instead of five years, the council recommended replacing PCs, peripherals, servers, hubs, bridges, switches and routers every two years.
IBM builds encryption, wireless access into PCs
An embedded security subsystem in new IBM Corp. NetVista and ThinkPad PCs automatically encrypts files, e-mail and user keys. The notebook systems also have built-in IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet, and the redesigned ThinkPad A30p has Bluetooth short-range networking.
NOAA generates 3-D images of the attack sites
As cleanup continues at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created 3-D models of the debris to help workers locate buried foundations, stairwells, elevator shafts and utility connections.
FAA appeals IT pay raise ruling by arbitrator
Although an independent arbitrator ruled in August that the Federal Aviation Administration must give its computer specialists the same pay raise other feds received last November, FAA still disagrees.
Treasury aims at terrorists' pocketbooks
The Federal Reserve for decades has operated one of the world's most secure networks'the real-time Fedwire funds transfer service used by more than 10,000 banks. But to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is relying on a toll-free telephone number and faxes, not computer networks.
HHS to integrate Medicare accounting
The Health and Human Services Department yesterday launched a long-term project, worth up to $328.4 million, to unify Medicare's multiple accounting systems. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contracted with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. of New York to act as systems integrator for the new Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System.
Compaq announces per-seat PC deals
Compaq Computer Corp. is selling new Evo desktop and notebook PCs through per-seat deals, starting at $99 a month, that include help desk assistance, technology updates and asset reporting services.
HUD concurs with GAO criticism of software acquisitions
The General Accounting Office today said 'immature software acquisition capability' is putting Housing and Urban Development Department projects at risk.
Vendors donate time, equipment to help government
Some vendors are loaning equipment and technical assistance to government organizations that suffered losses from last week's terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
IRS preps Web for quarterly tax payments
When the IRS this month added a Web component to its 5-year-old Electronic Federal Tax Payment System [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_27/inbrief/17024-1.html">GCN, Sept. 10, Page 7</a>], tax processing intermediaries cheered louder than taxpayers.
Agencies and vendors offer aid after attacks
Tuesday's terrorist attacks brought an unprecedented outpouring of help from citizens, agencies and businesses. Health and Human Services secretary Tommy G. Thompson activated the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and sent teams of workers and tons of rescue equipment and supplies to New York.
Vendors power down hot PCs
Gateway Inc. and other PC makers have reacted promptly to President Bush's call for more energy-efficient appliances by adding LCDs and additional heat ducting to new 2-GHz desktop computers.
NIST takes its hits, will share security skills
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, overseer of federal security standards, tries to set a good example of online invulnerability and will share that expertise through a new audit service.
Justice retreats on Microsoft breakup
After a three-year pitched battle in the courts, the Justice Department's Antitrust Division today announced it would no longer try to break up Microsoft Corp., which an appeals court earlier this year declared to have an illegal monopoly in the PC operating system market.
AF will deduct delinquent card balances from pay
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service in October will start making involuntary deductions from the pay of government credit cardholders among the Air Force's 8,000 personnel if their accounts become more than 90 days overdue.
Apple opens a SmartPay virtual store
Apple Computer Inc. last week opened a portion of its online product store specifically for users of the General Services Administration's SmartPay credit card, and John MacKinnon, director of Apple federal sales, said it will carry 'a little bit of everything.'
Adobe adds forms signer to Acrobat 5.0
Agencies that already use Adobe Portable Document Format can add digital signature capability for $39 per seat, Adobe Systems Inc. announced today.
Copyright Office modernizes its search system
The Copyright Office this week replaced its old Telnet search system with Web-based searching for copyright information about books, music recordings, movies, software and other works.
Creative contracting turns wheels at Treasury, deputy CIO says
A decisive board of information technology chiefs and other officials from Treasury Department bureaus is voting new initiatives up or down and deciding how to spend IT money, deputy chief information officer Mayi Canales said today at a symposium in Washington.
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