GSA Adds Sales Force To Improve Procurement

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service is expanding efforts to make it easier and cheaper for government agencies to purchase goods and services.

CHANNEL NEWS

GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va., and Resilience Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., have signed an agreement under which GTSI will resell Resilience's line of hardware fault-tolerant servers.

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GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va., and Resilience Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., have signed an agreement under which GTSI will resell Resilience's line of hardware fault-tolerant servers.

INFOTECH AND THE LAW

The federal government recently issued a proposed rule that purports to clarify the long-standing requirement that federal contractors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Unfortunately, the proposed rule, commonly known within industry as the blacklisting regulations, goes dangerously beyond that simple goal.

INFOTECH AND THE LAW

The federal government recently issued a proposed rule that purports to clarify the long-standing requirement that federal contractors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Unfortunately, the proposed rule, commonly known within industry as the blacklisting regulations, goes dangerously beyond that simple goal.

House Judiciary Committee Approves E-Privacy Bill

The House Judiciary Committee Sept. 26 approved legislation making it more difficult for law enforcement officials to track electronic communications and transactions.

Integrator Insider

Commerce Examining Data Centers: The Commerce Department is looking to consolidate its data centers and wants innovative contracting approaches that will allow the agency to take on the project with little up-front expense. Commerce released a request for information that asks contractors to submit information and recommendations. All contracting approaches, including share-in-savings, will be considered, the agency said.

Gelco to Split Company in Two

Gelco Information Network, a provider of travel expense management and other services, has divided into two separate companies to take advantage of the booming e-business industry.

INFOTECH AND THE LAW

The Internet has revolutionized the manner in which goods, services and information are accessed and is now a key component of the U.S. economy. Federal and state regulators generally have been wary of imposing restrictions on the Internet for fear of impeding the new economy's progress and limiting innovation in this area of emerging technologies.

INFOTECH AND THE LAW

The Internet has revolutionized the manner in which goods, services and information are accessed and is now a key component of the U.S. economy. Federal and state regulators generally have been wary of imposing restrictions on the Internet for fear of impeding the new economy's progress and limiting innovation in this area of emerging technologies.

FAA Beefs Up Its Computer Security

The Federal Aviation Administration this month will begin training and certification of up to 250 employees as information systems security professionals.

CAPITAL ROUNDUP

The Information Technology Association of America on Aug. 31 asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard to open the "digital opportunity" to apartment dwellers and tenants in multioccupant buildings by allowing competitive building access to long distance telecommunications carriers.

Industry Hails Senate Vote Approving Normal Trade Relations With China

The Senate last week approved a bill granting permanent normal trade status to China, opening the door for what many high-tech officials believe will be a huge and profitable market.

Former FTS Chief Fischer Looks At Road Behind, Road Ahead

From his new perch as vice president of government solutions at Visa USA, Dennis Fischer sees a government marketplace under continuous change as new players enter and old players rebuild themselves through mergers and acquisitions.

SGI Looks to Regain Its Once-Dominant Foothold

After spending a year getting back to its supercomputer roots, SGI, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc., wants to recapture the heart of high-performance computing and is willing to make some noise doing it.

CHANNEL NEWS

Bitco Enterprises Inc. of Ashburn, Va., an information technology solutions provider to value-added resellers as well as public- and private-sector integrators worldwide, has signed another network storage systems distribution agreement with Maxtor Corp., Milpitas, Calif.

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Bitco Enterprises Inc. of Ashburn, Va., an information technology solutions provider to value-added resellers as well as public- and private-sector integrators worldwide, has signed another network storage systems distribution agreement with Maxtor Corp., Milpitas, Calif.

SAS Institute Aims for the E-Gov Market

SAS Institute Inc. is trying to catch the latest wave in electronic government by launching a new way to help federal, state and local governments electronically deliver information to citizens.

IT Industry Gears Up to Fight Anti-Outsourcing Bill

Unexpected support on Capitol Hill for a bill that would slow or even halt government outsourcing of information technology work has caught industry officials off guard and forced them to rethink how to stop the proposal from gaining any more momentum in this Congress or the next.

Uncle Sam Promotes Innovative Investments

If your new technology is promising but risky and the potential payoff too far in the future to attract venture capitalists, Uncle Sam could be the investor you are looking for.