The Army aims to recruit, train and retain information technology specialists. Network security will be the next big challenge, officials say, and it will make dealing with the year 2000 look easy. NASA center creates in-air scenarios. The IRS this summer will upgrade its image processing system, which since 1995 has gathered data from simple tax forms. Agriculture nears completion of its telecommunications infrastructure.
Data warehouses improve decision-making skills say experts.
GSA and the CIO Council develop a training program to teach strategic thinking on IT issues. The Patent and Trademark Office is seeking small businesses for desktop PC contracts. The GCN Lab takes a close look at four portable multimedia projectors. WinFax Pro remains the fax-software champ. Cyber-Sign is write on with verifying most signatures.