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Track
Santa Here
Starting Christmas Eve, you can track Santa's location online as
he delivers toys to children over the globe. The tracking program
started 44 years ago thanks to the predecessor of the North American
Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, CO. A local
store advertised a Santa hotline, but the telephone number printed
was that of the Director of Operations for the then Continental
Air Defense Command. When Colonel Harry Shoup received the first
Santa call, he had his staff check radar data to see if Santa was
making his way south from the North Pole. Indeed he was and staff
gave updates to the children who called. When the United States
and Canada formed NORAD in 1957, the organization continued tracking
this important annual airborne mission. This holiday season, volunteers
from Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Base staff the phone
lines, the US Space Command provides satellite information, and
private sector organizations pitch in to support the website.
Federal
Agencies Have Great Kids Pages
If your kids get tired of their holiday toys, give them an online
treat. On this one webpage, you'll find a great collection of government
kids pages. Your children will have fun and learn something, too.
OSHA
Unveils Online Hazard Awareness Advisor
In early January
1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will release
the final version of a unique, "intelligent," diagnostic software
called the Hazard Awareness Advisor for business owners, managers,
and employees. It uses an interactive, expert interview process
to identify likely workplace hazards and the OSHA standards that
address them. The new release follows a stream of web-based applications
that OSHA has introduced in the last few years
VA
Patients Get Face-to-Face Service Across the Miles
Psychiatrist John Lehrmann has face-to-face sessions
with veterans seeking mental health therapy served by Iron Mountain's
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. However,
doctor and patient aren't in the same room. They aren't even in
the same state.
Talking
with the Champions: Gayle F. Gordon, Interior
As chair of the Information Technology Innovation Fund, Gayle Gordon
is Vice President Al Gore's champion for innovative uses of information
technology. The Fund allots seed money to encourage new uses for
IT and improve its cost effectiveness and service delivery. The
Fund committee favors projects that will have multi-agency or nation-wide
impact.
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In This Issue
Tracking Santa
Kids Pages
Hazard Awareness Advisor
VA Across the Miles
Talking With Champions
Back Issues
Vol. 1, No. 9, December 14, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 8, December 7, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 7, November 30, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 6, November 23, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 5, November 16, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 4, November 9, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 3, November 2, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 2, October 26, 1998
Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2, 1998
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