Baltimore-Washington ranks among country's top five areas for certified IT professionals
The federal government's IT work force crisis reflects the entire nation's lack of certified specialists, according to the Cyber Defense IQ Report from Brainbench Inc. of Chantilly, Va.
Local area telecom contracts awarded for Detroit
The General Services Administration has awarded local telecommunications service contracts for federal customers in Detroit to SBC Global Services Inc. of San Antonio and to Winstar Communications Inc. of New York.
Report urges Congress to make legislative branch compliant with Section 508
The Board of Directors of the Compliance Office has recommended that Congress order all legislative branch entities to become Section 508 compliant.
Justice launches systems integration site
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has launched a Web site that weaves together information about systems integration for criminal justice agencies, especially at the state and local level.
Cuviello: No more islands of enterprises
An Army executive CIO board has been visiting different commands over recent months to learn and share best business practices, said Army CIO Lt. Gen. Peter M. Cuviello, in an effort to take the service from 'information hoarding to knowledge sharing.'
Wisconsin uses Internet to aid homeowners
Wisconsin has unveiled a program for prospective homeowners to prequalify for mortgages using a Web service operated by the state's Housing and Economic Development Authority. The program is the first such service offered by a state housing authority, officials said.
Geographic information standard gains approval
A spatial data standard that was originally developed by the Army Corps of Engineers recently gained approval from the National Committee for IT Standards.
Multibillion-dollar deal will add two satellites to Milstar
The Air Force has announced a $2.69 billion contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop two advanced extremely high frequency communications satellites and a ground command and control system to further the Defense Department's Milstar program.
Dell starts 2-processor server at $1,399
Although it costs about the same as a desktop PC, the Dell PowerEdge 1500SC server has dual 1.13-GHz Pentium III processors, a 1-Gbps data bus and hot-plug drives. That's because Dell is 'on a tear' to capture workgroup server leadership, said Subo Guha, director of enterprise product marketing. Federal buyers get a 6 percent discount on General Services Administration IT Schedule.
Terrorism war tests DOD's capacity for data sharing
As recently as the Gulf War, military communication systems did not speak to one another. But in Afghanistan, the services are equipped with interoperable IT systems that increase the power of information by sharing it.
23 e-gov projects to fight for funds
The 23 e-government initiatives recently endorsed by the Office of Management and Budget [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_31/news/17360-1.html">GCN, Oct. 22, Page 1</a>] must now enter into further competition for funding.
Carrier's net runs aground
The first aircraft carrier outfitted with the Navy's Integrated Communications and Advanced Network has reported that ICAN is not yet ready for duty.
Two apps assist USDA food safety inspectors
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service safeguards America's food supply by fighting pests and diseases. The agency improved that capability this year by upgrading systems for two APHIS entities, Veterinary Services and Plant Protection and Quarantine.
CSC to do network services for NLM
The National Library of Medicine has awarded a task order to Computer Sciences Corp. to provide computing and network services.
BLM app takes final step to the Web
With the June launch of GeoCommunicator, a portal that offers geographic and land-related information, the Bureau of Land Management has completed the first module of its National Integrated Land System project.
Company wants to link homeland security, e-gov
One of the digital certificate suppliers for the Federal Bridge Certification Authority this month proposed linking homeland security to e-government via broad security policy mapping.
O'Keefe named to head NASA
Sean O'Keefe, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been nominated as the new administrator of NASA, the White House announced last week.
NMCI rolling out, ready for testing
LAS VEGAS'The Navy last week switched the first 650 computers from its existing network to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Government gets a collective F for its IT security
The government's overall grade for IT security fell from a D- to an F this year, according to a congressional report card released earlier this month.
New technologies fortify antiterrorism efforts
The Defense Department is pursuing various IT applications on the home front to further aid medical and emergency efforts both on and off the battlefield.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.