DOD calls for reinforcements
'Uncle Sam wants you,' demanded the old war poster. The Pentagon had a new take on the saying last month, when it made a plea for help from the IT industry in the war on terrorism.
Davis plans services buying reform bill
Agencies can expect Congress and the General Accounting Office to pay even more attention to mission-critical IT systems and disaster recovery plans early next year.
War on terrorism speeds many federal IT plans
The war on terrorism has brought a greater sense of urgency and cooperation to many federal IT efforts, several senior systems officials said last month.
Software seeks hits matching terrorist list
A data integration company has introduced an application to aid agencies and companies that are required to match the Treasury Department's list of terrorist suspects against their own records.
New version of Nimda strikes federal courts
A new generation of the Nimda worm infected systems at federal courts in Miami late last month.
IRS contract employee jailed for sabotage
An employee of an IRS subcontractor who sabotaged IRS computers at the agency's New Carollton, Md., office has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $109,000.
VOA broadens Afghan access on news portal
To reach more Afghan citizens, the Voice of America has expanded its newscasts in the Pashto, Dari, Urdu, Uzbek and Farsi languages common in and near Afganistan.
Ashcroft pushes data sharing
The Justice Department aims to expand information sharing among federal, state and local organizations, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.
Army upgrades notebook PCs, servers via BPA
The Army renewed its Desktop and Mobile Computing-1 contract this month with its first $1 million order under a blanket purchasing agreement with Intelligent Decisions Inc. of Chantilly, Va.
Gates says the tablet PC will lead by 2006
Speaking at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas last week, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates predicted a very different computing and networking landscape within five years.
EPA launches energy spec during Comdex
The Environmental Protection Agency and Intel Corp. used last week's Comdex show in Las Vegas to kick off the IAPC program. "Instantly available PC" is a specification under which PCs consume 15 watts of power while on standby, yet are able to receive communications and reawaken in the state they were in at power-down.
PACKET RAT
The Rat isn't very fond of wireless technology. Ever since he discovered that he could cook his lunch by leaving it near Marconi's workbench, he has regarded with suspicion any device that blasts out radio-frequency energy.
UNSCRAMBLE
DEFENSE TRAINING
DID YOU HEAR
Too close for comfort? Internet guru Esther Dyson, chairwoman of EDventure Holdings Inc., worries about overzealous application of the Justice Department's new surveillance powers. At last week's Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Dyson warned, 'There may be six degrees of separation between you and Britney Spears, but only four degrees between you and some guy looking at your records.'
IT chiefs cover a lot of ground at IAC meeting
Government IT leaders covered the spectrum of hot topics in information management last month at the Industry Advisory Council's Executive Leadership Conference in Hershey, Pa.
Ex-lawmakers recommend biometric smart cards to track foreign nationals
Three former members of Congress today told the House Government Reform subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations that the United States should track foreign visitors via identification cards that require fingerprint or iris scans.
People on the Move
Linda Burek has left her job as deputy assistant attorney general for IRM and deputy CIO at the Justice Department to take over as CIO of Maryland. She replaces Alisoun K. Moore.
Feinstein-Kyl visa bill stresses value of biometrics
To prevent terrorists from entering the United States, the Immigration and Naturalization Service needs to use biometrics, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) said this week at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information.
Who's in charge of wireless LAN defense?
It's easy to connect small computing devices to the agency LAN, or even to set up temporary wireless networks, as long as the portable clients are within about 2,000 feet of an access point.
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