Navy opens second intranet support hub
SAN DIEGO'With more than 757 miles of fiber and copper cable in place to link network servers, desktop computers, data storage units and external connections, the second of two major hubs for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet went online last week.
House nips at NMCI budget request
If the House Armed Services Committee has its way, the Marine Corps will be released from the $6.9 billion outsourcing program that links the Navy and Marines to a single, enterprisewide intranet.
Son of Code Red is wilier
Most agencies have already protected their systems from a new Internet worm that exploits the same server flaw as the Code Red worm. The new worm installs a back door that leaves infected machines open to future exploitation.
Bill would let feds try industry jobs
Human capital management is an art, an art that the government simply does not seem to have when it comes to information technology'or so argues Rep. Tom Davis.
IRS reaches first modernization goal
When its $74 million Customer Communications Project 2001 went live July 27, the IRS achieved the first goal of its modernization blueprint.
GAO audit pokes holes in Commerce's security
Computer networks throughout the Commerce Department are rife with 'significant and pervasive weaknesses,' the General Accounting Office's director of information security told a House subcommittee this month.
EPA and DOE post emissions stats for autos
Two agencies are helping buyers who are looking for a new or used auto that's an environmentally conscious choice.
DISA sets up labs to road test new Unix apps
The Defense Information Systems Agency's Western Hemisphere field organization has established laboratories for its users to sample Unix applications before putting them into production.
ICAT is free to good home for security check
The ICAT security metabase built last year by the National Institute of Standards and Technology is going into the public domain.
Lawmakers will not go on hold for E-911 deadline
A group of 16 House lawmakers last month urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell to take a hard line on enforcing the October deadline for making Enhanced 911 services available to cell phone users and emergency dispatchers.
NASA tests IT on virtual Mars
During a dress rehearsal for future Mars missions, NASA and Army personnel and members of the Mars Society are testing a wireless technology designed for use on the red planet.
NIST software helps feds sort confiscated files
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will bring out the National Software Reference Library next month for federal law enforcement agencies.
AF nabs fugitive airman for theft, sale of IT gear
A senior airman who eluded Air Force authorities for 17 months was arrested last month in Luxembourg on charges that he stole more than $110,000 in computer equipment from the service.
OMB exec aims for competitive sourcing in IT
The Bush administration is making a serious move toward electronic government and having public- and private-sector workers compete for jobs to provide citizens better service, a high-level government executive said this month.
PACKET RAT
The Rat decided to catch up on some of his outstanding administrivia. He had a few vendor inquiries to make to help him assemble a plan for his new storage area network, and the World Wide Wait was just not delivering the level of detail that he needed.
UNSCRAMBLE
LAUNCH THAT PROGRAM
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