State will unveil upgraded Web site next month
The State Department will give Web site users a new look by the end of next month, as it moves into the last phase of one of its largest Web development projects ever.
CIO Council to begin mentoring program
The administration is continuing its quest to find solutions to the federal information technology work force crisis.
SAMHSA site tells how to keep offices drug free
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has launched a Web site to help agencies and companies keep their workplaces free of drug abuse.
Who's owner of FirstGov database? Not Uncle Sam
Millionaire philanthropist Eric Brewer owns the FirstGov database of federal Web sites'and in 2003, he'll take it back.
DOD wants to engage the future
The Defense Department's oft-stated vision for the future of combat thrusts information technology to the fore, embracing concepts such as network-centric warfare and digital battlefields.
BTS releases nationwide geographic database
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics last month released a set of nationwide geographic information system data about transportation facilities.
USDA puts research on menu
The Agriculture Department last month launched a new Web site to provide information about food safety research.
Web software zeroes in on real-time
The Federal Aviation Administration recently began using aircraft situation displays at operational centers in Atlanta, Kansas City, Mo., and San Diego.
Where some the Defense Department's top systems projects stand
Defense Message System. On July 20, DISA began upgrading its backbone infrastructure to DMS Version 3.0, program manager Jerry Bennis said. The version is currently going through developmental testing. Last Friday, the version was scheduled for fielding at several operational test sites.
'Quick! The chief needs a new axle for the jeep'
Even the most mobile military unit can be slowed by vehicle breakdowns, especially if supply lines for spare parts are sluggish.
DLA takes an industry approach to modernize, handle business on Web
With an aging work force and two increasingly expensive Cobol mainframe systems to maintain, the Defense Logistics Agency in 1998 turned to industry when it decided to modernize.
Researcher gives voice to digital warfighting
When Lockwood Reed speaks, computers listen. Reed is project engineer of the interactive speech technology program for the Army's Communications-Electronics Command's Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDEC) at Fort Monmouth, N.J.
HUD plans for a major IT tune-up
The Housing and Urban Development Department next week plans to issue a final solicitation to overhaul and run HUD's systems infrastructure.
IG's qualms stall DOT financial system rollout
The Transportation Department has delayed the rollout of a new financial system based on critical findings by its inspector general.
NSF OKs supercomputer teragrid
The National Science Foundation has given a green light to what could be the largest supercomputing infrastructure ever.
Military traffic command picks financial suite
The Military Traffic Management Command will replace its 1970s proprietary financial system with an Oracle Corp. application.
VA awards two services pacts for data center
The Veterans Affairs Department this month awarded a $650 million contract to Logicon Inc. and a $34.55 million contract to Research Dynamics Inc. for systems services at VA's Austin Automation Center.
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