People on the Move
Gordon England, a 30-year veteran of the defense and technology industries, was sworn in late last month as the 72nd secretary of the Navy during a brief ceremony at the Pentagon.
DynCorp will do $51m upgrade of FBI network
The FBI last month awarded a $51 million contract to DynCorp for the information technology and transport network components of its Trilogy program.
FAA prepares to award ocean monitoring pact
The Federal Aviation Administration and Lockheed Martin Corp. are putting the final touches on a deal to replace air traffic management systems at three control centers.
FBI site urges visitors to turn to Page Two
Visitors to the FBI's Web site can read in-depth articles on the bureau and other topics in a new feature called Page Two.
SSA sets up a Web site that's for women only
The Social Security Administration this month launched a Web feature designed to provide women information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.
Beef group cries foul
The Agriculture Department's market news reporting system miscalculated wholesale beef prices for six weeks, the department said.
Itanium-based units are nearly ready to ship
The first servers and workstations built around the long-awaited 64-bit Itanium processor will roll off production lines next week.
NetHawk VPN hardware gets FIPS approval
NetHawk virtual private network hardware from Cylink Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., has received certification under Federal Information Processing Standard 140-1 for encrypting sensitive but unclassified information.
SEC mulls over regulation of financial sites
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering how to distinguish between Web sites that offer investment information and online brokerages looking to drum up business.
OF THE PEOPLE
With the rapid pace of change in technology, federal information technology and program managers face big challenges in making sound investments in IT resources.
GIS illustrates demographic data for USDA
Life is easier for employees at the Agriculture Department's Office of Community Development.
Free Java IDEs give you more than you paid for
Novice Java developers rarely invest money in an integrated development environment.
To improve page speed, go easy on time-wasting graphics
A picture is worth a thousand words, but too many pictures can make a Web site essentially unusable.
Tools to fine-tune Web sites
In the rush to create Web sites that grant access to legacy data, it's important not to overlook one vital task'maintaining the Web pages themselves.
Navy carefully upgrades European network management
The Navy is automating its European network management from the Mediterranean to the North Sea by monitoring performance and pushing software over a virtual private network.
Vermont is ground zero for Guard's IT training
Three years ago, Vermont's unit of the Army National Guard set up an instructional center to train soldiers and reservists in information operations.
A migration app is a hit at USPS, OPM
The Office of Personnel Management and the Postal Service are managing software on their network clients with a migration application from Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah.
Records agencies face a digital tsunami
Federal records agencies are banding together to deal with the exponential growth of digital documents.
@INFO.POLICY
To many people's surprise, the health privacy rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department became final in April.
Foundry products anticipate 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Prior to the release of a 10-Gbps Ethernet specification, Foundry Networks Inc. has introduced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products for its BigIron Layer 3 switch.
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.