Route Fifty

FedCIRC signs up two companies to help with security incidents

The Federal Computer Incident Response Center has awarded contracts to two companies for security incident operations.

By GCN
May 17, 2001

IBM inherits federal users with its purchase of Informix Corp.

IBM Corp. last month acquired Informix Software of Westborough, Mass., the database management and data warehousing division of Informix Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., for $1 billion in cash.

By GCN
May 17, 2001

IRS gets PC bargains in reverse auction

MAY 17In one of the largest reverse auctions yet, the IRS this week saved 49 percent on desktop and notebook PCs plus installation services.

By GCN
May 17, 2001

Durability ranks high among printer users

Workgroup laser printers are the workhorses of an enterprise. They're expected to keep running day after day, week after week, year after year.

By GCN
May 17, 2001

INTERVIEW: Kathleen A. Rundle, USDA Kansas City IT maven

Kathleen A. Rundle is associate chief information officer for the National Information Technology Center in Kansas City, Mo., and manages it as a wide-ranging fee-for-service IT business.

By GCN
May 17, 2001

Is Windows XP worth the eXPerience?

Microsoft Corp. is putting lots of marketing effort into Windows XP, the desktop operating system nicknamed after expert users.

By GCN
May 16, 2001

MetaFrame lets techs control networks remotely

If an enterprise user can telecommute, why can't a network administrator?

By GCN
May 16, 2001

DISA general calls for accountability

SAN DIEGO'If a soldier, sailor, pilot or Marine fails to follow protocol in protecting Defense Department systems from intrusion, he or she should be held accountable, because the failure threatens the entire network.

By GCN
May 16, 2001

Support for high-tech recon plane goes online

Until recently, scheduling one of the Air Force's most sophisticated spy planes, the U-2, for maintenance or an overhaul depended on a mix of ordinary communications such as faxes, phone calls and e-mail messages.

By GCN
May 16, 2001

SSA devotes new site to benefits information for women

MAY 16The Social Security Administration has launched a Web site for women that provides information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.

By GCN
May 16, 2001

Postal Service picks Lockheed for upgrade

MAY 15The Postal Service has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Distribution Technologies unit of Owego, N.Y., to upgrade USPS's Integrated Data System in a contract valued at $16 million.

By GCN
May 15, 2001

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FedCIRC signs up two companies to help with security incidents

The Federal Computer Incident Response Center has awarded contracts to two companies for security incident operations.

IBM inherits federal users with its purchase of Informix Corp.

IBM Corp. last month acquired Informix Software of Westborough, Mass., the database management and data warehousing division of Informix Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., for $1 billion in cash.

CYBER EYE

Brian D. Snow, technical director of the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate, stood before the RSA Conference 2001 in San Francisco last month and made his familiar plea.

IP In Space

As government and commercial networks reach out into space, NASA is looking for protocols that can transmit data to satellites, the International Space Station and beyond.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

As an Air Force manpower analyst who has worked on two OMB Circular A-76 studies so far, I was interested to read your well-balanced article on the Lackland Air Force Base's A-76 controversy [<a href="http://gcn.com/vol20_no8/news/4000-1.html"><i>GCN</i>, April 16, Page 1</a>].

EDITORIAL

There's nothing like an outlandish piece of legislation to focus the mind.

IRS gets PC bargains in reverse auction

MAY 17In one of the largest reverse auctions yet, the IRS this week saved 49 percent on desktop and notebook PCs plus installation services.

Durability ranks high among printer users

Workgroup laser printers are the workhorses of an enterprise. They're expected to keep running day after day, week after week, year after year.

INTERVIEW: Kathleen A. Rundle, USDA Kansas City IT maven

Kathleen A. Rundle is associate chief information officer for the National Information Technology Center in Kansas City, Mo., and manages it as a wide-ranging fee-for-service IT business.

OF THE PEOPLE

Almost weekly, a new call goes out across the land for the appointment of a governmentwide chief information officer. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) recently introduced a bill to do just that.

EDGAR, a modernization model

After successfully retiring the legacy filing system at the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Rick Heroux has a word of advice for federal agencies and departments facing even bigger projects.

Webcam can mind the door

Circumventing a firewall is one thing. Picking a door lock is something different. Wouldn't it be nice to catch physical break-ins with a simple networked device?

Is Windows XP worth the eXPerience?

Microsoft Corp. is putting lots of marketing effort into Windows XP, the desktop operating system nicknamed after expert users.

MetaFrame lets techs control networks remotely

If an enterprise user can telecommute, why can't a network administrator?

GIS software is on the move

Geographic information systems are moving from mainframes to desktop PCs with a vengeance.

DISA general calls for accountability

SAN DIEGO'If a soldier, sailor, pilot or Marine fails to follow protocol in protecting Defense Department systems from intrusion, he or she should be held accountable, because the failure threatens the entire network.

INCOMING

The Army has awarded Anteon Corp. a contract worth $47 million over nine years to provide operational and administrative support for battle simulation centers.

Support for high-tech recon plane goes online

Until recently, scheduling one of the Air Force's most sophisticated spy planes, the U-2, for maintenance or an overhaul depended on a mix of ordinary communications such as faxes, phone calls and e-mail messages.

SSA devotes new site to benefits information for women

MAY 16The Social Security Administration has launched a Web site for women that provides information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.

Postal Service picks Lockheed for upgrade

MAY 15The Postal Service has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Distribution Technologies unit of Owego, N.Y., to upgrade USPS's Integrated Data System in a contract valued at $16 million.

The Federal Computer Incident Response Center has awarded contracts to two companies for security incident operations.

IBM Corp. last month acquired Informix Software of Westborough, Mass., the database management and data warehousing division of Informix Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., for $1 billion in cash.

Brian D. Snow, technical director of the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate, stood before the RSA Conference 2001 in San Francisco last month and made his familiar plea.

As government and commercial networks reach out into space, NASA is looking for protocols that can transmit data to satellites, the International Space Station and beyond.

As an Air Force manpower analyst who has worked on two OMB Circular A-76 studies so far, I was interested to read your well-balanced article on the Lackland Air Force Base's A-76 controversy [<a href="http://gcn.com/vol20_no8/news/4000-1.html"><i>GCN</i>, April 16, Page 1</a>].

There's nothing like an outlandish piece of legislation to focus the mind.

MAY 17&#151;In one of the largest reverse auctions yet, the IRS this week saved 49 percent on desktop and notebook PCs plus installation services.

Workgroup laser printers are the workhorses of an enterprise. They're expected to keep running day after day, week after week, year after year.

Kathleen A. Rundle is associate chief information officer for the National Information Technology Center in Kansas City, Mo., and manages it as a wide-ranging fee-for-service IT business.

Almost weekly, a new call goes out across the land for the appointment of a governmentwide chief information officer. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) recently introduced a bill to do just that.

After successfully retiring the legacy filing system at the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Rick Heroux has a word of advice for federal agencies and departments facing even bigger projects.

Circumventing a firewall is one thing. Picking a door lock is something different. Wouldn't it be nice to catch physical break-ins with a simple networked device?

Microsoft Corp. is putting lots of marketing effort into Windows XP, the desktop operating system nicknamed after expert users.

If an enterprise user can telecommute, why can't a network administrator?

Geographic information systems are moving from mainframes to desktop PCs with a vengeance.

SAN DIEGO'If a soldier, sailor, pilot or Marine fails to follow protocol in protecting Defense Department systems from intrusion, he or she should be held accountable, because the failure threatens the entire network.

The Army has awarded Anteon Corp. a contract worth $47 million over nine years to provide operational and administrative support for battle simulation centers.

Until recently, scheduling one of the Air Force's most sophisticated spy planes, the U-2, for maintenance or an overhaul depended on a mix of ordinary communications such as faxes, phone calls and e-mail messages.

MAY 16&#151;The Social Security Administration has launched a Web site for women that provides information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.

MAY 15&#151;The Postal Service has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Distribution Technologies unit of Owego, N.Y., to upgrade USPS's Integrated Data System in a contract valued at $16 million.

MAY 17In one of the largest reverse auctions yet, the IRS this week saved 49 percent on desktop and notebook PCs plus installation services.

MAY 16The Social Security Administration has launched a Web site for women that provides information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.

MAY 15The Postal Service has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Distribution Technologies unit of Owego, N.Y., to upgrade USPS's Integrated Data System in a contract valued at $16 million.