Defense IT official says talk on software quality is cheap
SALT LAKE CITY'With the military planning to guide even individual grenades using embedded applications, how can the armed forces ensure software quality?
DOD officials add Salt Lake air to IT conference
Some 1,500 software developers, program managers and acquisition officers from the Defense Department gathered last week in Salt Lake City for the 13th annual Software Technology Conference, jointly sponsored by the armed services and the Defense Information Systems Agency. Many attended the traditional opening-night gala for food, drink and networking.
DID YOU HEAR
E-mail zombies. A quiz in the Spring 2001 issue of the Navy's Chips magazine scores users on their affinity for e-mail communications. Is there any other kind? But seriously, Chips offers sage psychological advice to those who commit no-nos such as sending so-called blastograms to more than 10 addressees or informing staff of program cuts by e-mail. Better do that F2F'face to face.
Commuter finds Jornada perfect fit for handling e-mail
When Randy Headrick settles into his seat on the subway in Arlington, Va., for a 45-minute journey home, he pulls out his Jornada 720 handheld PC from Hewlett-Packard Co., opens its clamshell case and begins answering his e-mail.
Census site makes quick work of stats
How many people live in Oregon? An open-source Web site at <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov">quickfacts.census.gov</a> serves up an instant answer: 3.42 million.
Call system queues calls by voice mail
Microlog Corp. has added a new wrinkle to its flagship uniQue call center system: Callers can hold their place in queue with a voice message.
CIO Council to seek funding
The Chief Information Officers Council plans to ask President Bush to establish an intergovernmental fund for crosscutting programs and will share other electronic-government concerns with the new administration, Treasury Department CIO James Flyzik said recently.
Bush presses on with his plans for missile system
President Bush last week pushed his plans to reinvigorate the government's National Missile Defense System, calling on allies to work with the United States to replace the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
At JAG's behest, Navy reviews Osprey's software
While four Marines aboard a V-22 Osprey frantically pushed a software reset button last December, the tilt-rotor aircraft flew into a frenzy.
AF casts off legacy app
Combine a 20-year-old computer, an off-the-shelf database application and frustrated users. What do you get? The Air Force Military Personnel Data System.
Bush turns to temps at OMB
MAY 4—The Bush administration is hiring temporary help to fill voids in management at the Office of Management and Budget.
GAO: Project to share patients' records is off course
MAY 3—The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments have made little progress in creating a system that will let them share patient health data, the General Accounting Office said in a report released Tuesday.
THE 50 STATES
ANALYZE THIS. The Madison Police Department is using Video Enhancement Service Center from Intergraph Corp. of Huntsville to analyze video used as evidence in criminal cases.
DOD gives thumbs-up to latest DMS version
MAY 2'The latest version of the Defense Message System got the green light last week from Leonard Wells, the acting Defense Department chief information officer.
Micron PC and government units sold to buyout firm
MAY 2—Gores Technology Group, a private investment firm in Los Angeles, has announced a purchase agreement for the PC manufacturing and government systems units of Micron Electronics Inc. of Nampa, Idaho.
Cyberattack takes down STB site
MAY 2—The Surface Transportation Board Web site remained offline today after being hacked yesterday. The agency was unable to post board decisions or send e-mail.
Bush discusses missile defense plan
MAY 2—President Bush pushed a step further in his plans to develop a national missile defense system and called on allies to work with the United States to replace the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Freeh to step down as FBI chief
MAY 1—After 27 years of federal service and nearly eight years as the FBI director, Louis J. Freeh announced today that he will retire next month.
IBM gears up for autonomic networks
MAY 1—IBM Corp.'s Project eLiza will produce enterprise software and hardware that are self-managing, in the manner of the human autonomic nervous system, said Irving Wladawsky-Berger, the company's vice president for technology and strategy.
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