DOD office gets grip on its IT
The Defense Department's principal contract management organization is implementing Unicenter TNG from Computer Associates International Inc. to monitor and maintain information technology management processes, resources and events internationally.
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An Army directorate awarded an eight-year $114 million contract to Logicon Inc. of Herndon, Va., to provide training services, and technical and exercise planning support for battle simulations.
When it comes to Web site vandalism, attackers target Microsoft software
Server software from Microsoft Corp. is the favored target of vandals who deface Web pages, according to a spokesman for <a href="http://Attrition.org">Attrition.org</a>, a computer security site.
State to automate travel info
The State Department has acquired a departmentwide license for OAG Worldwide's Official Traveler information system.
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Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere database app gains C2 certification
The government has granted C2 security certification to Sybase Inc.'s small-footprint database application for workgroups and remote offices.
GAO blasts Corps of Engineers' security weakness
Citing computer control flaws at the Army Corps of Engineers' data centers, the General Accounting Office says the corps has left an electronic door open to hackers as well as legitimate users.
Army group inks plan for e-signatures
Sometime next year, 40,000 employees of the Army Medical Command will start signing thousands of routine forms electronically.
NTIA implements secure VPN for remote users
As part of its Digital Department initiative, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration is implementing a secure virtual private network. The new VPN will grant secure remote access to NTIA users domestically and internationally, officials said.
Census deems its assistive technology pilot a success
The Census Bureau has chalked up as a success its pilot of an interface tool that increased productivity among disabled volunteer users.
Guidelines for Section 508 expected by January
Guidelines to help agencies comply with the Section 508 directive that information technology be accessible to disabled users will likely be ready by January.
Team for Navy intranet buy gets shipshape
The subcontractors are rolling in for the Navy's $6.9 billion information technology outsourcing contract.
Customs' systems redo is back on solid ground
The Customs Service by next week expects to release a request for proposals for development of the long-awaited Automated Commercial Environment.
EPA uses grants to push streamlined reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency's One Stop Reporting program this month moved nine states closer to its goal of having all 50 states participate in the agency's plan to streamline environmental reporting.
GSA develops app to help agencies use PKI
The General Services Administration has developed an application to help agencies integrate public-key infrastructures into online services.
Feds face 2-GHz band squeeze
The White House this month told agencies to surrender some radio spectrum to third-generation, or 3G, wireless communications uses.
Coast Guard gets R&D assist
The Coast Guard has tapped three companies to provide technical support for its R&D Center in Groton, Conn.
DOD signs up for WITS 2001
The Defense Department plans to use the nonmandatory Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 2001 contract for its Washington-area telecommunications needs.
HUD map site draws a crowd
A Web union between the Housing and Urban Development Department and the Environmental Protection Agency has produced a hit'or, more precisely, a lot of hits.
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