FBI launches Net-tapping tool
The FBI this month rolled out a new evidence-gathering tool that will let it collect information about suspects from Internet transmissions.
PeopleSoft gets Net-ready
PeopleSoft Inc. has rewritten its enterprise resource planning software to eliminate all traces of the original client-server architecture, officials of the Pleasanton, Calif., company said this month.
Sprint runs VBA data service
The Veterans Benefits Administration has moved all of its data services onto Sprint Corp.'s FTS 2001 network, agency officials announced this month.
Will smart cards deter fraud?
Smart cards, long expected to secure portable information and eliminate fraud in electronic commerce, are susceptible to cracking, Secret Service special agent George Ryan told an audience at this month's e-Gov conference in Washington.
FBI gets new systems chief
Veteran IBM Corp. executive Bob E. Dies has been named assistant director of the FBI's Information Resources Division.
GSA awards Denver MAA
The General Services Administration has awarded local phone service contracts for the Denver area to AT&T Corp., Qwest Communications Inc. of Denver and WinStar Communications Inc. of New York.
SSA creates new Web service
The Social Security Administration now lets senior citizens apply for replacement Medicare cards online.
Securities commission integrates PKI into EDGAR
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently integrated public-key infrastructure technology into its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.
Risks rise as network links do, security experts say
ATLANTA'As agencies become increasingly dependent on networks, they must realize that their systems are only as secure as the weakest link, security experts warned last week.
Security questions lead State to dump custom app
Concerned about security risks, the State Department has replaced a custom budgeting database program installed at 170 embassies around the globe with Microsoft Excel 97.
Hackers face trial for breaching NASA systems
Authorities this month arrested a 20-year-old New York man and a Long Island, N.Y., teen-ager on charges stemming from separate hacking incidents at NASA facilities.
IRS chiefs agree: Failure again is not an option
The IRS this month established the Business Systems Modernization Office to oversee its 15-year effort to overhaul its information technology infrastructure.
New GSA program uses e-mail solicitations
Facing pressure from online auction sites, the General Services Administration this summer will launch a program to let agencies e-mail their product requirements to a group of vendors.
Hill panel OKs $105m for Customs upgrade
The House Appropriations Committee last week approved a spending bill that would allocate $105 million for the much-debated Customs Service modernization.
Defense's security clearance database fails
The system that manages security investigations for Defense Department employees and contractors recently was down for two weeks after a database overload led the system to shut down automatically.
NASA holds contractors to safety, security rules
NASA contractors will be cashing smaller checks if they fail to maintain safety and security standards under a new contracting rule.
Cisco Catalyst switches give users flexibility
The Cisco Catalyst 2900 XL series is a line of managed 10/100-Mbps auto-sensing switches that provide network design flexibility.
Layer 2 switches
f your legacy Ethernet LANs are stretched to the breaking point under the weight of new users, servers and high-end applications, try replacing old Ethernet hubs with one or more 10/100-Mbps Ethernet switches.
INTERVIEW: Rodney C. Adkins, IBM's futurist
Rodney C. Adkins, IBM Corp.'s general manager for Web servers, has spent his entire career with Big Blue.
Campbell: Keep SIPRnet separate from NIPRnet
When not speaking about his favorite pet peeve'lack of bandwidth'Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell likes to talk about security.
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