USGS uses video mapping system to study Turkey earthquake
The Geological Survey used a video mapping system from Red Hen Systems of Fort Collins, Colo., to survey the destruction caused by the huge earthquake that rocked Turkey in August.
Clinton plan would ease export restriction on encryption software
The Clinton administration has proposed rules that would loosen the export restrictions on encryption software.
Air Force plans $1.5b systems integration
Within days, Air Force officials plan to release a request for proposals for a $1.5 billion, 15-year outsourcing contract to integrate the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Space Command's air, missile and space warning systems.
Mineral royalty system will run PeopleSoft app
The Minerals Management Service has chosen Andersen Consulting to modernize a system that manages billions of dollars in mineral royalties.
Will archiving lawsuit go to Supreme Court?
The public interest group that has been fighting to force the National Archives and Records Administration to protect electronic records in their original form will not ask the U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider its case.
Student loan shop gets IT modernization team
The Education Department last week unveiled a student aid management team that includes a chief information officer to oversee the $200 million to $300 million modernization of the department's loan systems.
Java and its competitors
The hype around Java has fizzled out, but the technology has managed to survive and become something even its originators never dreamed of'a server platform.
Classroom XXI puts soldiers at head of class
The Army is building a systems network that eventually will provide computerized training at 270 Army classrooms nationwide and tens of thousands of soldiers.'
SPAWAR builds backbone to shore up lines of communication
The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is developing a low-cost backbone for line-of-sight radio communications using land, sea and satellite links in an effort to provide interoperable wideband communications.
Spectrum of duties keeps her in tune
Name: Cindy Shuba RaifordAgency: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Projects aim to scale medicine's geographic walls
An outpost such as Nunapitchuk in Alaska's western reaches'population 378, with more than 500 miles and a mountain range between it and a major road'couldn't seem much farther from Oahu, Hawaii. But for a patient in the local Army medical clinic in need of specialized medical help, it may soon be only a click away
Marines pack PCs as handheld testing continues
As the Marine Corps continues work on its Rugged Handheld Computer Program, the service is buying commercial products to fulfill users' mobile-computing needs on the battlefield.
Defense Department communications
Remember the classic battlefield scene from old war movies? Amid exploding bombs and flashes of gunfire and general chaos, a mud-splattered, war-weary soldier furiously works a field radio, desperate to establish communications with his command.
Letters to the Editor
Stick with what mattersYour review on portable storage [GCN, Aug. 2, Page 23] was pretty bad. Really, who compares transfer rates on parallel devices? They're all slow.
Editorial
At no less than three conferences in the last month, I heard speakers repeat a prophecy they attributed to Intel Corp. chairman Andrew Grove. In a few years, they said, there won't be any Internet companies because all companies will be onthe Internet. Presumably, every company will do business online or disappear.
AF is unaffected by spam attacks after bombing
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'Spam attacks from Chinese IP addresses after the May 7 NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, did not disrupt Air Force operations, an official said recently.
Army leverages its buying power by not standardizing
Army officials, unlike their counterparts in the Air Force and Navy, want to avoid standardizing on particular products.
Air Force opens a command
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala.'Capping eight months of hurried preparations, the Air Force on Aug. 31 formally opened a center for collecting data on information warfare attacks, year 2000 readiness and other systems crises.
Briefing Book
New release. Global Command and Control System 3.0.3 was recently released to the field. It has what Defense Information Systems Agency officials call substantial enhancements in PC access to the map-based Common Operational Picture, information assurance, multisource correlation and theater ballistic missile warnings.
Easy Excel spreadsheet adds up to equality for all at $309
Are you like me and use a spreadsheet application more as a table organizer than a calculator? Microsoft Excel does both jobs well.
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