USDA shows its project management chops
In-house training program takes managers beyond the basics.
Tape confessions
The fastest tape libraries don't use tape at all, but rely on disks.
Smarter than smart
How long will your hard drives last? New reports suggest that estimates aren't reliable and that life cycles might not be as long as you think.
DISA plugs into on-demand
With its novel pay-per-use deal, the agency finds a creative way to turn hardware into capacity.
Peter Tseronis | Transition Leader
Peter Tseronis is acutely aware of OMB's order for agencies to transition to IPv6. But Tseronis, who is overseeing the Education Department's transition, sees that mandate as an opportunity rather than a chore.<br><b>2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner</b>
Lewis Shepherd | Mind's Eye on the Future
As senior technical officer and chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency's requirements and research group, Lewis Shepherd is working to develop the next generation of tools.<br><b>2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner</b>
Lily Kamikihara | A Quiet Authority
Lily Kamikihara is responsible for a broad array of projects aimed at ensuring the provision and security of satellite communications for the military in the Pacific region.<br><b>2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner</b>
Sam Sumwalt | Continuity Planner
Several years before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Capt. Sam Sumwalt established a continuity-of-operations plan for the Navy Reserve Forces Command in New Orleans.<br><b>2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner</b>
Technicalities | Wrong way
Do we really need a car that sends text messages with information you can get from the dashboard?
GCN at 25: NASA's expanding storage universe
Electronic data storage has been a concern for government agencies for as long as there has been electronic data. And perhaps no agency has had to handle a bigger data load than NASA.
Michael Daconta | Standards: See the forest and the trees
Successful data standardization relies on strong technical leadership combining business acumen with deep technical expertise. If you don't have it, find someone who does.
Wyatt Kash | Over the hurdles
Vision and collaboration are among the lessons of this year's IT Leadership Awards.
Java coders get Groovy language
Java programmers who want the flexibility of new languages such as Ruby now may have the best of both worlds, with an emerging language called Groovy.
Energy Star turns up the heat on data centers
Draft reports calls for energy-efficient steps to counter ballooning power use and keep track of performance.
A Western power
DHS plans a western data center to protect against eastern-grid power outages and improve computing efficiency.
States partner with Google
Four states ' Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia ' are putting their information where the Web traffic is, partnering with Google to make it easier to search their Web sites.
IBM launches SOA institute
IBM has launched a service-oriented architecture center aimed at helping federal agencies adopt and benefit from SOA initiatives.
Spyware goes mobile
Spyware that lets you track who's calling whom and when is now available for Windows Mobile smart phones.
NIH updates grants submission client
The National Institutes of Health has upgraded its client for electronically checking grant information by way of using the Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language.
GPO dives into digital future
The Government Printing Office begins testing its Future Digital System, a content management system designed to handle the many documents GPO publishes and posts for the rest of government.
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