GCN Insider | WiFi or super WiFi?
Interesting day of phone calls recently. We talked to a senior engineer at Motorola about the draft IEEE 802.11s standard for wireless mesh networks.
USPTO proposes pilot of Peer to Patent program
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with the New York Law School to adopt the Peer-to-Patent program, which uses a volunteer peer review process to evaluate patents. In a briefing this morning, representatives from the USPTO, open source community and program sponsors IBM discussed the details of the
UPDATED: Standard will identify green computers
Federal agencies can look for a "green" seal of approval to help them buy eco-friendly electronics. The Environmental Protection Agency announced a voluntary manufacturing standard this week that will help computer buyers select desktop PCs, notebook computers and PC monitors that are environmentaly friendly.
Pandemic plans give teleworking key role
Agencies at last may take teleworking seriously, as the administration has made it a critical piece of its strategy to keep the government operating in the face of a pandemic.
DHS to develop biosurveillance system for pandemic
The Homeland Security Department expects to award a contract in mid-summer to develop the National Biosurveillance Integration System, a critical piece of the administration's strategy to handle a pandemic, such as avian flu.
Army to reconsider ITES-2 awards
After reviewing protests filed by losing bidders on the Army's recent Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contracts, the Army has decided to re-evaluate all offers.
Justice to buy new data-sharing system
The Justice Department is laying the groundwork for acquisition of the National Data Exchange system'a 'card catalog' of criminal incident information from federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies.
Army awards range facility system contract
The Army has awarded a five-year deal to SRA International Inc. to deliver a variety of technical services to support a computerized system that helps manage activities at Army and Marine Corps range facilities.
Amendment could resolve security clearance roadblock
The House of Representatives is considering an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill that would restart processing on security clearance applications for government contractors.
For warfighters, the more information the better
DISA's Information Assurance/NetOps programs'a component of network-centric warfare that focuses on using commercial best practices to operate, manage and defend the Global Information Grid'is really about positioning data where the warfighters need it.
Suite stacks
The next time you enjoy clear California air, you can thank a cheap stack of open-source software. California's Air Review Board watches air conditions in the sunny state, monitoring quality and looking for ways to reduce pollution. Because it interacts quite a bit with various industry groups and citizens, it uses the Web to remain as transparent as possible to its constituency.
Dunnington to leave NASA
Patricia Dunnington, NASA's chief information officer, has announced her resignation after spending her professional career at the space agency.
Joseph J. Petrillo | Federal Contract Law: Who will protect small business from the SBA?
The Small Business Administration is supposed to be the advocate for small contractors, but sometimes it seems to be more of an obstacle. SBA regulations can be a tangled web. It can even be hard to figure out whether your company is a small business.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Formidable imprints
Two notable technology champions from opposite ends of the government IT world announced that they were stepping down. The first, with his declaration 20 years ago that 'the network is the computer,' helped shape the Internet revolution. The second helped forge a coalition that is laying the foundation for electronic health records.
John Chambers | The network shall rule them all
The life of a CEO is a demanding one, constantly jetting around the globe to soothe customers, partners and investors. So we were impressed when we showed up to meet Cisco Systems Inc.'s John Chambers'just before his keynote speech at the FOSE trade show'and he took time to pour us the beverage of our choice.
Incoming
The Navy has awarded two contracts potentially worth more than $890 million for various IT support services under its Sea Enterprise program.
AF puts its money on modernization
The Air Force expects to reach its modernization targets ahead of schedule. The goal is to go from an agencywide total of 1,700 separate systems and 19,000 applications to a better-integrated unit of 700 systems and 10,000 applications by 2012.
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