Web extra: iSCSI: Beyond Windows
The vast majority of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) deployments involve servers running Microsoft Windows software, but other platforms support the technology, too.
Verizon unveils network tools
Verizon Business, the division of Verizon that covers commercial and government customers, is set to release a new line of network tools for organizations to improve performance of Internet protocol networks. The tools will become available in April.
Labor considering solicitation for ESA's support system
The Labor Department is seeks industry input before it issues a solicitation for a contractor to manage and operate the agency's Employment Standards Administration's mission-critical support system.
State turns to CDW-G for major desktop PC refresh
The State Department has awarded CDW Government Inc. three contracts totaling more than $13 million to deliver about 16,000 Lenovo desktop computers and third-party components to the agency.
NASA signs deal with InDyne for IT support
Work on the five-year, Headquarters Information Technology Support Services contract includes integrated Information Technology, systems engineering and operations, and IT-related management support services.
Platts asks how OMB will align A-76 with LOB initiative
Rep. Todd Platts is questioning whether the Office of Management and Budget needs to amend rules for determining if inherently commercial functions performed by government employees should be outsourced under the Lines of Business Consolidation Initiative.
Louisiana invests in immersive technology
State backs high-performance computing facility to attract wide range of industries
USPS seeks payroll tax reporting system
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking industry input for a commercially available payroll tax payment and reporting software system.
FCC's new homeland security unit
The Federal Communications Commission's new Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will oversee disaster management, spectrum licensing for public safety agencies, 911 call centers, and alert and warning communications.
McNamara named head of key intelligence program
President Bush has named Thomas McNamara to be program manager of the Information Sharing Environment, a critical component of the Office of the National Director of Intelligence, the White House has announced.
Energy labs test grid for monster downloads
Two Energy Department laboratories, along with a number of universities, tested a grid network that will eventually distribute experimental data from the CERN particle physics laboratory in Geneva to multiple research laboratories around the globe.
Bill to give feds electronic health records gathers support
Federal employees could be the largest group to test the advantages an electronic health record could provide, according to Rep. Jon Porter, who is sponsoring a bill to make the government a chief user of this technology.
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Alion wins Navy joint operations training work
The U.S. Joint Forces Command will rely on Alion Science and Technology Corp. to carry out research and development of technologies to improve simulation and training for joint operations.
Army officials expect busy spring for IT contracts
The Army plans to award a number of high-value IT procurement contracts within the next four to eight weeks for satellite services, hardware and software and to modernize their infrastructure, according to senior officials.
VIRTUAL SPACE: Crypto Cool
The National Security Agency has introduced on its Web site a gang of hip cartoon characters that it hopes will entice kids into the field of covert data analysis'or at least play some fun educational word games.
PACKET RAT: CrackBerry ruling is just preciousssss
While much of America was waiting to see who would wear what for the Oscars, a certain subset of the population had something else entirely on their minds.
Evans, Barksdale honored
Karen Evans, OMB administrator for e-government and IT, received the 2006 government Azimuth Award; she's flanked by PostNewsweek Tech Media editor-in-chief Tom Temin, left, and OMB deputy director for management Clay Johnson III, who introduced Evans for the award.
A look back at FOSE 2006
Thousands of feds took to the floor for the 30th edition of FOSE.
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