Tech Brief: Content management
Xerox Corp. of Stamford, Conn., will soon release a companion to its DocuShare enterprise content management suite called DocuShare CPX.
GCN Insider: Sit 'n' sew
Interior Department chief technology officer Daud Santosa is bullish on using architectural references to simplify system development and procurement.
GCN Insider: Flight control
Athena Technologies Inc. of Warrenton, Va., hopes to commodify unmanned aerial vehicle operating systems in much the same way that Microsoft standardized the personal computer market with its one-size-fits-all OS.
GCN Insider: 3-D glasses not included
We've known for a while that you can insert short movies or audio segments into a Portable Document Format file'it's great for when you want your document to talk to readers. The latest PDF multimedia enhancement from Adobe Systems Inc. impressed us.
New products unwrapped at FOSE
Introducing the latest in biometrics, tough notebook PCs and flat panel displays
IPv6: Where s the return on investment?
ORLANDO, Fla.'Where's the return on investment is the question coming from agencies concerned about the mandated transition to Internet Protocol Version 6, without rest from the other priority projects on their plates.
Skinner: Glitch exists in L-1 'computer visa' program
Congress needs to clarify the laws permitting L-1 visas, according to Homeland Security Department inspector general Richard Skinner.
EXECUTIVE SUITE: CIOs ' Be true to your name
It is not without irony that CIOs are named chief information officers. Ask any IT-savvy person what they think of when they hear the term CIO, and the answers will be the traditional ones.
Agencies face more OMB scrutiny, project management challenges
ORLANDO, Fla.'Federal program managers soon will enjoy, or endure, additional oversight via the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating tool, according to Karen Evans, administrator of the Office of E-Government and Technology.
EDITOR'S DESK: Fear of outsourcing
Outsourcing is high on both private industry's and government's lists of concerns. No credible economic or social argument can be made against outsourcing. The difference in service doesn't depend on who's doing the work, but on who specifies and oversees it.
John Friend | In BlackBerry's battered shadow
Like the folks who started BlackBerry's one-time nemesis, NTP Inc., John Friend is a patent holder. He's also CTO of Good Technology Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., which makes wireless messaging systems that compete with the BlackBerry platform. Was he pleased to see his competition bogged down in a patent dispute with NTP? Not exactly.
DISA work goes to AT&T
The Defense Information Systems Agency has tapped AT&T Government Solutions Inc. of Vienna, Va., to provide circuits and manage network bandwidth for the Defense Information Systems Network.
Incoming
The Defense Information Systems Agency CIO, decrying the injustice of troops in the battlefield being forced to do without the kinds of technolgies they had at home, called recently for renewed efforts toward meaningful acquisition reforms.
Army goes wireless on cargo handling
The Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems is aiming to streamline the process through a beta test under way at the Port of Beaumont, in Texas, that uses handheld scanners, 2-D barcodes and wireless technology.
Defense procures advanced GPS tools from Rockwell Collins
The Defense Department has awarded a $7.8 million contract modification to Rockwell Collins Inc. for the purchase of more than 3,000 defense advanced GPS receivers and accessories.
OMB offers guidance on competitive-sourcing reports
As the Office of Management and Budget begins taking stock of how many government workers are performing inherently commercial tasks, the administration has made things a little easier for agencies with fewer than 100 full-time employees.
Justice IG rips Sentinel's data sharing plans
The Justice Department's inspector general criticized the FBI for not planning to build strong information sharing capabilities into the Sentinel investigative case management system.
OMB fleshes out agency financial management road map
The Office of Management and Budget will release a migration guidance document for public comment at the end of this month.
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