DOD to update Wi-Fi policy
The new directive focuses on interoperability and security.
DHS' top doc to lead Science and Technology Directorate
The White House announced today that President Bush intends to designate Dr. Jeffrey W. Runge to be acting undersecretary for science and technology at the Homeland Security Department.
Expert: Wireless security is all about location
Wireless security can benefit from old real estate mantra ' location, location, location, a wireless security expert said yesterday.
Agencies to intensify oversight of SBI
Federal audits of the Secure Border Initiative surveillance system revealed that payments were made for goods and services never received, contracts were awarded without competitive bidding, only 50 percent of camera installations were completed, and millions of dollars were unspent.
Google to offer NARA films
Google Inc. has launched a pilot project to digitize historic films held by the National Archives and Records Administration and make them available online.
Revenue woes lead GSA to freeze hiring
A decline in business revenues, particularly in the IT Solutions program, has led the General Services Administration to impose a hiring freeze agencywide and consider offering early retirement packages for certain positions within two divisions.
OFPP to survey agencies on interagency contracting
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy early next week will begin surveying federal agencies on their use of interagency contracts, including the types and number of contracts departments are using.
Meyerrose sets new agenda for intel IT
The intelligence world's IT specialists soon will be following new instructions for buying their digital cloaks and daggers, according to Dale Meyerrose, associate director of national intelligence.
Judge holds off on injunction against BlackBerry devices
BlackBerry users breathed a collective sigh of relief today when a federal judge overseeing the long-running patent infringement lawsuit involving BlackBerry developer Research in Motion Ltd. refused to impose an immediate shutdown of the popular devices.
Education to modernize school, lender management operations
The Education Department seeks to develop a system for an integrated partner management system to support enrollment and oversight of schools and lenders in the Federal Student Aid program.
OMB working with agencies on EVM as deadline nears
The Office of Management and Budget has been pushing civilian agencies to use earned-value management so that project managers can track money spent on a project almost in real time and measure that expense against timelines and deadlines.
Five companies land agreement to support LOB initiatives
The General Services Administration awarded a blanket purchase agreement to five vendors to support the Office of Management and Budget's Lines of Business consolidation initiatives.
Information-sharing underlies agencies' strategies
Agencies are focusing this year and next year on ways to extract and share data through modernizing and consolidating infrastructure, as well as making better use of the information that is collected through business processes.
Qwest to enhance, run Wyoming education network
Qwest Communications has signed a six-year contract with the Wyoming Department of Education to provide network services for a statewide network connecting more than 400 public schools.
The Pipeline
WebLayers releases policy enforcer; Phoenix helps PCs recover from crashes.
Running to stand still
Telecom managers in companies and agencies are struggling to adjust to shifting Networx timelines
Judge rejects request for hearings on BlackBerry injunction exemption
A federal judge rejected a request from the Justice Department for an additional round of hearings into whether and how government users of the popular BlackBerry wireless communications devices could be exempted from a possible injunction against device usage.
IRS walks fine line on modernization cost, schedule, budget: GAO
The IRS is trying to balance getting its Business Systems Modernization projects delivered on time and within cost on a lean budget, while meeting additional congressional mandates for performance accountability to gain access to its funds.
GSA solicits input in search for midsized businesses for Alliant
The General Services Administration is seeking industry input on whether specific aspects of the multibillion-dollar Alliant IT solicitation could be tailored for medium-sized businesses.
Actix buys German network firm
Actix, a Virginia-based firm specializing in wireless network performance engineering solutions, has acquired Radioplan GmbH. Radioplan, based in Dresden, Germany, provides automated network optimization software.
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