Another View: From hunter-gatherer to information cultivator
For all our sophisticated, Information Age gadgetry, we are still a society of primitive hunter-gatherers in dealing with the information bombarding us daily.
Navy to set up central office for management of IT funds
The Navy will soon establish an office that will control and manage how IT funds are allocated.
Open-source Linux gaining ground in government, survey says
More than 60 percent of respondents said they either agreed or strongly agreed that architecture with open-source code is valuable and should be adopted.
EDITOR'S DESK: Closing the performance gap
If agency CIOs lament the big gap between the way their IT departments perform today and the way they'd like to see them perform, they're not alone.
CMS to stop paying non-HIPAA-compliant Medicare claims
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will stop paying electronic Medicare claims that do not comply with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Use of wireless handheld devices on the up
Managers across government are continuing to accelerate the use of cell phone/personal digital assistant hybrids, smart phones and wireless messaging devices.
Tom Kyte | The database comes alive!
Say what you will about Oracle Corp., when it comes to databases, the Redwood Shores, Calif., company knows how to stay ahead.
Incoming
Adm. Vern Clark, the chief of Naval Operations who has long been an advocate for transformational weapons systems and integrating Navy information systems with those of the other services, retired late last month.
The Air Force patrols the network
It used to be sufficient to manage networks ad hoc, using a stable of applications. But after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, that approach was no longer an option for the Air Force.
Army satellite communications contract goes to CACI
Under the new order, CACI will assist the Army with integrating, testing and deploying Trojan systems worldwide.
Navy considers venture capitalism to speed IT acquisitions
The Navy is studying the model the CIA has with its venture capital arm In-Q-Tel to see whether it would work with the service.
Miller onboard as GSA inspector general
Brian Miller has been appointed inspector general for the General Services Administration.
Navy looking at IT picture outside of NMCI
The Navy Enterprise IT Industry Symposium kicked off today with the hope of putting Navy systems, applications and initiatives into a broader context.
DOD issues orders for joint military ops to General Dynamics
The company will develop and assess new joint warfighting concepts, organizational structures and emerging technologies for the Joint Experimentation Program.
CFTC taps Leiss as CIO
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has chosen Wayne Leiss to become its new chief information officer.
IRS internal audit critical of agency's poor storage control
The Internal Revenue Service uses less than half of its midline storage, and may unnecessarily buy new storage arrays due to lack of adequate planning, an internal agency audit has found.
Cipicchio to direct Defense procurement, acquisition policy
Domenico C. Cipicchio will serve as acting director for Defense procurement and acquisition policy starting Aug. 7.
The GCN Lab on configuration, wireless surfers and monitors
The GCN Lab devotes a great deal of time and energy throughout the year to developing and conducting independent product reviews.
Everybody into the pool!
The city of Richmond, Va., is doubling its storage capacity without buying any new arrays.
Build-your-own dashboard
Executive dashboards are a highly touted way of visualizing lots of data in one place.
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