Agencies take inventory of IT assets
How can you secure what you don't know you have?
OMB issues new marching orders
The Office of Management and Budget has created a five-point IT to-do list for agencies this year:
CMS to modernize data warehouse
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to modernize its enterprise data warehouse and is seeking information from database vendors on the GSA schedule.
Agencies' consolidation efforts face rising tide of protests
Is a protest of your buy inevitable?
Controller hiring may delay FAA systems rollout
If it has to, the Federal Aviation Administration will forgo some of its systems modernization to cover salary and training for the 12,500 air traffic controllers it expects to hire during the next 10 years.
DOD group digs into geospatial data issues
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to standardize and improve the sharing of geospatial information across Defense Department, intelligence and homeland security agencies.
NGA satellite images aid tsunami relief
Within hours of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean late last month, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency received requests for assistance in using satellite imagery to assess the damage.
NOAA chief calls for global ocean sensing
In the wake of the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami late last month, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Conrad Lautenbacher has renewed his call for a Global Ocean Observing System that would integrate many governments' stovepiped sensors.
OMB requires use of approved PKI vendors
The Office of Management and Budget is requiring agencies to use one of three approved shared-service providers for public-key infrastructure and electronic-signature services.
IG says IRS needs better systems testing
Because the IRS did not adequately track systems requirements when it tested the initial release of a taxpayer accounts data warehouse, it did not release Version 1 for fear the system might not function as planned, according to a new inspector general report.
OPM: Systems workers will also get raise
Computer engineers, scientists and specialists will receive the same pay increase as the rest of the government, even though these employees already get a special pay rate.
DOT to lead civilian GPS management
President Bush updated the nation's Global Positioning System policy last month, giving the Transportation Department authority equal to that of the Defense Department on the committee that manages GPS technology and spectrum.
The lowdown on VOIP
<b>What is it?</b> Voice over IP makes use of private networks and the Internet, rather than traditional switched phone systems, to transmit phone calls.
The networked phone
Voice over IP almost didn't survive its over-hyped debut in the last decade.
Microsoft shows off new tablet OS
At this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp. demonstrated the newest version of its tablet PC operating system.
Dell launches new PDA
Dell Computer Corp. opened this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show with the release of the latest member of its Axim PDA.
Ensuring wireless security to become easier
Wireless routers can be difficult to set up, but a new technology could make those problems a thing of the past.
NIST issues recommendations for secure VOIP
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has offered some cautionary advice for offices considering moving their telephone systems to voice over IP.
Former Social Security official joins Vion
Jim Preissner, former head of SSA's data processing and telecommunications programs, joined Vion Corp. this week as chief technologist.
Input forecasts 40 percent growth in federal e-gov spending
Research firm predicts e-government spending will grow by $2 billion over the next five years.
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