Government kicks off effort to modernize Medicare data centers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking advice on modernizing its data centers to handle an expected onslaught of Medicare claims within the next 10 years.
Army to spend $11 billion for new satellites this decade
The military is using commercial satellite services for an estimated 80 percent of communications in Iraq, but such reliance "is almost a vulnerability" and has prompted the Army to invest in new satellite launches.
Homeland Security puts pieces in place for infrastructure consolidation
DHS plans to set up a working capital fund to pay for a series of buys to merge IT services across the department.
OMB may seek new ways to pay for lines-of-business projects
The Office of Management and Budget is considering use of an innovation fund to pay for its lines-of-business consolidation projects.
Army's Carroll wins Mendenhall leadership award
The American Council for Technology and IAC commend the Army's Kevin Carroll for his commitment and enthusiasm in supporting the federal IT community.
Government funds app to serve up high-res images via low bandwidth
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is funding development of software that would let users view large image files quickly and easily on their mobile devices.
Brocade measures health of storage area networks
The free utility from Brocade Communications Systems can inventory and assess the performance of SANs built from the company's devices and those of its partners.
Senate gives DHS appropriations bill the nod
The Homeland Security fiscal 2005 spending bill is headed for the president's desk following approval by the Senate yesterday. [<b><i>Updated 10/12/04</b></i>]
Meyerriecks helped put Defense systems on common ground
Create a common operating environment for the military's IT infrastructure, lead the team moving the Defense Department from legacy systems and mainframes to IP networks, commercial software and PCs, and act as chief architect of the Global Command and Control System used by all of DOD today.
Nelson applies an enterprise view to EPA's systems strategy
A single, apt metaphor could help explain the success of Kim Nelson, CIO of the Environmental Protection Agency and recipient of GCN's Civilian Executive of the Year award.
Pittsburgh supercomputer, funded by NSF, to be open to researchers
The Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center has bought a supercomputer from Cray Inc. of Seattle using a $9.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
User feedback keeps services on the move
Maine secretary of state Dan Gwadosky wants to change the relationship people enjoy with government'emphasis on the word enjoy.
Air Force expands parts tracking app to other must-have data
Air Force Knowledge Services can analyze aircraft uptime so efficiently that the Air Force is expanding it to other kinds of intelligence.
GSA, DOD hoping to show lawmakers they are getting it right
The inspectors general of the GSA and DOD are working to change the poor image lawmakers have about some schedules contracting practices.
Library of Congress picks eight contractors for digital archiving
The Library of Congress has chosen eight teams to participate in its digital preservation program, awarding almost $15 million.
Intelligence community adopting EA
Building an enterprise architecture for the collection of agencies that make up the intelligence community is a major challenge.
Congress keeps government running until Nov. 20
The House and Senate last night passed a bill that would keep the government open until Nov. 20.
DOD plans to start offering net-centric services in July
The Defense Department's Net-Centric Enterprise Services will start offering some basic services to the military by next July.
FAA expands telecom contract with Harris
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Harris Corp. a $275 million contract modification to its telecom infrastructure program.
Court curbs Justice's probes of ISPs
A federal judge today struck down a USA Patriot Act provision that let the FBI issue secret subpoenas to ISPs without judicial review.
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