DHS mulls one office for IT buys
The Homeland Security Department is considering creating a central procurement office to bring order to its expanding list of IT initiatives, a senior official has told GCN.
New iPaq model includes voice, snap-on keyboard
The Hewlett-Packard iPaq 6315 will incorporate wireless voice connectivity as well as e-mail, text and instant messaging, and data communications.
Senate confirms two military finance chiefs
Tina Westby Jonas yesterday won confirmation as the Defense Department's new comptroller.
FTS looks to combine offices
The General Services Administration will combine its service development and service delivery offices into a sinle entity.
Project BioShield signed into law
Act authorizes $5.6 billion over 10 years for cutting-edge defenses against bioterror attack.
Working with Apple in a Windows world
Like most Microsoft Windows users, I've heard both good and bad things about Apple Computer Inc. products. I had played with Macs before but until this review had never really used one for an extended time.
Performance-based contract rules debut
Proposed rule that tells agencies and industry how to do performance-based contracting for services.
IRS' taxpayer database processes first live returns
The IRS has used its new taxpayer database to process its first live returns.
The lowdown on storage management software
<b>What is it?</b> Storage management software helps streamline management of data through automated processes and, among other things, identifying unused capacity.
Storage management: Battle of the bulge
An old computing adage says that software lags behind hardware. In the case of storage, the gap has widened'hardware has left software eating its dust.
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<b>Personnel site</b>. The Defense Department has launched a Web site to inform civilian employees about the new National Security Personnel System.The human resources system, laid out in the fiscal 2004 Defense authorization bill, changes the way the department hires, pays, promotes and disciplines civilian employees. The site shows employees how the system works and solicits their comments about it.
Logistics system starts operational tests
The Defense Logistics Agency will finally phase out the first of its two antiquated systems later this year.
Power User: Are we gambling on democracy?
Participants in the SummerCon 2004 hacker conference last month in Pittsburgh heard an electronic-voting panel discuss the past year's e-voting failures, such as not encrypting vote data and not sealing the machines to prevent tampering.
NSF puts bite into forensic research
To help forensic experts identify missing individuals, National Science Foundation researchers are developing a system to automate matching of dental records.
HHS launches plans to push health care IT
Framework outlines how the government will promote electronic health records, prescriptions and physician orders over the next 10 years.
The lost, found
To make sure its records aren't missing in action, a Defense Department command that tracks down lost military personnel is using archive management software.
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Pain and fear. Who needs them? Fortunately, virtual reality technology can help. The National Institute of Mental Health has funded a study in which a survivor of the World Trade Center attack was treated with virtual reality technology. The woman's severe post-traumatic stress disorder had not improved with traditional therapy. Psychologists exposed her to six, one-hour VR therapy sessions with images of jets crashing into buildings amid animated explosions and sound effects, and virtual people jumping to their death from windows. Her symptoms were eliminated, according to an independent assessor. Doctors in Seattle have carried out similar, federally funded research on the use of VR along with morphine to ease the excruciating pain burn patients experience during daily bandage changes. Another study pointed to the use of VR to reduce dental pain. For details, check <a href= "http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/burn">www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/burn</a>.
Navy's new radar control computer passes first live test
The radar control computer program features Aegis Open Architecture Computing Environment Category 3 infrastructure.
Another View: Who's 'proud to be'?
Many agencies have achieved their 'Proud to be' targets under the President's Management Agenda. The time has come to mark not only the progress government employees have made, but also their achievements on the PMA.
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