Energy's Schlarman heads to OMB
The Office of Management and Budget has hired Glenn Schlarman as the new chief of the Information Policy Branch in the Office of Regulatory Affairs.<br>
DHS sets up critical infrastructure databases
The Homeland Security Department is building secure databases to hold critical infrastructure information submitted voluntarily by the private sector.<br>
Database dressing: Find a program tailored for you
In a perfect world, a database program would fit its user like a glove. It would export and import data effortlessly and reshape itself to fit new needs.But that hasn't happened yet. Database administrators often encounter program glitches they cannot resolve and must do a lot of extra setup work because the software is not intuitive. Anyone who doubts how frustrating this can be should read some of the cries for help on forums such as <a href= "http://www.dbforums.com">www.dbforums.com</a>.
The lowdown on a blade server
<b>What is it?</b> A blade server is a proprietary rackmount chassis in which many ultrathin server blades share centralized resources such as management modules, Gigabit Ethernet network switches, hot-swap power supplies and fans.
A cut above
Blade servers have come on like gangbusters in the last year, for two good reasons'they can save you space and money. According to a report from International Data Corp. of Framingham, Mass., blade servers make up fastest-growing server market segment, expanding 763 percent from year-to-year. It estimates that blades will account for more than one quarter of the total server market by 2007.
Incoming
On the radio. The Defense Department is edging closer to delivering new DOD-wide digital radio systems.This month, the Joint Tactical Radio System Joint Program Office expects to release Version 2.2 of the JTRS software communications architecture.
Agencies embrace electronic payments
Federal agencies increasingly are paying vendors by electronic funds transfer instead of checks.<br>
Franks credits technology with decisive wins
Army Gen. Tommy Franks watched ground forces advance toward Baghdad on dozens of high-definition, flat-panel plasma monitors.On one screen, the former commander of the Central Command observed a blue icon representing friendly forces moving across a plasma television, far ahead of its squadron and approaching enemy territory.
Energy, EPA to share computing resources
The Energy Department and EPA have agreed to share high-performance computers for research.<br>
Agencies rescue camper with aid of satellite beacon
The 406-MHz satellite personal locator beacon, which became available nationwide last year, saved a camper lost in freezing weather in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.
FedSource replaces travel with e-meetings
FedSource, a government-wide services provider operating under the Treasury Department Franchise Fund, has adopted a secure desktop meeting service to replace face-to-face meetings and conference calls.
Forman touts IT as commodity
Agencies need to start looking at computing capacity as a commodity adaptable to changing needs, according to former e-government chief Mark Forman.
Systems chiefs praise EA focus
CIOs are getting more support from agency heads, thanks to the enterprise architecture focus of the Office of Management and Budget and the President's Management Agenda.
GAO: Agencies could fight fires better with shared architecture
The interagency effort required to fight wildfires on public land complicates the use of geographic information systems, the General Accounting Office has found.
Congress mulls more help for wireless E911
Lack of money and coordination is delaying full implementation of wireless E911, which gives dispatchers the locations of emergency callers on cell phones.
Industry wants security clearance improvements
The federal government needs to take four steps to dramatically speed and improve the security clearance process, technology trade groups said today.<br>
Titan gets $217 million Army IT support deal
The Army Information Management Support Center has awarded an information technology support services contract to Titan Corp.<br>
FDA urges trace technologies to secure drug supply chain
The Food and Drug Administration recommended today that drug makers and retailers use radio-frequency identification and other technologies to secure medications throughout the drug supply chain.<br>
Tag, you're it: Defense pushes RFID to vendors
By January 2005, the 23,000 vendors selling goods to the Defense Department must begin to put radio-frequency identification tags on the smallest practical unit of packaging.
Rights management needs policies
The little-hyped rights management function in Microsoft Office 2003 has both advantages and disadvantages from a federal user's viewpoint, said Jon Wall, senior technical specialist in Microsoft Corp.'s federal office.
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