FAA will roll out system to prevent runway collisions
The Federal Aviation Administration officially unveiled new technology today to reduce air traffic delays and increase passenger safety as planes land and take off.<br>
GovBenefits will use FirstGov's content management system
The Labor Department this summer will piggyback on the content management system of the General Services Administration's FirstGov portal for the government's GovBenefits site.<br>
DHS launches trio of IT security groups
Homeland Security has three new organizations whose aim is to strengthen federal IT defenses and coordinate responses to systems threats.
Online extra: Virtual reality helps NASA plot rovers' Mars research
Research at Ames Center helps with situational awareness tools.
Online extra: White House backs joint projects on health care, bioterror detection
Sharing technology across agencies to integrate federal processes and improve efficiency is an administration priority.
Online extra: OMB looks to ordering fees to cover E-Gov Fund shortfall
The Office of Management and Budget is asking lawmakers to change the law that governs how the Federal Supply Service spends surplus revenue.
Online extra: Congress rebuffs E-Gov Fund, centralized hiring site in '04 spending
The $820 billion fiscal 2004 omnibus bill clears $328 billion in discretionary spending, including roughly $57 billion for IT.
CSC unveils U.S. Visit bid lineup
Computer Sciences Corp. today took the wraps off its 50-company bidding team for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System integration contract.<br>
Lockheed Martin, EDS spar over HITS recompete
Lockheed Martin Corp. today filed for an injunction in federal court to block rival EDS Corp. from revving up activity on its HUD Information Technology Services contract.<br>
Rover's healthy, ready to break rocks
NASA has pronounced the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers in good health and once again ready to drill Martian rock.<br>
DHS buys into EMall
The Homeland Security Department today announced it will use a tailored version of the Defense Department's electronic shopping mall to buy goods and services.<br>
CIO Council, IAC hail projects
The CIO and the Industry Advisory councils yesterday gave the Excellence.Gov award for governance to five federal IT projects.<br>
AF puts flight simulator in night-vision goggles
The Air Force is building a prototype flight simulation system into night-vision goggles to help F-16 pilots navigate more safely.<br>
Personal space: Orange bowl
Rep. Adam H. Putnam spends more time counting votes than the fruit he grows at his family's Alturas, Fla., orange grove. Elected in 2000 at age 26 as the youngest-ever member of Congress, he chairs the House Government Reform subcommittee that oversees federal IT. The Republican adds with a wink that he sometimes treats audiences to bottled 'Florida sunshine' while he promotes cybersecurity and e-government.
Packet Rat: One good spam deserves another
As Super Bowl Sunday dawned, the MyDoom e-mail worm began to unleash its wrath. The spam-bearing and address-spoofing pest had not yet infiltrated the cyberrodent's networks, but not for lack of trying.
Programs address major IT agenda items
Feds addressed some of the tough tasks facing agencies during a couple of recent gatherings.
Awards honor women leaders' IT contributions
Four women were honored for their leadership roles in government recently at a Washington reception sponsored by Accenture Ltd.
People on the Move
<b>Tim Hurr</b> has been named the Treasury Department's chief information security officer, a new position.Before coming to Treasury last year, Hurr spent 14 years at AT&T Corp.'s business services and labs division in senior management and technical positions.
DOD takes a page from the Patriots' playbook
SAN DIEGO'There's definitely a link between bandwidth, the New England Patriots and the military'or so said Defense Department officials last week at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association West Conference.
MyDoom worm leaves a legacy
After their initial rampage, the MyDoom or Novarg worms have slowed down but may haunt the Internet for some time to come.Although most federal systems were untouched, in infected systems the worm and its variants opened a back door into each computer's TCP port. Hackers can exploit the doors long after the worms have stopped spreading.
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