IG faults FCC's computer spending plans
The Federal Communication Commission's inspector general has criticized the commission's capital investment program, saying that it has led to overlapping IT hardware purchases.<br>
Homeland defense funds flow to states
At a Monday briefing, Battelle Memorial Institute showed off homeland defense tools and an executive of the nonprofit said the Homeland Security Department's single hardest job is interagency coordination.<br>
Sharp releases 3-D notebook
Sharp Systems of America today began selling the first notebook with a 3-D LCD screen.<br>
Defense selects 12 net-centric pilot projects
The Defense Department has tapped 12 projects from 120 proposals for rapid development under the new Rapid Acquisition Incentive Net-Centricity program.<br>
Homeland response plan relies on connectivity
The Homeland Security Department Friday issued an initial national response plan for dealing with emergencies ranging from terrorist attacks to natural disasters.<br>
GSA to link e-procurement pieces
By spring, the General Services Administration will begin to connect some of the pieces of the Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project.<br>
Personal Space: Vrooommm
These IT folks ride herd on big iron, but after work they ride boss steel. The National Weather Service's Barbara Brenkworth, CIO Barry West and Sharon Leigh will take their Harley-Davidson motorcycles on a road trip from Washington to Hershey, Pa., for next week's Industry Advisory Council Executive Leadership Conference. West's motto: 'Work hard, play hard.'
Packet Rat: Packet Rat roves for raves
On a crisp fall Sunday afternoon at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the Rat was busy maxing out the newest WiFi hotspot by downloading the latest set of security patches to his notebook PC.
'Did you hear...'
<b>What burns rubber and laughing gas?</b> A trucker with a toothache? A bad comedy troupe fleeing killer tomatoes? Nope, it's the SpaceDev rocket propulsion system invented by Burt Rutan, president of Scaled Composites LLC of Mojave, Calif. According to his press release, which was a real gas in itself, the fiery propellant of nitrous oxide and butadiene rubber will hurl Rutan's SpaceShipOne 62 miles to the edge of space, back to Earth and then back to space again over a two-week period. Rutan is competing for the $10 million X-Prize, which will go to the first private group to succeed in flying a suborbital three-person spaceship over that route. Don't believe it? See <a href= "http://www.spacedev.com">www.spacedev.com</a>.
CIOs meet the press
Several federal IT leaders ventured into the Fourth Estate recently at the National Press Club in Washington to conduct a lively session on government IT.
People on the Move
<b>Rose O. Parkes</b>, who has been CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the past year, this week will become CIO of the Energy Department.
Treasury sets up digital tab for alcohol, tobacco dealers
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is setting up a system to accept certain forms with electronic signatures from cigarette and spirits dealers.<br>
Parking tickets now print out wirelessly on the streets of New York
New York City parking tickets are getting a high-tech makeover to bring in $2.5 million more per year than current handwritten tickets do.
NASA awards three IT contracts
NASA has awarded three large contracts for systems management and IT work.<br>
Policy: Be careful out there
The National Institute of Standards and Technology last November pronounced wireless networks 'the logical equivalent of an Ethernet port in the parking lot.' It warned agencies that wireless security takes far more effort than for a wired network.
Packet-level encryption and a protocol for the transport layer tunnel can boost security
Say you've taken all 11 steps the GCN Lab recommends to avoid falling victim to wireless hijackers.
Beware: Hackers are lurking in public places
While waiting to fly out to your agency's field office in Denver, you decide to tap the airport's wireless hot spot and do some work before your flight.
Diaz to become a CIO at Homeland Security
Veteran federal IT manager Deborah Diaz has been named CIO of the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate. <br>
Security pilot paves the way for wireless throughout Treasury
Rather than fight the proliferation of personal digital assistants and notebook PCs at the Treasury Department, Scott Hill is working to shore up the Treasury infrastructure before wireless services become commonplace.
With 10g, Oracle gets on the grid
With the latest release of its flagship database suite, Oracle Corp. has embraced the grid-computing concept of pooled resources.
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