Letters to the Editor
Having worked with enterprise architectures for most of my life, I can say that Lydia Moschkin is absolutely correct in her belief that the technical aspects of architecture are not in the same league as the cultural implications of implementing change.
Walk, don't run
When local police throw out a technological toy, you can be pretty sure it's worse than useless. Cops have an exquisite sense of what can do them good and what can't. Thus the Tampa, Fla., police recently tossed out a facial recognition system that, after a two-year try, didn't nab one criminal.
Major programs within the Department of Justice
<b>Jutnet</b>. The Justice Uniform Network will replace the Justice Consolidated Network that ties together the department's offices. When it is complete, Jutnet will provide interoperability across the department's components, such as the FBI, U.S. Attorneys' offices and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Justice wants to operate Jutnet as a managed service and will seek a contractor that offers improved fault tolerance and provides a network that can transfer data, voice and images. The project is also aimed at eliminating redundant features of JCN. Justice officials plan to award a contract for Jutnet later this year.
Army inks contract for oversight office
The Army has awarded a $7.6 million task order to Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Solutions to support the Army Enterprise Integration Oversight Office.<br>
NAVAIR hires support for simulation division
The Naval Air Systems Command Warfare Center has awarded a $36 million task order to Lockheed Martin Corp. to support its Combat Environment Simulation division.<br>
E-business pilots chosen to enhance services' processes
The Business Initiative councils for the Defense Department, Army and Navy have approved a slate of new projects to improve military business processes.
Air Force is out of the code business
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'What once was the software factory of the Air Force, the Standard Systems Group, is a thing of the past. Today, it's a buying shop and systems integrator, with its 900 code jockeys reassigned to other functions.
House votes against revised A-76 rules
<font color="CC0000"> UPDATED </font color>The House voted to eliminate funding for the Bush administration's revised competitive sourcing rules.<br>
Complaint tracker goes after Medicare abuses
The Health and Human Services Department will put a new national complaint system into operation this month to track reports of alleged abuses by Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.
Four ex-feds join IT consulting firm
Four former government IT executives have joined the Washington consulting firm McConnell International LLC.<br>
Senate committee holds firm on E-Gov Fund for fiscal 2004
A Senate committee has OKed $5 million for the Office of Management and Budget's E-Government fund, $40 million less than requested.<br>
Air Force wants to build a universal translator
The Air Force has awarded a $1 million, two-year contract to two Washington companies to develop language translation technology.<br>
Army details results of systems integration efforts
The Army has reduced servers by 30 percent, slashed applications by 50 percent, begun work on an Army systems integration plan and created a deputy for Army logistics enterprise integration.<br>
State will extend passport deadline for some countries
The State Department has given countries whose citizens cross the borders without visas the opportunity to delay a deadline to furnish travelers with machine-readable passports.<br>
Veterans Affairs CTO Perry retires
Frank Perry, who led the development of the Veterans Affairs Department's One-VA enterprise architecture and spearheaded the consolidation of functions, has retired. <br>
House IT subcommittee kicks off 11 hearing schedule
Identity management, and using biometrics and smart-card technology in the federal government are among the topics being reviewed by a House IT subcommittee starting Tuesday.
Homeland research agency gets its first director
David Bolka, a scientist, technology manager and Navy veteran, has been named to be the first director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency.<br>
CDW to purchase Micro Warehouse
CDW Corp. is buying the U.S. and Canadian operations of competitor Micro Warehouse Inc.<br>
'A good manager and well regarded'
Energy's Karen Evans to replace Mark Forman at the federal IT helm.<br>
Evans' vision is to stay the course
Karen Evans wants federal employees to know she is not an IT czar, she is not a tyrant and she is not a ruler. <br>
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