Court reviews GIS analysis of American Indian trust data
A geographic information system analysis is helping a federal court review data about land holdings that are at the heart of the dispute over the Interior Department's management of American Indian trusts.<br>
Energy's contract reforms move forward slowly, GAO says
A GAO executive says the Energy Department's contract management practices need more work.<br>
Packet Rat: The cyberrodent gets keel-hauled
'That was almost as much fun as a visit from the inspector general,' the Rat grumbled as he arrived home after a night chasing down router problems at his agency. All sweaty and crusty from creeping through wiring closets, he had only time enough to caffeineate and shower before returning to the command bunker. Dawn's early light made him squint as he entered the burrow door.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Live from Baghdad</b>. Keep up with the latest official news in Iraq via an English-language version of uruklink.net, the state-run Internet service. Besides postings about Saddam Hussein, Uruklink reports sorties by U.S. and British aircraft, headlined as 'Evil Ravens.' Oddly, it also links to WhiteHouse.gov through <a href= "http://www.iraqtv.ws">www.iraqtv.ws</a>, and the accompanying translations include anti-Saddam propaganda.
GAO says A-76 isn't working for Defense
Comptroller General David M. Walker testifies the Defense Department's acquisition and competitive sourcing practices are not cost-effective and are not meeting DOD's objectives.<br>
One for the kids
The Bethesda, Md., chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, along with a lineup of corporate sponsors, put on the ritz this month at the annual fund-raising gala for Children's Inn at NIH. The inn is a nonprofit family residence for pediatric outpatients and their families at the National Institutes of Health.
Speakers open up on open-source
Open-source software's growing impact in government got a full airing in Washington last week at a three-day conference on open-source software, aimed at e-government programs in the United States and Europe.
People on the Move
The Transportation Department has named <b>Daniel Matthews</b> its new CIO, filling a post that has been handled on an interim basis for more than two years.
DOD issues bandwidth solicitation
By mid-June, the Defense Information Systems Agency plans to award a contract for bandwidth and services to connect about 90 military sites worldwide to the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion network.
Air Force CIO is fed up with A-76
The Air Force's IT team doesn't want to hold any more competitions under OMB Circular A-76.
DOE lab official: 'Monopoly' yes, cover-up no
A former top official at Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged this month that federal dollars were sometimes treated as 'Monopoly money,' but he denied trying to thwart investigations of theft and mismanagement allegations.
FOSE rolls with the IT times
There will be plenty of new IT for government on display at FOSE next month, but the biggest change will be the trade show's new home. FOSE will be the first event held in the new Washington Convention Center.
Judges choose product finalists
Security products are drawing increased attention in this year's GCN Best New Technology Awards at FOSE, a 5-year-old awards program that showcases innovative and unique services and products at the annual trade show.
2003 Best New Technology Award finalists
<p><font face="Arial"><big><strong>Application software<br></strong></big><br><strong>Boxlight Corp.</strong><br>Location: Poulsbo, Wash.<br><a href="http://www.boxlight.com">www.boxlight.com</a><br>Product: Project Director<br>Description: Projector management and control, wireless presentation control<br>Booth: 2519</font>
AF test center sees rise in technologies that sniff out bioterror threats
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.'When the military deploys to a battlefront, those back at home bases often play a unique role in speeding up development of new technologies for use in the field.
Contractors support systems on front lines
'The role of contractors has increased dramatically as the role of IT has increased,' said Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America. 'Seventy percent to 80 percent of the weapons have some sort of smart-weapon capabilities, as opposed to just 30 percent of weapons in the first Gulf War.'
IGs: Watch those Social Security numbers
Fifteen inspectors general this month told the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency that federal agencies are lax in overseeing the use and disclosure of Social Security numbers stored in agency databases.<br>
Draft performance plan nearly complete
The first version of the performance reference model, one of five segments of the Federal Enterprise Architecture, could be ready in a couple of weeks, said Bob Haycock, manager of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office.
DISA plan calls for cutting 1,200 IT jobs
The Defense Information Systems Agency has a plan to consolidate its Computing Services Directorate over the next 30 months, which may result in the loss of up to 1,200 jobs.
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