Los Alamos whistleblowers blast mismanagement at lab
Top managers at Los Alamos National Laboratory tried to stop investigations into rampant theft and corruption at the weapons lab, two whistleblowers told a House oversight panel yesterday.
Help is on the way for the tele-weary
The Federal Trade Commission has awarded a 10-year contract to AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., to develop and implement a national do-not-call telemarketing registry. <br>
DOD prepares bandwidth RFP
The Defense Information Systems Agency will issue a request for proposals within two weeks on the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program, according to Defense Department officials. <br>
Panel: Agencies pay dearly for overlooking records planning
Too many agencies don't think about records management when planning IT projects, making the flow of documents harder to oversee in the long term. <br>
Lawmakers seek a clear role for terror threat center
Senators today peppered witnesses from the CIA, FBI and Homeland Security Department with questions about how the new Terrorism Threat Integration Center would avoid overlapping the functions of existing threat centers.<br>
Congress removes cap on NMCI seats
Congress has authorized the Navy to rescind a 60,000-seat limit for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet and to begin moving 100,000 additional seats to the NMCI network.<br>
DOD could set wireless policy next month
The Defense Department CIO is expected to sign a wireless policy next month that will set guidelines for using wireless devices across the department.<br>
Air Force comm chief gives a wish list to industry
The Air Force needs help with managing systems, developing wireless standards and securing networks, its communications chief says.<br>
Congressional group turns spotlight on enhanced 911
A bipartisan group today launched the congressional E-911 Caucus, a committee that wants to make sure emergency call centers get funding to comply with the FCC's Enhanced-911 services mandate.
Departure puts Senate confirmation on front burner
The Senate Finance Committee has stepped up plans to consider the nomination of Mark Everson as the next IRS commissioner. <br>
New site seeks suggestions for disabilities research
A new government Web site provides a forum for citizens to submit ideas for research projects the government should undertake into disabilities and rehabilitation. <br>
INS devises second planning contract for entry-exit system
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has released a request for proposals for development efforts for its National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. <br>
DISA shakeup moves three managers into new posts
Three senior managers at the Defense Information Systems Agency have taken new job positions as a result of an agency restructuring. <br>
With Palm's new Tungsten, the W could stand for wow
GCN's review lets you take a first look at Palm Inc.'s Tungsten W, a $549 handheld computer that incorporates a telephone. <br>
Packet Rat: All orange, all the time
'Well, at least we can use all this plastic and duct tape Tom Ridge told us to buy,' grumbled the Rat as he covered another window to keep out the snow instead of the anticipated cloud of anthrax spores.
'Did you hear...'
<b>We have a winner</b>. From that great e-mail domain <a href= "http://AOL.com">AOL.com</a>, a Buzz reader correctly answered the question we posed in the Nov. 18, 2002, issue: What the heck does hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia mean? 'It's the fear of long words,' said our fearless reader, who bravely typed the 36-letter word that even Buzz misspelled in print'we left out the penultimate p, according to <a href= " http://www.phobialist.com">www.phobialist.com</a>. Congratulations!
FGIPC bids adieu to former chief Balutis
The Federation of Government Information Processing Councils and the Industry Advisory Council paid tribute this month to Alan Balutis, who resigned in January after two years as the groups' executive director and chief operating officer.
Politics and technology mingle at Internet caucus
Al Gore wasn't the only politician to think the Internet requires lots of help from politicians. At the kickoff party of the Congressional Internet Caucus, held earlier this month at the Hart Senate Office Building, lots of pols extolled the virtues of the Internet, as staff, vendors and the media ogled technology demonstrations, sipped wine and exchanged business cards.
PSX Expo acquires a crowd
Government and industry officials got down to business earlier this month in Washington at PSX, a three-day professional services exposition that focused on acquisition. The expo was sponsored by the General Services Administration and Post Newsweek Tech Media.
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