Markle report says antiterror effort should be decentralized
The Homeland Security Department cannot operate flexibly enough in procurement or technological innovation, the Markle Foundation of New York said in a report prepared late last year with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Brookings Institution and the University of Virginia. Procurement reforms 'permit but fail to require' a break with past practices for technology development, the report said.
Every bit counts
When the Navy issues a memorandum, personnel aboard ships sometimes don't have it in their hands until several months later.
DOD speeds up use of electronic workflow system
Two Defense Department undersecretaries are calling for the rapid rollout of an automated system that lets vendors submit invoices and reports, and receive payments electronically.<br>
Fighter plane plagued with software problems
Computers in the cockpit of the Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor fighter planes have been plagued with software problems and need to be rebooted regularly, the Pentagon's chief technical adviser said.
New military center seeks interoperable technology
The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to open a hub for technology companies to show off their latest wares to the Defense Department as a means to speed up development.
Army's 'virtual' microscope brings images to docs around the world
In Army Maj. Keith J. Kaplan's office at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, water runs from a fountain, music CDs like Billie Joel, Herbie Hancock and Eric Clapton hang from a rack, and a picture of the skyscrapers in Chicago'his hometown'hangs on a wall.
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In his presentation to the U.N. Security Council about Iraq's covert weapons program, secretary of State Colin Powell said, 'Our sources tell us that, in some cases, the hard drives of computers at Iraqi weapons facilities were replaced. Who took the hard drives? Where did they go? What's being hidden? Why? There's only one answer to the why: to deceive, to hide, to keep from the inspectors.'
Another View: Isn't it time you tried online collaboration?
If you want to mold your staff into an efficient, productive team, consider tossing out your current office habits and installing online collaboration tools. The right technology will foster new ways for teams to work, such as telecommuting or virtual projects with shifting structures.
What IT money?
The Bush administration's proposed IT spending for fiscal 2004 is less than it seems. $59.3 billion is a big number. But it is only 2.2 percent more than what the administration expects to spend in 2003, and nearly all the increase is for the Homeland Security Department.
AT&T claws back in federal game
Christopher Rooney, president of AT&T Corp.'s government solutions group in McLean, Va., and a 20-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, heads sales to federal, state and local governments.
Energy awards $409m for seat management
The Energy Department has awarded a five-year, $409 million task order for seat management and IT and telecommunications support.
Agencies forge ahead with financial overhauls
Four departments are plunging ahead with plans to overhaul financial systems, even though project leaders have no assurance of funding and the Office of Management and Budget has designated such systems targets for consolidation next year.
GoLearn gets fee-for-service courses
The Office of Personnel Management last month introduced a fee-for-service component to the government's online learning portal, at <a href= "http://www.golearn.gov">www.golearn.gov</a>.
Software vendors serve up combination platforms
Aether Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. said they will jointly sell their product platforms to offer federal agencies mobile software based on open standards.<br>
Database finds new home on Tablet PC
The Tablet PC now has a health care database management system on its roster of software applications.<br>
NIMA's ruling on unions will affect some IT workers' bargaining rights
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has taken away the collective bargaining rights of about 1,000 cartographers, digital imaging and data management specialists, and security guards whose work directly affects national security.
Homeland enterprise architecture due by fall
The Homeland Security Department expects to craft most of an enterprise architecture for the nation's response to terrorism by Sept. 1, department CIO Stephen Cooper said today.<br>
NIMA wants to morph into NGA
Given its new strategy to integrate imaging and mapping efforts, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency needs a name that better reflects its work, the agency's director says.
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