The lowdown on IEEE 802.11 wireless
<b>What is it?</b> The IEEE 802.11 wireless standards allow PCs, handhelds and other devices to connect wirelessly to LANs and the Internet. Dominant in the market now is 802.11b, which transmits data at up to 11 Mbps on the 2.4-GHz band. Coming along are 802.11a, at 54 Mbps on the 5-GHz band, and 802.11g, which will use the 2.4-GHz band at up to 54 Mbps.
Is this the year for wireless gear?
In a world filled with uncertainty, one thing seems a sure bet: 2003 will be a breakthrough year for wireless networking in offices and campuses around the country.
DOD wages a new bandwidth battle
The Defense Department is once again fighting to protect a band of radio frequencies from industry encroachment.
Navy and Army take steps to consolidate HR systems
In the eyes of Defense Department overseers, the Navy and Army are taking the interim steps'sometimes a bit unsteadily'to make their human resources systems for military members ready for transition to a DOD-wide system.
Defense sharpens focus on integration
The war on terrorism and a push to transform the Defense Department into a more unified organization are driving the research and development directorate of the DOD to begin thinking more in terms of integrating systems.
Army prepares for IT enterprise project
This summer, the Army plans to hire a contractor for the IT Enterprise Solutions program, a $500 million project central to a larger Army initiative to consolidate information systems.
State scraps pilot for international communications
The State Department recently decided to end a knowledge management pilot that the department's inspector general said was poorly planned and implemented.
Senate slashes e-gov fund to $5 million
The Senate last week squashed the administration's request of $45 million for an e-government fund for fiscal 2003, and allocated just $5 million.
Document management apps help agencies with paper cuts
Document management technology helped the Postal Rate Commission cut the volume of paper that gets shuffled around when the Postal Service requests a rate hike.
NYC gets a jump on disease outbreaks
Long before the 2001 anthrax incidents, New Yorkers had dealt with public health dilemmas.
Power User: A simple formula sets shortcuts for Windows apps
Omnipresent computer mice have made many users forget that the keyboard can control Microsoft Windows programs all by itself. That's handy when, for example, your mouse breaks or you're working on an airline tray table.
E-crime Squad
The Secret Service, formed in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, has become the lead agency in investigating electronic crime.
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Memo to HSD
A good test for general managerial soundness of the new Homeland Security Department will be whether it can track and control its IT assets, both hardware and software.
CRTs have their drawbacks but still score big
Users of CRT monitors tend to have two views of the displays they use every day.
Define metrics first, then call for help
Robert Otto, CIO and chief technology officer for the Postal Service, made the decision to outsource his agency's computer help desk to EDS Corp. the same way he would buy pens or paper. Otto sees help desk services as a commodity.
Web Extra: Tablet PCs
While vendors were planning their new tablet PCs running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition, they predicted three distinct form factors. But the advantages of the convertible tablet format has led to a merging of the other two, so that only two distinct formats really exist.
GAO's Walker says OMB should follow panel's A-76 guidance
Comptroller General David Walker is raising concerns that procedures for "phased evaluations" under the revised A-76 circular might stifle innovation because vendors could fear release of sensitive information to competitors.
Balutis exits councils
After months of controversy, Alan Balutis has stepped down as the executive director of both the Industry Advisory Council and the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils.
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