Fujitsu RAID systems scale up to 13.7T
The Eternus GR series of RAID storage systems from Fujitsu Technology Solutions Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., can accommodate 15,000-rpm disk drives for higher random-read performance than with standard 10,000-rpm drives.
What's New Now
In the coming year, the big technology developments will center on letting workers tap their agencies' enterprise applications from nearly anywhere.
Air Force expanding check imaging system
The Air Force is in the process of making its electronic check imaging system available worldwide.<br>
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In cold interiors, computer-generated heat can be as welcome as information. One such place is Cheyenne Mountain, run by the Air Force's 21st Space Wing near Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 1,000 workers inside the hollowed-out mountain staff a control center for missile launches worldwide. They use lots of computers.
Another View: Hill makes welcome changes to MAS
Strange and occasionally wondrous things happen in Washington just before Congress adjourns.
From here ahead
By nearly all accounts, 2002 was a lousy year for the IT industry.
Commerce: IT architecture will reflect bureau structure
An old saying in Washington likens the Commerce Department to Noah's Ark because it has one delegation from each species.
Charles Keegan: The yin and yang of tech management
Charles Keegan calls himself a geek, but if he is, he's a geek with an important mission.
Bush taps Cooper for homeland CIO
President Bush plans to appoint Steven I. Cooper, now CIO of the Homeland Security Office, to be the CIO of the Homeland Security Department.<br>
GAO: Check INS buys
The Justice Department failed to properly oversee IT projects at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, according to a new General Accounting Office report.
EPA's technology chief moves to industry
Debra Stouffer, chief technology officer of the Environmental Protection Agency, is joining join DigitalNet Inc. of Bethesda, Md.<br>
Federal IT outsourcing projected to reach $15 billion by 2007
Federal spending on information technology outsourcing will reach nearly $15 billion by fiscal 2007, up from $6.6 billion today, a new report projects.<br>
Browning joins Booz Allen
Miriam F. Browning, who retired last year as director of enterprise integration in the Army's CIO Office, has joined the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
USPS elevates Otto to CTO
Postmaster general John E. Potter this week shifted the Postal Service's IT organization around by naming Robert Otto the new chief technology officer.
GAO will take a second look at OMB's e-gov projects
Lawmakers' interest in the Office of Management and Budget's 25 e-government initiatives seems to be peaking. <br>
House set to create new homeland oversight panel
House Republican leaders plan to form a select committee to oversee the new Homeland Security Department.<br>
NSA awards blanket purchase agreements for IT services
The National Security Agency has given blanket purchase agreements to provide a range of IT and engineering services to four companies.<br>
Anne Reed joining Acquisition Solutions
Anne Reed, a former Agriculture Department CIO, is joining Acquisition Solutions Inc., a research and consulting company.<br>
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