The lowdown on IP
<b>What is it?</b> An IP gateway converts analog voice signals to digital, compresses them and transmits them across a data network. In most cases, similar hardware is required at the other end to reverse the process, making the digitized signals intelligible to listeners.
App speeds turnaround time for Army's security clearance process
The Army Central Clearance Facility has automated the service's security clearance process.
Marines unravel disparate systems to reknit them for interoperability
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.'In a row of room-sized, camouflaged field enclosures on a windy, seaside plain, Marines diligently chip away at a massive systems integration project.
NSF studies ways to show complex data
The National Science Foundation's Digital Government Program is devising tools that visually represent complex statistical data sets.
Power User: Does modeling hold the secrets of the universe?
Mathematica 4.2, the latest version of one of my favorite problem-solving toolkits, came out this summer at the same time as the program's creator's book: A New Kind of Science.
DARPA studies efficiency of spectrum use
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants software controls to get the most out of existing wireless spectrum.
Itanium 2 chips appear in HP, Unisys servers
The second generation of Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium processor has reached the server and workstation market, but it will not supplant IA-32 or other 64-bit CPUs for some time.
Verity's knowledge app has taxonomic features
Verity Inc. has updated its knowledge management platform with several new taxonomic features.
Ask Elaws
The next best thing to a live expert can be an expert system. That's the Labor Department's reasoning behind expanding its use of artificial intelligence to help 6.5 million U.S. businesses comply with labor laws and regulations.
Letters to the Editor
As an accountant, I am confused about computer applications and the systems world.
Editorial Cartoon
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Significa
Antarctica lacks many things, such as sunshine much of the year and good opera, but it has federal computers. For example, McMurdo Station atop the volcanic rock of Ross Island has systems configured in a LAN, available for use all the time, and provided with 24-hour, seven-day help desk support, according to the U.S. Antarctic Program. USAP is part of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and supported by Raytheon Polar Service Co.
Another View: Why does Army force contractors to count heads?
Army secretary Thomas White has directed the reinstitution of the so-called Army Manpower Rule, which is designed to count the number of contractor employees performing work under Army contracts. White's policy memo says the data will help the Army manage better and that the Army must consider downsizing its contractor work force since it has already downsized its organic work force.
Keep it loose
Ever been in one of those by-the-pound candy stores with scores of colorful bins filled with every imaginable type of candy? It's not just children who become overwhelmed by the possible combinations.
Sprint chief predicts 3G network is in the government's future
Government will buy into Sprint Corp.'s new 3G wireless network, president Ronald T. LeMay predicted today during his keynote address at the Networld+Interop and Comdex conference in Atlanta.
Voices from 9/11: Readers share feelings, emotions, experiences
GCN readers share their feelings, emotions and experiences about the day that terror rocked America.
VA sets a $225 million deal with HP for Microsoft software
The Veterans Affairs Department has awarded a $225 million task order to Hewlett-Packard Co. for Microsoft Corp. software for PCs throughout the department.
GAO questions administration, congressional stances on competitive sourcing
Neither the Bush administration's nor Congress' competitive sourcing initiatives meet the recommendations of the Commercial Activities Panel, the comptroller general says.
Never forget
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In memoriam
Listing the 125 military, civilian and contractor personnel at the Pentagon who died after the terrorist plane crash Sept. 11.
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