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Speech-enabled handheld computers could add a new dimension to government use of mobile technology. But that will require a change in a standard.
Letters to the Editor
In your review of large LCD monitors, 'The GCN Lab monitors a dozen upper-end LDCs', you did not mention pixel pitch. I have however noticed a general trend in LCD monitors: Usually as the size increases the pixel pitch increases.
FEMA's Miller joins Homeland Security planning team
Ron Miller, CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, today started work at his new job as part of the Transition Planning Office for the proposed Homeland Security Department. Miller said he will remain with the planning office for an indefinite period of time.
Why file at all?
Two recent developments at the IRS illustrate how far the government is from the nirvana notion of transformation.
VBA links offices on virtual network
The Veterans Benefits Administration is linking regional offices to improve the customer service offered by its call centers.
Middleware anchors INS' information architecture
The Immigration and Naturalization Service views middleware as the linchpin in its strategy to integrate the nation's border control systems.
Administration releases draft standards for listing grant opportunities
The Office of Federal Financial Management today released proposed data standards for agencies submitting grant and funding opportunities to <i>FedBizOpps.gov</i>. The procurement portal is the mandatory site for agencies to post contracting opportunities.
VA secretary orders IT reorganization
Veterans Affairs secretary Anthony Principi has ordered a major reorganization of IT operations at the department to begin Oct. 1.
OMB tells Congress there's a surplus in emergency funds
The Office of Management and Budget reported to Congress on Friday that agencies collectively still have not spent $14 billion of the $40 billion in emergency response funds that Congress appropriated after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Rat warns warfighters about war-chalking
The Defense Department's impending sanctions on wireless devices didn't surprise the Rat, who's been bemoaning wireless network security - or the lack thereof - for some time now.
Friends say so long to Army's Browning
With Miriam Browning leaving the Army after three decades, some who know her got together recently to help her say goodbye.
IT execs go to the source
Members of the government and industry IT communities gathered in Washington recently to discuss the elements and implications of competitive sourcing. The day-long seminar, presented by the Digital Government Institute and Post Newsweek Tech Media, featured CIOs, chief financial officers, procurement and program executives, and other contracting IT officials.<br>
NASA aims for IT mission control
NASA has made history for decades with its work in space. Now it is planning a revolutionary project to improve its systems here on Earth.
IRS tests database, sets free-filing deal
The IRS has begun testing the Customer Account Data Engine, the database management system that will replace the nearly 40-year-old Master File and Integrated Data Retrieval System.
FAA develops its own model
The Federal Aviation Administration, whose air traffic systems development history is among the most troubled in government, has customized its own Capability Maturity Model - the first agency to do so.
NIST, DOD raise wireless caution flags
The government's attitude toward wireless devices might be described as caveat user.
Army taps pair of vendors to compete for battlefield network project
The Army Communications Electronics Command on Friday chose teams led by Lockheed Martin Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. for a fly-off competition to build the $6.6 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical.
The week's top stories forAugust 5 through August 9
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19550-1.html">VA awards $103m cybersecurity contract</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19544-1.html">OMB sets deadline for agencies to submit joint IT business cases</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19543-1.html">Treasury employees to get smart cards</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19529-1.html">IRS orders $35m worth of PCs</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19514-1.html">NASA to launch IT mission control centers</a>
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