Navy awards R&D contract for network
The Naval Research Laboratory has awarded a five-year, $29 million R&D contract for its Advanced Technology Demonstration Network.
DOD users can add S/MIME to BlackBerrys
BlackBerry handheld e-mail devices used in the military services can get a government-specific Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions upgrade of their software under a National Security Agency contract with the device maker, Research In Motion Ltd.
Homeland transition team will set IT plan
The White House is bringing in IT chieftains from across government to figure out how to merge the disparate systems of the agencies slated to become part of the proposed Homeland Security Department.
On guard at the border
In southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert, the Customs Service is testing the latest technologies to police the flow of people and goods through U.S. ports.
OPM will seek proposals to enhance USAJobs
The Office of Personnel Management in early September will release a request for proposals for a commercial system to enhance its USAJobs.opm.gov portal.
IBM to build wireless safety network for Washington area
Public-safety and transportation agencies in the nation's capital area yesterday chose IBM Corp. to build the Capital Wireless Integrated Network spanning 40 federal, state and local organizations.
Calendar
<b>3-24 Information Management for Government Conference.</b><br> Alexandria, Va. Contact Government Exchange, Web: <a href= "http://www.government-exchange.com">www.government-exchange.com</a>; phone: 800-882-8684.
Federal Contract Law: Agencies only seem to meet small-business goals
Many small businesses feel like they have fewer and fewer opportunities these days to obtain federal contracts. They're probably right.
BIA systems are in limbo
The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs is struggling to lay the foundation for a revamped IT infrastructure as it labors under a court order that has shut down virtually all its systems.
D-Link's DCS-1000W has wireless appeal plus a low price
Putting digital cameras on the Web was a good idea. Freeing them from PCs by turning them into standalone networked devices is an even better one. Still better is untethering them completely via wireless connections, a move that a handful of vendors has recently made.
The lowdown on webcams
<b>What are they?</b> Webcams capture digital video for transmission over the Internet. The models included in this guide include tiny, inexpensive devices that attach to PCs as well as network cameras that can stand alone, have their own operating systems and Web server software, and can be controlled via a browser. They all adhere to IP.
DOD picks middleware for Common Access Cards
The Defense Department is adding smart-card middleware for Linux systems to its Common Access Card program, expanding capabilities beyond Microsoft Windows platforms for the first time.
Army LOGMOD begins testing
Next month, 50 Army logistics managers will test the Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program, an enterprise resource planning system that culls data from two 30-year-old legacy mainframes.
Sun slenderizes two entry-level server products
Sun Microsystems Inc. has fitted out its 1.75-inch-high, ruggedized servers with double drive bays and Ethernet, SCSI and Universal Serial Bus connections.
Carriers add registered e-mail
Months after the Postal Service pulled the plug on its certified e-mail service, telecommunications companies are offering government users something similar.
Internaut: Boost for wireless government
Internet wireless services can push photos, public records and other information out to police and border guards. If the price point drops low enough, such wireless access could extend to every maintenance engineer, social worker or government parking lot manager.
Power User: Mine rescue puts PC crisis in perspective
Three hard-drive catastrophes in as many months is about average for a large office, but unprecedented for my small workplace.
USDA begins training CCE staff
The Agriculture Department has awarded SI International a six-month, $1.4 million contract to provide training to employees during the transition to the department's common computing environment.
Agency call centers get good marks for service
Call centers operated by federal agencies performed as well as'and sometimes better than'their corporate counterparts in most areas of a recent study by Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality. The study compared 93 federal, state and local government call center operations with business-to-business and business-to-customer centers.
Thrift board's records system delayed to November
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is again delaying the debut of the Thrift Savings Plan's new record-keeping system. After five years of fits and starts, the board hoped to unveil the online system Sept. 16, but transferring data to it has taken longer than expected and delayed parallel testing of the new and old systems.
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