Justice makes case for new architecture
The Justice Department intends to reduce costs, simplify operations and boost security by creating an enterprise architecture, consolidating data networks and implementing a public-key infrastructure.
Air Force finds two stolen notebooks
Two notebook computers reported stolen from the Central Command in Tampa, Fla., a joint command overseeing the war efforts in Afghanistan, were recovered earlier this month.
TSA gets OK to begin IT project
The Transportation Security Administration last week issued the first two task orders under the $1 billion Information Technology Managed Services contract awarded this month to Unisys Corp.
OMB pushes agencies to share funds
The Office of Management and Budget is asking agency CIOs to give up control of their most valuable resource: money.
What's different at your office since Sept. 11?
If you work in or with government IT, how have the terrorist attacks changed you and your workplace?
Treasury buys software to secure network
The Treasury Department will secure connections to and within its enterprise network via authentication, digital signatures and Entrust Inc. encryption.
Congress is at odds over e-gov funding request
President Bush's fiscal 2003 request for a $45 million e-government fund will head to conference when Congress is back in session next month.
USB 2.0 Zip drive is zipped up to 750M
The Iomega Zip drive, which got its start in 1995 for portable storage of up to 100M, now can handle 750M in a $180 version for the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 port.
Army taps two vendor teams for net fly-off
The Army Communications'Electronics Command earlier this month 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.
Stenbit works on Pentagon wireless policy
The Defense Department soon will put in place a policy restricting personnel from using wireless devices while at the Pentagon.
Telecom vendors promise to step in if WorldCom falters
While the General Services Administration is focusing on WorldCom Inc.'s delivery of current FTS 2001 services as the company navigates a Chapter 11 reorganization, chief competitors AT&T Corp. and Sprint Corp. are preparing to pick up the pieces should WorldCom fail completely.
Bills target competition goals
Lawmakers have taken steps to eliminate the Office of Management and Budget's ability to set quotas for public-private competitions of federal work.
OMB will set rules for interagency transactions
Spurred by recent scandals involving corporate accounting practices, the government has put the creation of standards for interagency financial transactions on the fast track.
OFPP relents on 803
The Defense Department can continue to use time and materials contracts when buying commercial items from Multiple-Award Schedule contracts'at least for now.
Vendor data gets user-friendly
When contracting officers or members of a source selection committee need to find out about a potential vendor's quality of work on previous contracts, collecting the data often is a challenge. But the process is about to change. Three agencies are working with the General Services Administration and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to create a central past-performance records database for use governmentwide. NIH's Diane Frasier says more than 100 agencies are expected to use a new system providing access to past-performance information.
Calendar
<b>17-18 Information Assurance 2002 Conference.</b><br>Washington. Contact E-Gov; Web: <a href= "http://www.e-gov.com">www.e-gov.com</a>.<br.<br>
Of the people: CyberCorps is training our future security leaders
When'not if'cyberwarfare arrives, will we be able to defend ourselves? That is the basic question that we federal managers are asking.
SBA plans for fast upgrade
The last month of the fiscal year is one of the busiest for the Small Business Administration, as the agency scrambles to help businesses with last-minute loan applications or contract proposals.
Diskeeper's a PC housekeeper
Computer maintenance is like cleaning the attic. If it doesn't get done, sooner or later cobwebs will appear: slow response times, long boot-ups and even longer shutdowns.
Utility cleans your system of spyware
Your shed or garage probably has a hunk of Lava soap, that gritty, industrial bar that not only takes grease and grime off your hands but also, it seems, the top layer of skin.
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