Of the people: Things are changing'and we've got to talk
It's been a rough time for me since I wrote my last column for GCN. I'm sure you'll understand. There are simply too many things in a day for government managers to do, and I've struggled to find time to sit down and write. So despite the many helpful reminders from my editors, I was late getting this article written and submitted.
These rugged peripherals tough it out
When a mechanic crawls under a military vehicle to tighten a certain bolt, a computerized manual can be a huge help'but not if it's stored on a full-sized notebook.
The lowdown on SAN
<b>What is it?</b> At its most basic level, SAN management software manages the interactions between host servers, storage units and disk arrays, and handles both relatively simple tasks, such as device management, and more sophisticated tasks such as virtualization, resource management, automatic failover configurations, disk space monitoring, intrusion prevention and policy management.
What is a SAN, anyway?
SANs are dedicated, centrally managed and secure information infrastructures that are built around multiple servers and disk arrays. They connect via Fibre Channel or other high-speed links that allow for connection of almost unlimited heterogeneous systems and peripherals.
SANs open up to sharing
Manufacturers of storage area networks are finally coming around to the idea that open-systems management software could be good for business.
SPAWAR keeps sailors' advice on tap through knowledge management
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego is taking steps to preserve its sailors' knowledge, on which it relies heavily, and use it more efficiently.
Credit union automates call center scheduling
The Navy Federal Credit Union found Microsoft Excel spreadsheets a poor tool for organizing the schedules of 600 call center agents who field 600,000 calls a month.
VPN integrates client firewall
The Firewall-X virtual private network client from Blue Ridge Networks Inc. of Chantilly, Va., has a built-in firewall to keep intruders from hijacking a VPN connection. But it differs from a personal firewall because each client firewall is centrally managed.
It's not the message, it's the medium: EPA needs more supercomputer cycles
A rising demand for supercomputer cycles has the Environmental Protection Agency's high-performance computer center in a bind.
Secure smart card can handle many e-gov apps
SchlumbergerSema, a division of the multinational Schlumberger Ltd., launched the ICitizen smart card for data and access security at the CardTech/SecurTech trade show in New Orleans in April.
Energy's 12T SAN supplies easy, fast access to a 3-D map of the universe
Building a 3-D map of the universe takes a lot of data. So astronomers working on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have built a 12T storage area network at the Energy Department's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
@ Info Policy: No simple questions for national ID system
What sex are you? I hope that question isn't too personal. I'll bet just about everybody reading this paper knew the answer without even looking down.
Editorial Cartoon
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By the numbers
Construction of the universe was done in-house, but building the Ark was outsourced.
Another View: Free e-filing is not a simple matter for IRS
All the brouhaha over homeland security overshadowed the fact that IRS recently got through another tax season, one in which 46 million taxpayers filed returns online. They got their refunds in half the time of paper filers. Indeed, IRS' premier e-government offering, called E-file, earns ratings on the University of Michigan's customer satisfaction index.
Look in the mirror
Public servants often suffer from the public's poor perception of them. But you know that already. So here's a question: Would the view that the public and politicians have of career federal managers improve if feds had a better view of themselves?
How a tiny label controls a tank
Contrary to rumor, the government is an excellent customer that pays its bills on time, Timothy M. McGilloway says.
Education continues its paperless chase with plans for a digital-signature system
The Education Department is making the final strides away from paper with the next phase of its electronic grants process.
NOAA weather forecasters try remote supercomputing
The government's chief meteorologists will harness a powerful new supercomputer to their daily and weekly forecasts.
State uses cross-agency pilot to draw on federal expertise
The State Department is trying to expand the federal brain trust that will use the global knowledge management network it's building.
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