Arizona hears the call of IP telephony
Several agencies move to a converged IP network and see immediate benefits.
Air Force personnel warned of personal data breach
The Air Force has begun notifying more than 33,000 airmen throughout the service that much of their personal information was stolen from the online Assignment Management System.
Web-based tools help CDC put medical know-how where it's needed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to have a single, if challenging, job: acting as the public health department for the federal government.
It Pays to be Persistent
The Energy and Defense departments are minimizing 'document not found' messages by using persistent identifiers.
New app will help Navy keep tabs on its records
NEW ORLEANS'After more than five years of planning, the Navy is getting an enterprise records management system via the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet portal.
Quadrennial review to focus on new threats
The Defense Department will soon be asked to anticipate events two decades into the future.
NIST relaunches database of IT vulnerabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has completely rewritten its old ICAT vulnerability Web site and relaunched it as the National Vulnerability Database, a more timely and comprehensive source of information about IT security threats.
Justice launches distributed site of sex offender data
The Justice Department has launched a Web site that lets the public search for sex offenders in their communities.
Test drive: Windows Vista shows promise for security
Late last month, Microsoft Corp. released the first official beta version of Vista, aka Longhorn, aka the next version of the Windows operating system.
Navy-Marine Corps Intranet now accessible via laptop
The Navy recently deployed a broadband solution to enable users to log onto the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet portal from their laptop computers.
Education is best defense for targeted phishing, CISOs say
Security exercises conducted by West Point and New York state's CISO found that many e-mail recipients fall for phishing scams that appear to have been sent from within their own organizations.
Copyright Office draws heat for proposed IE-only rule
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress has found itself in the middle of some heated online debate about a proposal to limit full use of a new copyright registration Web site to only one browser.
OMB reminds agencies to comply with Section 508
The General Services Administration has developed an electronic guide to help agencies comply with Section 508 requirements.
With the contract finally settled, OPM has Monster plans for USAJobs.gov
In the two years since the Office of Personnel Management revamped how the federal government posts job listings and accepts resumes online, USAJobs.gov has received more than 130 million unique visits and 1.5 million new resumes.
Preparing for IPv6: The game is afoot
The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies a tight timetable for moving to the next generation of Internet Protocols over the next three years.
EPA seeks geospatial data hosting
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking information about industry ability to host geospatial data sets from a variety of sources.
Federal-state e-authentication project pays off
When employees for the City of Chicago file reports on the discharge of wastewater into public waterways, they fill out an online form and press a few keys.
New records management system for NMCI
EDS is deploying Total Records and Information Management (TRIM) software manage all Navy and Marine Corps records and documents.
PSST: the password is...
Passwords are among the oldest and still most commonly used forms of authentication.
Indiana turns to Haverstick for unemployment insurance processing support
Under the projected three-year contract, Haverstick will develop and manage a new processing system for the Workforce Development Department.
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