Agencies making little progress against cybervandalism
Three years after a pair of hackers broke into several federal agency computers and defaced Web sites, industry experts said not enough has been done to prevent further attacks.
Wireless 2006: Gaining momentum
With the arrival last year of acceptable industry standards for security, government agencies are getting serious about implementing wireless networks.
Johannes Ullrich | The good guys have to cooperate
The Internet Storm Center, created by the SANS Institute, works with Internet service providers to defend against the most malicious attacks.
Army halts work on AKO portal in light of pending protests
Lockheed Martin Corp. will not perform any work associated with the Army Knowledge Online portal until protests challenging the Army's award of the contract can be heard by the Government Accountability Office.
SANS releases new list of significant vulnerabilities
The SANS Institute has released a list of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which include weaknesses in Microsoft products, Mozilla and Firefox browsers, iTunes and RealPlayer.
NOAA to seek consolidated IT support services
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to release a request for proposals for a six-year, consolidated IT support services contract by the end of September.
Losing bidder tries to KO Army's AKO portal award
A protest filed last week has put the contract to consolidate and upgrade the Army Knowledge Online portal on hold.
Agencies get more choices from GoLearn
Federal agencies will have more than 59 vendors in six specialized areas to choose from for their online learning services under a contract awarded by the Office of Personnel Management earlier this month.
NMCI takes on enterprisewide spam
The Navy is counting on a little electronic elbow grease to clean up its enterprise portal.
U.S. faces a yawning gap over enthusiasm for IPv6
The biggest hurdle in moving government networks to the next generation of Internet Protocols may not be technical or even financial.
L.A. County re-ups Unisys for benefit eligibility system support
Under the contract, Unisys will continue providing application modification and technology infrastructure services for the Los Angeles Eligibility, Automated Determination, Evaluation and Reporting system.
GSA reopens contract to run FedBizOpps.gov
The General Services Administration has reopened the contract to revamp FedBizOpps.gov.
CherryRoad Tech protests Army AKO award to Lockheed
CherryRoad Technologies Inc. has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office of the Army's $152 million award to Lockheed Martin Corp. for the management of its enterprise Web portal.
The secret is out: DHS launches state-local network
The new HSIN-Secret classified network is being deployed and tested at 50 state emergency operations centers and 18 additional state and local law enforcement sites.
GCN INSIDER: BlackBerry meets VOIP; Mobile power to the people
Frustrated when your cellular phone call drops off as you enter the bowels of a government building?
OPM contract expands number of e-learning vendors
Federal agencies will have more than 59 vendors in six specialized areas to choose from for their online learning services under a new contract awarded by the Office of Personnel Management.
CMS assessing patient health record development for Medicare recipients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking industry comment to determine how involved the agency should be in the development of personal electronic health records for its target populations.
Army goes to a single contractor for AKO
The Army Knowledge Online portal has a new manager.
GSA wants to add Web searches to FirstGov
The General Services Administration is taking a new approach to FirstGov.gov's search capabilities.
Power User: In search of better search engines and tools
As basic as online search may seem, it remains an important tool in a government worker's information arsenal.
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