What's new in Exchange 2003
Microsoft will cease support of its Exchange 5.5 messaging server software this year, making it all but inevitable that agencies will need to upgrade to Microsoft's latest'Exchange 2003.
You've got no mail
For the Social Security Administration, upgrading its e-mail servers from Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 proved to be a job so monumental that the agency had to break it into segments.
First, skill all the lawyers
Unlike civilian lawyers who practice in a single area, Air Force judge advocates often must deal with a variety of legal areas every day.
Fonts of information
Col. Jill Phillips has a stone plaque on her desk at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. It reads: 'Failure cannot cope with persistence.'
DOD sets deadline for security training
More than 4 million Defense Department employees have six weeks to prove they understand the basics of IT security.
VA's dose of WiFi
Medication and medical mistakes contribute to 98,000 patients deaths each year in the United States.
NASA picks EDS for $20m eTravel deal
NASA has awarded a task order to Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, for an electronic travel system.
Poor grades can mask progress in complex IT environments, such as DHS
The Homeland Security Department has received an F on the last two computer security report cards issued by the House Government Reform Committee, prompting chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) to warn that 'DHS needs to get its house in order.'
Agencies want standards for assessing IT security
As agencies struggle to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, overseers are struggling with how to measure that compliance.
DHS IT programs face pivotal decisions
Several major Homeland Security Department technology programs could reach a crossroads before the end of the fiscal year, even as the department works without a full complement of senior technology officials.
Packet Rat: Rat writes off podcasting as ready to push up daisies
'OK, Web logging is now officially pass',' the Rat announced recently to the members of his technology support star chamber.
IRS plans to modernize its Web services
The IRS is looking at modernizing its Web services, consolidating its online presence through an enterprise portal.
GSA, OPM cast another lure for teleworkers
Federal employees who have never before teleworked can take advantage of a one-month free trial at one of the 15 Washington Metropolitan Telework Centers.
Power User: The Windows XP SP2 bell finally tolls
As you stalk the aisles of FOSE this week, something may be stalking you back at the office.
NMCI survey finds most users satisfied with portal
Is there a slow-moving sea change happening in how users view the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet?
New features spice up Science.Gov and Vivisimo's Clusty
Energy Department is trying to make it easier to find scientific documents on Science.Gov; Vivisimo adds government section to Clusty.
IRS plans portal integration
The tax agency is seeking ideas on how to modernize its Web services, consolidating its online presence through an enterprise portal.
Marines plan to Web-enable duty assignment application
The Marine Corps has taken an application that its own programmers created to help make duty assignments and is making it Web-accessible via the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Users find federal Web sites less satisfying
Federal Web sites are meeting fewer of the public's needs, according to a new report released today.
Defense's PKI slowly takes root
The Defense Department blocks access for vendors without digital certificates.
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