Master spy agency promotes Nixon
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell has elevated Steve Nixon to a permanent appointment as assistant deputy DNI and science and technology director.
Calif. sheriffs stay connected
The Orange County Sheriff's Department has deployed mobile productivity software that allows police officers and investigators using wireless-enabled laptop PCs access to data from anywhere.
ViewSonic VG2230wm
GCN Lab Review | The biggest problem with the VG2230wm is that there is a huge amount of light bleeding in from both the top and the bottom of the screen.
ViewSonic VX2255wmb has significant flaws
GCN Lab Review | The ViewSonic VX2255wmb just barely gets above-average marks in our display testing.
Eizo s2431W is best in show
GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice | The Eizo s2431W is hands-down the best in terms of overall quality, which is surprising considering the size of the screen. The s2431W placed number one or two in every test.
Envision's AOC 212Va-1particularly good when watching DVDs, streaming media
This monitor does not offer a lot of frills but surprisingly does conjure above-average image quality on most tests.
HP L2045w'a good, inexpensive LCD without a lot of flaws
GCN Lab Review | For just $279, you really can't go wrong with this extremely accurate monitor.
NEC LCD223WXM: List of flaws is long
GCN Lab Review | Despite a low price, the 223WXM came in dead last in almost all our display testing, features controls you have to really wrestle with and has no real strengths to redeem it.
DHS bares upgrades to immigration, travel databases
DHS has unveiled several important upgrades to databases that collectively contain tens of millions of personal records concerning immigration and travel.
NEC LCD2490UXi excelled in all display categories
The NEC LCD2490UXi is a 24-inch, wide-screen LCD that performed great in all display testing and was the best in this review in one very important factor: readable text display.
Dell's E228WFP is the best entry-level LCD
GCN Lab Review | The Dell E228WFP is an entry-level 22-inch LCD that performs nearly as well in many areas as more expensive displays.
Certifiably geospatial
The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation has launched a certification program for universities and colleges.
OMB focuses on 'Core' of new site
The Office of Management and Budget is trying to make the Core.gov portal more like a community of interest.
CompTIA floats printer/imaging certification
The Computing Technology Industry Association has posted a beta exam on its Web site for a new printing and document imaging certification it is testing.
William Jackson | CBP: Protecting our borders against knowledge
Commentary: DHS' Customs and Border Protection division has struck a blow to protect our nation, turning back a researcher trying to enter the country for dissemination of information.
You are naked without it
GCN Lab review | Antivirus programs seek and destroy malicious code waiting to pounce on remote systems.
FiXs tabbed by DOD
Tech brief | DOD clears global, enterprisewide solution for cross-credentialing between industry and government.
Open Text debuts contract manager
Tech brief | Livelink ECM-Contract Lifecycle Management automates, manages contract processes.
Tenix wins DCID certification
Tech brief | Tenix America gets DIA accreditation for its cross-domain solution based on the Tenix Data Diode.
BPM meets SOA
Tech brief | BEA Systems releases new version of BEA AquaLogic BPM Suite
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