Air Force goes global with Raytheon
The Air Force's Electronic System Center at Hanscom Air Force Base has awarded Raytheon Co. a $14.5 million Global Broadcasting Service contract.
E-gov scores fall into the red
Four agencies have fallen behind in how they use their enterprise architectures, according to the latest e-government scores on the President's Management Agenda scorecard.
Navy extends Alion contract for carrier work
The Navy has exercised an option year on a contract with Alion Science and Technology Corp. to provide services in support of the Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers.
Kansas gets new pension portal
The state of Kansas has had a new Web-based pension administration system installed by Sagitec Solutions LLC.
Big Brother goes mobile
Spyware that lets you track desktop usage has been around for some time. Now it's available for Windows Mobile smartphones, too.
Got Java? Get Groovy
For those experienced Java programmers who appreciate its hearty support but are envious of how quickly new languages can be used to build Web applications, now you can have the best of both worlds with an emerging language called Groovy.
NIST issues RFID guidelines
NIST last week issued guidelines and a set of best practices for the use of radio frequency technology by federal agencies, as well as private corporations.
Vendor drops TWIC suit after subcontract offer
Integrated Biometric Technology ended its two-and-a-half-month protest of the TWIC contract and accepted a subcontract under Lockheed Martin.
Agencies play the waiting game for desktop standardization
OMB sent out a note last week to agencies saying its work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology wouldn't be finished until April 30.
One pinch BPM, add a little SOA
The recent news that Software AG is planning to acquire integration software provider WebMethods has resulted in a virtual avalanche of industry acronyms.
Data on the move
Officials at Quantum are hoping to solve a host of storage problems with a single solution.
What are they building in there?
The General Services Administration is looking for vendors conversant in advanced Semantic Web technologies.
Offensive nanotech
The College of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia has received a $10 million contract from DOD to develop a variety of products based on nanotechnology.
Behavioral modification
Sana Security Inc. has announced the first behavior-based anti-malware product for Microsoft Windows Vista.
Tech comp
The Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program opened a new competition for cost-sharing awards to support high-risk industrial research and development projects.
A VPN in the palm of your hand
NetMotion Wireless has released Mobility XE, the first mobile virtual private network that is compatible with Windows Mobile-based Palm Treo smartphones.
States work with Google to make data accessible
Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia are partnering with Google to make it easier to search the state Web sites, the search engine company announced today.
DOD taps CACI for IT services
DOD has awarded CACI International Inc. a contract to provide IT services for the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support system at Fort Detrick, Md.
Go west, young DHS and build a data center
DHS plans to select a vendor this summer to build a second cross-agency data center, and has directed vendors to propose locations in the Western U.S. to help avoid a East Coast blackout.
Microsoft releases Longhorn beta
Microsoft Corp. has released the first public beta of the next-generation of its Windows Server operating system, code-named Longhorn.
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