The battle for spectrum
Growing demand and a finite supply of radio frequencies could force confrontation ' and compromise ' between the U.S. government and competing global interests.
Finding a 'soldier in a haystack'
'Saving Private Ryan' may have been a fictional movie about soldiers looking for one of their own during WWII, but for the military services this is a real problem.
VA to control, restrict use of mobile storage devices
In the next month, the Veterans Affairs Department will let employees plug into its network only those mobile storage devices issued by the CIO's office.
Spring forward, plan ahead
How severely will the change in daylight-saving time affect IT systems? Worse than you might think, according to one observer.
The tools of the master forecaster
Five business intelligence applications that can help agency managers track changes and make better decisions about their programs.
CRS: Terrorists find fertile environment in cyberspace
Finding proof that terrorists plan to launch cyberattacks against the U.S. is difficult, but the accessibility and vulnerability of the Internet to attack makes it a growing threat.
Army targets Lockheed for new Apache system
The Army has awarded a $311 million follow-on contract to Lockheed to produce the new Arrowhead electro-optical targeting and night-vision system for AH-64 Apache combat helicopter pilots.
HHS moves to consolidate HR processes
The Health and Human Services Department has embarked on a program to aggregate human resources data from its 40 physical locations into a single system.
DOD intertwines data security, interoperability challenges
DOD is spending $2.5 billion on information assurance in fiscal 2007, and a good portion of those funds are to ensure the military can share data safely.
Oracle vendor purchase may boost agency strategic smarts
Oracle's planned purchase of Hyperion may result in software that allows government customers to more easily merge their strategic plans with their operational data.
Feds falling behind in managing data: Heiner
The federal government is losing the battle to organize data and make it accessible. In fact, according to one expert, agencies are moving backward in regards to technology and delivering information, according to one critic.
DHS taps reverse auction to buy scanner parts
DHS has chosen the online reverse auction service FedBid to purchase components for a model of two-finger scanners used in U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system.
Agencies delaying move to Vista OS
Many federal agencies will not be moving to Microsoft Corp.'s next operating system, Vista, anytime soon.
OMB reports modest FISMA improvements for agencies
Federal agencies are improving in their efforts to secure the nation's information technology framework ' but only moderately, according OMB's fiscal 2006 report.
NYC taps IBM for student reporting system
The New York City Education Department has awarded IBM Corp. a contract to deploy a reporting system that will provide information on students' performance.
Agencies delaying move to Microsoft Vista
Several agency CIOs said they either see no business reason to move from Windows XP to the new OS, or are budgeting and planning for the transition in 2009 or beyond.
Barrett succeeds Moss as passport technology boss
A key technology leadership job changed hands as the State Department tapped Ann Barrett to be acting deputy assistant secretary of State for passport services.
R. Fink | Vista's rollout invites a skeptical view
The Rat suspects that Microsoft is going to have a long wait before Vista really starts to roll.
GCN at 25 | The rise and fall of ADP
Remember ADP? In the early days of GCN, you couldn't swing a broken parallel-port connector without hitting somebody talking about ADP.
Mobile video
Reality Mobile LLC has released server software, called RealityVision, for coordinating video and image streams from cellular phones.
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