Naval Warfare systems to be installed by Stanley
Through a new one-year contract, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center will receive systems from Stanley Associates Inc. designed to consolidate command, control and intelligence functions.
Homeland Security Committee chairman to announce new subcommittee heads
The new Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is creating new subcommittees for border security and transportation and eliminating panels overseeing economic security and protection against nuclear attacks.
Joint Forces scheduling system continues with DRC
A system created to help the Joint Services Command manage and track operations and exercises of forces under its control will continue to be supported by Dynamics Research Corp. through an $8.3 million contract.
DISA seeks broadband satcom service for Air Force One
The service, which will also cover 26 other Special Air Mission aircraft, should provide voice over IP, videoconferencing and other applications.
911 vendor joins partnership
911 Enable will participate in the National Emergency Number Association's Next Generation Partner Program.
Treasury dropped TCE on GSA agreement
The day before the Treasury Department dropped its Treasury Communications Enterprise contract, the General Services Administration and Treasury signed an agreement under which GSA would defend the cancellation of the controversial TCE departmentwide procurement.
GSA to test HSPD-12 credentials
Agencies must submit the digital certificates embedded on their Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 cards to the General Services Administration by Jan. 19 for testing.
Cisco bites Apple
Cisco files suit over Apple's iPhone name, after five years of unsuccessful negotiations.
CES: Ultramobiles getting closer to pay dirt
By Patrick Marshall Vendors have been struggling for years with the tradeoffs involved in trying to deliver desktop power in smaller and smaller units. Two companies leading the struggle unveiled new Ultra Mobile Portable Computers (UMPC) at the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
GSA's acquisition chief Murphy to leave
The General Services Administration has been hit with the departure of yet another top official.
DHS audit finds weaknesses in CBP financial reporting
IT control vulnerabilities are a material weakness in the financial reporting systems of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, according to a new audit.
Interactive Intelligence to open East Coast regional HQ
The developer of business communications software said the new office in Herndon, Va., will serve its federal clients, including the Defense and Homeland Security departments.
Treasury taps Roback as acting CIO
The Treasury Department has named Edward Roback as acting CIO, along with his current position of associate CIO for cybersecurity.
A-76 might be one of the first casualties of new Congress, Davis suggests
According to Rep. Tom Davis, one of the first casualties of the new Congress could be a program designed to create competition around functions performed by the federal government.
DHS funding to help with infrastructure protection
To boost security at high-risk seaports, mass transit systems and infrastructure facilities, $445 million in federal funds will be distributed.
OMB issues updated EA documents
As agencies develop their fiscal 2008 budget requests, the Office of Management and Budget's Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office recently delivered a number of updated documents to make the process easier.
Senate Judiciary Committee to focus on government data-mining privacy issues
The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee used his first hearing of the 110th Congress to call for greater congressional oversight of the administration's data collection activities.
CDC awards disease surveillance IT grants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded grants designed to improve health info sharing to detect and respond to emerging public health threats, with the goal of ultimately adopting a nationwide health care surveillance system.
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