Army connects with Harris Corp. for radios
The Army awarded a contract to the Harris Corp. to provide radios and related systems that one day will assist the Army's move to the Joint Tactical Radio System.
Marines ink pact for base improvement work
The Marine Corps has awarded a three-year, $13.1 million consulting contract to RGS Associates Inc. to deliver technical support services for the Corps' base regionalization efforts.
Indiana Guard drafts Cubic Corp. for battlefield training
Members of the Indiana National Guard will get a taste of what combat is like in Afghanistan and Iraq this month without having to leave their home state.
Argon ST buys defense wireless communications firm
The company paid about $41 million in cash for San Diego Research Center.
USDA seeks Farm Bill business systems
The Agriculture Department seeks information about applications that can automate farm program business delivery, including eligibility for benefit payments.
Web Extra: Lawmakers discover the appeal of podcasting
Podcasting's flexibility lets people listen to congressional updates while walking their dog or driving around town.
Fireside chats for the 21st century
Podcasts are a new way for the government to reach out to citizens.
Supercomputer checks potential Discovery risks
NASA supercomputer Columbia, named in honor of the crew lost in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster, is on call and ready to work over-time to support astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
Microsoft posts plug-in for Office conversion
The software giant is working on a set of plug-ins that would allow Microsoft Office applications to open and save documents in the Open Document Format.
OPM hires USIS for background check support
The Office of Personnel Management tapped U.S. Investigative Services for back-office and administrative support for agency officials who perform background investigations on potential government employees and contractors.
Ask the lab
The GCN Lab tests hundreds of products each year. The staff has scoured more help files, user manuals and FAQs than many users will read in a lifetime. And they're happy to answer almost any technical question that's thrown their way.
Alexsys project management
Alexsys Corp. releases Team Pro, an enterprise version of its collaborative task and project management software.
Quantum disk appliances
Quantum Corp. just fattened up its DX3000 and DX5000 disk-based backup appliances, boosting capacity by 25 percent while lowering the cost per gigabyte.
Cardiff expands its document-processing platform
Cardiff Software Inc. of Vista, Calif., just launched Teleform 10, the newest version of its forms and document capture and processing software.
Sametime speaks Microsoft
IBM Corp. said its upcoming Lotus Sametime 7.5 collaboration software will integrate with Microsoft Outlook, Office and SharePoint.
TiVo meets surveillance
The Panasonic WJ-RT208 Series uses MPEG4 to record 30-frames-per-second, real-time video and audio across the eight channels.
FIPS-201 hits the street
But when will the General Services Administration start approving products and services that adhere to the necessary standards?
Browser lovers, sing out loud!
Opera Software ASA of Oslo, Norway, last month launched a new version of its free Opera 9 browser.
The march of IDES
Integrated development environments have become increasingly complex and encompassing over the past few years. The basics remain the same, but the ways in which applications are built and developers work together has changed significantly.
Port security dives beneath the surface
Security doesn't stop at the water's surface at Lake Charles Port, La. Underwater sonar, radar and a network of sensors search for threats. The information is then charted into a common operational picture that is shared with nearby agencies, including law enforcement, Coast Guard and immigration officials.
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