When fiber optics won't do
Much of downtown San Francisco is wired with fiber-optic cable to serve the broadband needs of city agencies. But not every arm of every agency is so lucky.
Neal Fox | Contracting in perspective: GSA Networx ' Will it connect with users?
GSA Networx, the next-generation telecom and networking contract from the GeneralServices Administration, has garnered its share of news. That's good for magazine sales but bad for GSA, which announced a surprising eight-month delay inthe contract award shortly after proposals were received in October 2005.
Tom Temin | Editor's Desk: When less means more
You might have read about professor-media thinker-consultant NicholasNegroponte's project to get governments of poor countries to buy $100 computersfor their children. He described the project when speaking at the recent Management of Change conference of the American Council for Technology.
Steven Law | E-gov's Ardent Activist
Steven Law is the second deputy secretary of the Labor Department to head the President's Management Council's E-government Committee. It's no surprise that the Office of Management and Budget continues to tap Labor Department leaders.
Incoming
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a contract for $1 million toMerlin Technical Solutions Inc. to provide service-oriented architecture governanceproducts for the agency's Net-Enabled Command Capability and Net-Centric EnterpriseServices initiatives.
Network science project
Transforming the Defense Department into an integrated, globally networked organization will cost between $30 billion and $50 billion and be as challenging asthe Manhattan Project. And it is a long way from becoming a reality. Those are two key findings of <i>Network Science 2006</i>, a report ordered by the Army's director of research and laboratory management.
IP Wiretap Ruling Raises Security Concerns
A Federal Communications Commission ruling that federal wiretap laws should apply to Internet traffic could pose difficulties for agencies trying to conduct wiretaps while creating unintended consequences for IT security, an industry association warns.
Feds' view of Vista focuses on security
When asked what most interests the Army about the upcoming Microsoft WindowsVista operating system, Lt. Col. Clinton Wallington III put it succinctly: 'Security. Security, without a doubt.'
Doan starts tenure at GSA with splash
Lurita Doan promised one thing in her first public address since taking the reins at the General Services Administration last month'change. Her first big one was bringing in Jim Williams, the program manager for one of the government's highest-profile, politically toughest challenges'the U.S. Visit project at the Homeland Security Department.
IG gives GSA passing grade on financials
The General Services Administration has made enough improvements in financial management to satisfy its inspector general and likely keep its biggest customer, the Defense Department.
USDA to merge e-mail, data systems
E-mail will be first on the list to go. The Agriculture Department plans to consolidate three platforms and five different versions into Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange 2003 by October 2007. And that's only the beginning. The agency will next target LANs and data centers for consolidation.
Congress, OMB resume tug of war over E-Gov
In case there was any doubt, the annual turf battle between congressional appropriators and OMB over the e-government initiatives is on, even after the administration this year launched an unprecedented campaign to convince skeptical appropriators of the program's benefits.
VA orders Microsoft products through veteran-owned reseller
Contract worth up to $365 million awarded to MicroTech
CIO council adds to IPv6 transition primer
In the newest additions to the IPv6 Transition Guidance, the council's Architecture and Infrastructure Committee has provided a list of best practices and transition elements that agencies should use as they work to meet the deadline.
Pa. Transportation Department awards Real ID deal
The Pennsylvania Transportation Department, seeking to bolster its IT security for state driver's license processes, has awarded Viisage Technology Inc. a series of contracts worth $45.5 million.
Army awards tactical radio deals
The Army has awarded contracts totaling about $50 million to Harris Corp. for the Falcon radio program.
Justice narrows IWN race to two
The Justice Department is ready to enter the thicket of federal, state and local government radio interoperability. Justice earlier this month awarded General Dynamics Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. two separate contracts to compete in a 'bake-off' for the nationwide law enforcement voice and data radio system under the Integrated Wireless Network program.
Energy ups security efforts after loss of employee data
The Energy Department has joined a long list of federal agencies that recently have suffered serious breaches of cybersecurity. Unlike those organizations, however, the DOE breach was the result of a targeted intrusion and theft, rather than carelessness.
USDA provides online agricultural tools
The Agriculture Department has made available a Web-based energy estimator for irrigation to help producers manage their irrigation water resources more efficiently.
GSA seeks info on Buy Accessible database
The General Services Administration is looking for potential industry sources and cost estimates to provide support for a component of the agency's Section 508 Buy Accessible system.
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