New anti-crime e-training tools
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.'The Secret Service will be making available a collection of interactive and Web-based training tools later this year to state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
Army, DataPath link up for network support
The Army Communications-Electronics Command has awarded a $72.9 million contract to DataPath Inc. for continued support of the service's Joint Network Node program.
DHS doesn t take cyberattack threats seriously, former IG says
The United States and the Homeland Security Department are 'manifestly and woefully unprepared' for a cyberattack, the former DHS inspector general said.
VA data theft sparks marketing blitz
Effective PR often is tied to what happens in the world.
Quick look: Itronix goes semirugged
GoBook VR-1 is tougher than the average business laptop.
Expert suggests holistic approach to security
IT security professionals have to find a way to move from reacting to threats to proactive protection, according to one security expert.
NGA taps Lockheed for training
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will pay Lockheed Martin $176 million to provide technical training to its employees and other Defense and intelligence workers.
In the end, it's all one big network
CHICAGO'What used to be called telecommunications has been merged into a global communications technology in which the distinction between the applications being delivered and the media used to deliver it are disappearing.
Michigan poised for public-private partnerships
The state's efforts to consolidate its IT resources into a single department has paid off, and it is now gearing up for new challenges.
Doan promises swift changes
General Services Administration administrator Lurita Doan said she will undertake several initiatives to improve how the agency interacts with its federal customers.
The VOIP revolution
As existing telephone equipment reaches the end of its supported life, it is only a matter of time before carriers and enterprises will be forced to move voice traffic to IP, whether they want to or not.
Physicians go mobile
PDAs have led the way, but smart phones and tablets are gaining ground.
IAC, ACT honor six projects with Intergovernmental Solutions awards
The Industry Advisory Council and the American Council for Technology chose 22 finalists from among 60 nominations and presented the winners last night at the 26th annual Management of Change Conference.
InterSystems software targets RHIOs
InterSystems later this year will release a production version of a data exchange software product targeting Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs).
Labor issues RFP for ID card processing
The Labor Department has formally issued a solicitation seeking a vendor to provide Personal Identity Verification cards to agency employees and contractors.
New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
CHICAGO'With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
DHS sets final SAFETY Act rule
Rule implements 2002 law protecting makers of anti-terror technologies from liability
Ethernet-over-copper for all
Copper is so 20th century. But for many organizations not served by fiber-optic cable, copper still is the only practical network connection and an industry is growing up to supply Ethernet service over the existing copper infrastructure.
Navy CIO Wennergren's leadership recognized
Dave Wennergren's tremendous trust and confidence in his team continues to inspire everyone who works with him today, said John Gilligan, former CIO of the Air Force, as he presented Wennergren with the 2006 John J. Franke Award for government service.
U.S. Visit's Williams to become commissioner of FAS
Jim Williams, a veteran of some of the government's toughest programs, will be leaving the Homeland Security Department to join the General Services Administration as commissioner of the new Federal Acquisition Service.
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