Tech brief: Viack Collaboration upgrade
Viack Corp. last month released the latest version of its VIA3 Assured Collaboration Service.
Tech brief: Universal research data
OriginLab Corp. of Northampton, Mass., recently put out a free Origin Viewer so re-search agencies can more easily share Origin project files.
Tech brief: Opsware earns Common Criteria
Opsware Inc. said it has earned Common Criteria EAL 2 from the National Information Assurance Partnership for its Opsware Server Automation System.
Tech brief: IBM Rational and compliance
IBM Corp. released Rational Systems Developer for helping systems engineers manage software development and comply with government mandates, such as the Defense Architecture Framework and the Navy Open Architecture.
Spy IT Shake-Up
Dale W. Meyerrose is taking command of intelligence agencies' IT, from procurement to standards to certification and accreditation of systems, and he isn't bashful about how he is doing it.
State hits the road with e-passports
Amid continued doubts from experts, and with only one approved technology vendor, the State Department is pressing forward with its electronic passport program.<p>
Can OMB's new centers of excellence really compete?
The Office of Management and Budget's strategy for moving agencies to consolidated financial and human resources management systems is about to be put to the test.
Finally, RIM and NTP settle their differences
Research in Motion, maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld device, announced today that it reached a financial settlement with patent holder NTP Inc., bringing to a close a long-running saga that threatened to cut off wireless service to BlackBerry users.
On second look, '07 IT budget up only 0.5 percent: OMB
At first glance, the administration heralded its commitment to technology in the fiscal 2007 IT budget, raising the request by more than 2.8 percent over this year.
OMB directs agencies to name senior geospatial official
The Office of Management and Budget is directing major agencies to designate within 45 days a senior agency official for geospatial information, according to Clay Johnson, OMB's deputy director for management.
Insurers to give feds e-health records in new bill
Health IT legislation that Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.) has introduced aims to improve the health care of 8 million federal workers and their families by providing electronic health records for them.
GAO says HSPD-12 deadlines may be tough to attain
Agencies are making progress in meeting personal identification verification standards under FIPS 201, but the government still faces several hurdles in implementing many of the requirements, according to congressional watchdogs.
Want more? What else is new at FOSE this week?
Altiris Inc. of Lindon, Utah, will be showing its Software Virtualization Solutions [see GCN Insider, Oct. 24, 2005].
Technically speaking: A guide to FOSE's tech-heavy sessions
In addition to presentations from government bodies such as the General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and CIO Council, FOSE is home to a wealth of information for the network administrators, system architects and other tech-heads in your agency who wonder things like, 'How, exactly, would a JBoss application server migration affect my total cost of ownership?'
IBM identity management hones in on small organizations
Identity management is most often thought of as a large enterprise capability but IBM believes there's just as much of a demand for it from small and medium sized organizations, a market it is aiming to exploit with its new Tivoli Identity Manager Express.
Interview: Autodesk's Carol Bartz
Carol Bartz has spent nearly 14 years steering Autodesk Inc., developer of some of the most popular computer-aided design software in the world.
INSIDE THE BOX: New products include take-it-with-you communications
In assessing the response to Hurricane Katrina and what the Homeland Security Department needed to do a better job, DHS secretary Michael Chertoff has sounded downright jealous of some organizations' ability to drop in mobile systems and collaborate within hours of a disaster.
FOSE: The floor show
More than 500 companies are exhibiting products at this week's FOSE trade show in Washington. Seeing all of them and attending the show's 185 technology education sessions is probably more than any government IT professional can pull off. Sometimes, you have to pick and choose.
Support group formed for OpenDocument Format
Agency CIOs and program managers who want to use the OpenDocument Format could have an additional source of support for making their cases to upper management.
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