GCN Insider: McAfee tackles FISMA
Halloween 2005, McAfee Inc. launched a couple of new products to help take the fear out of agencies' FISMA compliance efforts.
GCN Insider: Getting Wyse to thin clients
In an interview with GCN a week before he rolled out several new initiatives, John Kish, CEO of thin-client pioneer Wyse Technology Inc., said there had been 'an upsurge of thin-client interest' in government.
GCN Insider: Falcon flies the COOP
Windows Restore brought to our collective consciousness the idea that we could screw up our systems, mangle our registries, then go back in time to when everything worked (not that it was a new idea).
COOP self help
For federal agencies, continuity-of-operations planning is nothing new. Signed in 1988, Executive Order 12656 called for each agency to ensure it could continue to provide services during an emergency. But the order didn't specify how to execute a COOP plan.
got COOP?
For the Coast Guard, continuity of operations means getting all parties in communication as quickly as possible'which is why it can literally take its communication centers on the road.
Editorial cartoon
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Another View: Telework and continuity plans go hand in hand
Nothing focuses attention like a disaster.
EDITOR'S DESK: Better searches still need good data
Do burgeoning search technologies less-en the need for discipline in structuring databases?
Michael Peterson | Air Force streamlines IT processes
Maj. Gen. Michael Peterson's formal title is director, Information, Services and Integration, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon. But that will soon change.
Incoming
The Navy last month quickly caught and blocked a breach of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, and has changed the passwords of all unclassified users as a precautionary measure.
Early warning
A useful little feature of eBay online auctions has turned out to be exactly what the Pentagon ordered, at least when it comes to giving a heads-up to Air Force personnel in times of emergency.
EPA starts agency e-recycling contest
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency started a contest to see which federal agencies can recycle the most electronic equipment.
Survey finds agencies not using portfolio management
Federal executives understand the benefits of portfolio management, but few actually use it, according to a new survey by George Washington University professors.
Identix lands State Department visa biometrics deal
Identix has received orders worth about $4 million to supply and integrate additional biometric search engines into the recently launched visa processing programs.
TSA releases guidance on biometrics for access control
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a guidance document on the basic criteria and standards the agency believes biometric technology should meet in order to qualify for airport access control systems.
Technology, training go hand in hand in improving police communications
Technology has evolved quickly to provide communications between local, state and federal emergency responders, but officials are discovering that buying hardware is only a first step.
Microsoft joins supercomputing fray with new server software
With today's beta release of Windows Compute Cluster Server, Microsoft Corp. is hoping to enter the high-performance computer market'or at least the lower reaches of that market.
Cisco delves into wireless mesh networking
The company also debuts wireless controller add-ons for Catalyst and Integrated Services Router families.
Feds' Information-Sharing Environment takes first steps
Established to help government agencies share anti-terrorism information, an Information Sharing Council will hold its first meeting Nov. 18.
TSA financial reporting beset with problems: IG
An evaluation of the Transportation Security Administration's financial reporting systems found major deficiencies in TSA's IT access and 'segregation-of-duties' controls.
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