Handhelds, advanced planning aided HUD's disaster response
It's no surprise that the scale of destruction from Hurricane Katrina exceeded every agency's worst-case predictions. What might be surprising is that some IT and communications systems actually managed to keep up, albeit with difficulty.
Cisco debuts integrated IP-based radio system
Cisco Systems Inc. this morning launched an IP-based communications platform that the company says will tie together disparate radio systems in order to achieve interoperability for first responders and other government users.
Cisco launches interoperable communications system
Cisco, attempting to address the ongoing need for interoperable communications systems when disasters strike, today launched its Internet Protocol Interoperability and Collaboration Systems technology, or IPICS.
Court blocks order cutting off Interior computer systems from Internet
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit temporarily blocked an order issued by a lower court that would have forced the Interior Department to disconnect its computers containing Individual Indian Trust data from the Internet.
NIST develops health IT standards repository
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with standards development groups and others, is developing a Web-based repository of health IT standards information.
IRS will validate contractors' taxpayer ID numbers for FAR
IRS will automatically validate vendors' taxpayer identification numbers as part of Central Contractor Registration, a change in the Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition and the Defense Acquisition Regulations councils.
GSA preparing to add more anti-virus vendors to SmartBuy
The General Services Administration this week continued to collect anti-virus software vendors under its enterprise licensing program known as SmartBuy.
IAC gives agencies manual on IT security compliance
Federal agencies struggling with the cloverleaf of information security requirements can use a new handbook from the Industry Advisory Council as a road map.
CIA leak special counsel unveils Web site
The office of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the special counsel appointed to investigate the leak of a CIA covert agent's identity to members of the press, has created a Web site.
Justice appeals order cutting some Interior systems from Internet
The Justice Department has filed an appeal of a judge's order requiring the Interior Department to disconnect its computer systems that house Indian trust data from the Internet.
Virtual Space: Mouse clicks to help you get in shape
Say what you will about the current POTUS, he stays in shape.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Buzz killer?</b> A few weeks back when Sun Microsystems Inc. and Google Inc. announced a joint press conference, the tech blog community was all aflutter.
PACKET RAT: If they take your personal info but can't find it, do you really exist?
It's bad enough when an IT project goes to heck in a handbasket. But there's a special sort of sinking feeling associated with an IT project that fails spectacularly in full view of lawyers and Congress.
NASCIO recognizes top-flight state IT projects
A 911 Web portal for Amber Alerts in Washington state was among eight state IT projects to win an awards from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
Navy awards contract for financial systems work
The Naval Surface Warfare Center hired Dynamics Research Corp. under a $4.4 million contract to provide functional and technical support at the Naval Sea Systems Command.
The 2005 GCN Gala: Innovators who march to their own drums take their awards in stride
Innovation in support of public service was the dominant theme at the 2005 GCN Awards Gala earlier this month in Washington.
Chertoff: Homeland to repair FEMA breakdown
FEMA will aim to fix shortcomings in logistics systems, communications, business processes and procurement, Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Air Force signs $8.8m deal for communications support
The Air Force Communications Agency has tapped MTC Technologies Inc. to provide telecommunications certification office support systems under a $8.8 million contract.
The essentials of computer forensics
Computer forensics, a rapidly growing field, is the use of hardware and software tools to recover the contents of a digital device for use as evidence in court.
Computer forensics: On the cutting edge
A few miles outside Hamilton, N.J., in a sparkling facility that still smells of fresh paint and sawn wood, Larry Depew flips a switch and a blue light starts flashing overhead.
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