Cisco and ISS' secrecy ploy is all too revealing
Internet Security Systems Inc. researcher Michael Lynn disappointed his Black Hat Briefings audience in Las Vegas last month by announcing that instead of his expected talk on a vulnerability in Cisco routers, he would be discussing a flaw in voice over IP.
Sandia labs demo ultrasecure wireless
Encrypting low-power, ultrawideband transmissions could have many uses for government agencies.
GCN Insider: Packet identification; More reason to telework; Exchange quickie
Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT.
It Pays to be Persistent
The Energy and Defense departments are minimizing 'document not found' messages by using persistent identifiers.
Army teams with SYColeman for communications support
The company will provide management, communications analysis and planning, product development, outreach and exhibit support services for the Army's executive and public affairs offices.
NSA connects with General Dynamics for secure phone-PDA contract
General Dynamics Corp. won a contract from the National Security Agency to design and develop a secure mobile phone-personal digital assistant.
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Say What?
'The combination of very low probability of intercept plus a robust encryption method make ultrawideband systems incredibly challenging to find and extract information from.' ' Jon Adams, UWB Forum [Page 28]
Another View: Time for FOIA Amendments?
About every 10 years, Congress amends the Freedom of Information Act. There is no fixed schedule or reauthorization involved, but that's the historical pattern.
Redesign needed under the hood, too
A press release last week from a PC manufacturer extolled the company's new desktop machine. It has a cooler-running chassis, uses new Intel technology for better networking and management, and sports numerous hardware innovations.
Success is pending
PTO scores with trademark e-filing, goes back to the drawing board on patents.
Frank Dravis | Keep your data fit enough to survive
As an agency amasses data, its IT architects are likely to find problems with consistency.
Incoming
The Army has signed a seven-month task order worth up to $31 million with CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., to continue supporting the Army's Trojan satellite communications systems.
New app will help Navy keep tabs on its records
NEW ORLEANS'After more than five years of planning, the Navy is getting an enterprise records management system via the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet portal.
Quadrennial review to focus on new threats
The Defense Department will soon be asked to anticipate events two decades into the future.
To get more out of their IT, IRS tries A-B-C
The IRS is applying the ABCs of government to get more out of its shrinking budget.The tax agency is using A-76 (competitive sourcing), best practices (of industry) and consolidation (of its data centers) to improve its internal processes and meet the public's increased demand for online services.
IG sees flaws, and bright spots, in IRS modernization
Management weaknesses continue to dog the IRS' Business Systems Modernization program, auditors said. But they also said management initiatives, a disciplined framework and recently hired senior staff should give the tax agency the means to deliver on modernization.
NIST relaunches database of IT vulnerabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has completely rewritten its old ICAT vulnerability Web site and relaunched it as the National Vulnerability Database, a more timely and comprehensive source of information about IT security threats.
GSA sets deadlines for new FTS, FSS orders for 2005
The fiscal year may end Sept. 30, but agencies only have until Sept. 1 to send new task orders through the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service.
Hill turns up the heat on DOD to improve procurement controls
Lawmakers and auditors are questioning the Defense Department's ability to manage its own procurement and in some cases requiring more rigor than the federal government has seen in a decade.
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