Army plan requires 'ruthless configuration management'
The leaders of the Army's nine warfighting and business mission areas must prove that programs within their domains are interoperable or those programs will be cut, according to an upcoming operations plan.
Feds' next challenge: targeted data attacks
Federal agencies are facing a new set of low-level but targeted Trojan horse software cyberattacks aimed at obtaining specific information from PCs.
Administration gets behind IPv6, sets 2008 target
In light of recent studies that say the government is not moving aggressively enough toward adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6, the Office of Management and Budget is preparing a policy to guide agencies' transition to the new standard.
New security threats reshape agencies' info-sharing tactics
NEW ORLEANS'Shifts in the hazards facing the country are forcing changes in the culture and technology of information sharing.
Navy awards CSC contract for DD(X) destroyer support
The Naval Sea Systems Command has hired Computer Sciences Corp., under a $71 million contract, for program management and ship systems engineering for its DD(X) Destroyer Class Program Office.
Lawmakers defund Florida State Technology Office
The IT services functions that resided within the technology office will move to the Florida Department of Management Services and be incorporated into the new Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services.
FAA system stays ATOP oceanic-flight safety, tracking
An air traffic system that allows controllers to reduce space between aircraft over U.S. oceanic air space is now fully operational at its first site'the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center'the Federal Aviation Administration said late last month.
DOD extends contract for video hubs
The Defense Department has granted a 22-month, $26 million extension of a contract with AT&T Government Solutions for videoconferencing services, according to the company.
DOD goal: Boost DISN bandwidth up to 10 Gbps
The Defense Department has issued a request for proposals for technologies that would boost bandwidth for the Defense Information Systems Network.
IG pans DHS' plans for IT recovery
The Homeland Security Department's IT systems are not adequately prepared for disaster recovery, according to a new report from the department's acting inspector general, Richard Skinner.
Navy signs $5m automated warehouse deal
The Navy awarded a $4.8 million contract to General Dynamics Corp. for the development and demonstration of a land-based, automated warehouse system to be used aboard ships.
New bill would aid municipal broadband nets
Congress has been duking it out over the issue of municipal public networks with two bills, each designed to cancel out the other.
GSA adds Lee to its new FAS acquisition team
The General Services Administration has named Deidre Lee as the assistant commissioner of the new Federal Acquisition Service's Integrated Technology Services.
Justice served with task order for IT services
The Justice Department has awarded a six-year, $80 million task order to SRA International Inc. to provide IT systems and services to the Office of Justice Programs, the company said late last month.
Ag will upgrade IT at its Farm Service Agency
The Agriculture Department has given Ciber Inc. of Greenwood Village, Colo., a $1 million task order to provide software development, maintenance and support for database applications for its Farm Service Agency, the company said late last month.
California will revisit RFID restrictions
The California Assembly at press time was set to consider a partial ban on radio frequency identification that would allow the technology to be used for certain types of identification cards, but only if shield devices and other privacy protections are employed.
State, NIST disagree on biometrics
A digital photograph and contactless chip for electronic passport implementation would confirm the identity of the person carrying the document, a top State Department official said late last month in testimony before Congress.
FBI readies rollout of data exchange
NEW ORLEANS'The FBI is poised to expand its Regional Data Exchange program from a pilot in the St. Louis area that began in February to a Seattle version set to launch August 1'and then to more than a dozen other cities in the following months.
Sabo slams liability shield for CAPPS II technology platform
Rep. Martin Olav Sabo said he is objecting now, a year after the protection was granted, because only recently has it come to his attention that Lockheed Martin's risk assessment platform may be utilized in other government programs.
Navy awards task order for ONE-NET IT support
The Navy has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $75 million task order for IT support services for its Outside the Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network in the Far East.
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