NCS turns to AT&T for IP transition project
AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., has won a contract to plan the move of the National Communications Systems' existing emergency telecommunications service onto a new Internet Protocol network.
GSA sets stage for reorganization
The General Services Administration's plan for reorganization tried to follow the legislative blueprint sought by Congress, but one lawmaker said it doesn't follow it close enough.
Critics say agencies are behind the curve on IP v.6
The United States runs the risk of becoming isolated economically, politically and technologically if it falls behind the rest of the world in moving to the next generation of Internet protocols, warns Alex Lightman, chairman of the U.S. IP v.6 Summit.
GAO, industry spar over security of RFID
As the government gears up to distribute smart cards, electronic passports and other devices using radio-frequency identification, policy-makers are wrestling with concerns over RFID's security.
How CFOs and CIOs can avoid conflict
The Labor Department's chief financial officer Sam Mok has joked that four people meeting to make a decision is three too many.
Balancing Act
Samuel Mok compares all the chieftains in government'CIOs, chief financial officers, chief acquisition officers and chief human capital officers'to stunt men riding motorcycles in a large steel ball.
Notebook, schmotebook
Notebooks, like wines, have good years and bad. So far, 2005 has been a very good year.
Power User: Hardware that works: A truly portable scanner
Sometimes I like to use this space to talk about a new product that's crossed my desk. So here's one for you.
Krieg gets Senate nod for DOD post
The Senate has confirmed Kenneth J. Krieg as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Cox to leave House homeland security panel, join SEC
Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
IG: FAA modernization still beset with rising costs, delays
The Federal Aviation Administration suffers from cost growth, schedule delays and performance shortfalls with its major acquisitions, said the Transportation Department's Office of the Inspector General.
Air Force pursues new storage
The Air Force wants to build new storage-area networks and data warehouses, a key part of the service's new Enterprise Information Technology Services Strategy.
NSA finds novel intel answers in Glass Box
The National Security Agency is teasing intelligence information out of federal databases via a program that uses innovative methods to discover hidden results.
Air Force selects Northrop Grumman for joint tactical network support
The Air Force Electronic Systems Center has awarded a $39.4 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. to support the next generation of joint and coalition network management systems.
Navy renews contract with CACI for electronic defense work
The Navy has awarded CACI International Inc. a four-year, $9.8 million contract renewal to continue providing electronic defense system support.
A hardware firewall you take with you
You've no doubt heard that sometimes good things come in small packages, but a hardware firewall that fits in your palm? Intriguing.
Another View: Reinventing the wheel on taxpayers' dime
In a misguided effort to protect past technology investments, government agencies continue to develop software and other product solutions that already exist in the commercial sector.
EDITOR'S DESK: BRAC plans should look further East
One thing always amazes me about the periodic DOD recommendations to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission: No matter how many places the Defense Department shuttered or threatened the last time around, there are always more outdated or redundant locations.
Major programs within USPS
Implementing a new Oracle Accounts Payable System by August
Team digs in to get control of Web site content
For Pete Stark and David West, revising the Postal Service's intranet was like going on an archaeological dig.
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