DHS intelligence chief heads for the exit
Patrick Hughes, the Homeland Security Department's acting undersecretary for information analysis and infrastructure protection, plans to leave March 15.
Census drumming up vendors for 2010 count
The Census Bureau is looking for prime systems integrators to develop, implement, and manage and support systems for the 2010 Decennial Census.
Agency IT security improves only slightly, Congress says
Even with the Office of Management and Budget's emphasis on cybersecurity over the past four years, the federal government is barely secure'and Congress is frustrated.
Trend toward software patents threatens open-source movement
Aggressive litigation over software patents could undermine the future of open-source software, a leader of the Linux open-source movement warned.
Remote access
The Securities and Exchange Commission uses an IP Security virtual private network to provide workers with a remote connection to the SEC network.
FDA to launch drug safety Web site
The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a Web page to share drug safety information with health care professionals and patients.
To regulate or not to regulate security? That is the question
A lively debate on the need for government security regulation generated lots of heat at the RSA Security Conference, but few surprises.
Management demands drive administrators toward automation
The task of managing patches, vulnerabilities, configuration and security policy is creating a market for more automated security tools.
GAO re-examines agency missions, including IT's role
A sweeping Government Accountability Office report on agencies' work in light of looming deficits noted IT's successes but also its vulnerabilities.
Executive suite: And the Oscar for net-centricity goes to ...
Net-centricity is the power of networks to distribute information instantly and without borders.
Weinstein sworn in as new head of NARA
Allen Weinstein was sworn in today as the ninth archivist of the United States, replacing John Carlin.
Army combines advanced technology programs
The Army has merged its Land Warrior and Future Force Warrior initiatives to speed development of new technologies.
EDITOR'S DESK: FBI IT foul-up: The case for oversight
The reaction was swift and predictable when FBI director Robert Mueller delivered the grim news at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier this month that the agency's three-year, $170 million effort to build the highly touted Virtual Case File system now appears destined to be scrapped.
Future budget crunch could put Defense IT on the hot seat
Despite an increase in spending for 2006, the Defense Department could face budget decreases over the next six years and escalating costs such as health care spending.
Incoming
<b>Intelligence deal</b>. The Army has tapped four companies to vie for work under a $209 million support deal for its Intelligence and Security Command.
XML will weave a common picture of military intel
The Defense Department and its allies are building an architecture to share their intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data in near-real time.
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Workforce reality: Keep doing more with less
Heavy workloads and staffing shortages are weighing on the minds of federal managers in 2005.
Sun targets Red Hat, not Microsoft
Is there any major IT company under more competitive pressure right now than Sun Microsystems Inc.?
Pentagon's business systems plan goes global
Designed around thousands of systems, the Defense Department's new enterprise architecture will usher in what some people are calling the biggest IT transition ever undertaken.
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