IG says IRS needs better systems testing
Because the IRS did not adequately track systems requirements when it tested the initial release of a taxpayer accounts data warehouse, it did not release Version 1 for fear the system might not function as planned, according to a new inspector general report.
OPM: Systems workers will also get raise
Computer engineers, scientists and specialists will receive the same pay increase as the rest of the government, even though these employees already get a special pay rate.
DOT to lead civilian GPS management
President Bush updated the nation's Global Positioning System policy last month, giving the Transportation Department authority equal to that of the Defense Department on the committee that manages GPS technology and spectrum.
The lowdown on VOIP
<b>What is it?</b> Voice over IP makes use of private networks and the Internet, rather than traditional switched phone systems, to transmit phone calls.
The networked phone
Voice over IP almost didn't survive its over-hyped debut in the last decade.
Microsoft shows off new tablet OS
At this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp. demonstrated the newest version of its tablet PC operating system.
Dell launches new PDA
Dell Computer Corp. opened this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show with the release of the latest member of its Axim PDA.
ThinkPads with fingerprint readers now widely available
Some models of IBM Corp. ThinkPad T42s notebooks are shipping with biometric fingerprint readers.
Ensuring wireless security to become easier
Wireless routers can be difficult to set up, but a new technology could make those problems a thing of the past.
NIST issues recommendations for secure VOIP
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has offered some cautionary advice for offices considering moving their telephone systems to voice over IP.
Microsoft makes available its own anti-spyware tool
Three weeks after announcing its acquisition of Giant Company Software Inc., Microsoft Corp. has released its own beta version of the company's AntiSpyware tool.
Former Social Security official joins Vion
Jim Preissner, former head of SSA's data processing and telecommunications programs, joined Vion Corp. this week as chief technologist.
Input forecasts 40 percent growth in federal e-gov spending
Research firm predicts e-government spending will grow by $2 billion over the next five years.
64-bit Acer's just OK
Advanced hardware is going to come out of the air-conditioned server rooms and make its way into the average user's hands in 2005 as 64-bit computing makes its debut in notebook computers.
Gateway PC boasts first-of-its-kind design
Chassis design. Those two words nearly make our eyes glaze over.
Thunderbird e-mail doesn't soar to Firefox's heights
Despite hitting a home run with the Firefox Web browser, Mozilla's Thunderbird 1.0 is an infield single in comparison. Not that Thunderbird is a poor product. It's a new stab at an old category ' e-mail client software.
Mozilla's Firefox rings in 2005 as the year of the alternative browser
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that 2005 will feature a renewed Internet browser war that will cost Microsoft Internet Explorer a lot of users ' including us in the GCN Lab.
XML feeds data into crosshairs
XML was recently used in a real-time command and control exercise for testing remote control of unmanned aerial vehicles for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Former GSA appointee Reichelt joins lobbying firm
The former General Services Administration chief of staff and acting chief acquisition officer joined Washington law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP as a director of federal marketing.
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