Data mining sifts the gems from digital ore
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship MV Legend of the Seas was steaming from Ensenada, Mexico, toward Hilo, Hawaii, in April of last year when its captain radioed an alarm to federal authorities.
FDIC consolidates enterprise IT support
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday awarded SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a $341 million task order for enterprise IT support services.<br>
Joint command and control center to go live in stages
A basic version of the Deployable Joint Command and Control System will become operational within the next 12 months, according to Marine Lt. Gen. Robert Shea, Joint Staff director of command, control, communications and computer systems.<br>
Dell D400 has a lot of get-up-and-go
If you're looking for a lightweight workhorse of a notebook PC for the road, try the Dell Latitude D400.
House approves fed-friendly Transportation, Treasury spending bill
The House reverted to older rules of OMB Circular A-76 competitions and gave a 3.5 percent pay raise to civilian federal employees with yesterday's passage of the $90 billion fiscal 2005 Transportation, Treasury and independent agencies spending bill.<br>
GAO: Electronic Records Archive needs acquisition help
NARA's Electronic Records Archive is moving in the right direction in almost every area except procurement, GAO says.<br>
Sun introduces rent-a-cycle
Sun will sell N1 Grid Computing Pay-per-Use Cycles in the same way wireless carriers sell calling plans. The price is $1 per processor per hour.<br>
Defense awards biometric deal
The Defense Department has given Lockheed Martin Corp. a five-year contract to build an automated biometric system that will consolidate, store and search fingerprint data collected worldwide by the department.<br>
Tiny projector packs a punch
The more power a digital light projector has, the larger and bulkier it seems to be.
Retro design of Sony projector hides advanced features
When I opened the box of the Sony VPL-CX75 LCD projector, I thought there must have been a shipping mistake.
Lawmakers seek diploma mill crackdown
The FBI, Postal Service, Government Accountability Office and Federal Trade Commission should confront diploma mill operators, lawmakers said today.
The rush is on for public safety RF spectrum
A national push to secure additional radio spectrum for public safety agencies kicked off today in Washington.
SPAWAR inks $195 million deal
The SPAWAR Systems Center has awarded a $195 million contract to Eagan, McAllister Associates Inc. for IT products and services.
Microsoft forms government research center in Northern Virginia
Microsoft Corp. is hosting a brand-new activity in Reston, Va.: the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Government.
The lowdown on LCD monitors
b>What are they?</b> LCD monitors are based on active-matrix thin-film transistors placed in complex sandwiches of filters, electrodes, glass substrates and other materials.
Less is more
If your computing workload consists mainly of word processing, with a daily dose of Web surfing or e-mail checks, the 15- or 17-inch LCD monitor that comes bundled with many PCs might be all you'll ever need.
Air Force Materiel Command gets SMART with Web tool
The Air Force Materiel Command is using a Web system to manage and track its acquisition contracts from a centralized location.
Military helps troops and families keep in touch with new Web apps
Several military agencies are using Web technology to track everything from troops to readiness.
Army thinks big on knowledge management
The biggest challenge blocking the Army's goal of knowledge management is no longer creating effective IT applications. It's getting them to work together.
@Info.Policy: Want another view of government IT? See GIQ
From time to time, I review books on information policy in this space. Today I want to let you know of a scholarly journal covering information and telecommunications policy, information management, and e-government practices and policies at all levels.
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