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.
Java code can integrate apps with CAC
The Army will improve the security and utility of its Common Access Cards this month when it releases an open-standards-based Java Applet interface for the smart cards.
DOD develops a road map for getting to IPv6
Military networks will have to prove that they can run securely and reliably under IP Version 6 before receiving approval to use the new protocols.
Army will model systems migration on effort by U.S. Forces Korea
Many Army commands have struggled to update their desktop computers with the latest Microsoft Windows products.
Services demand security in enterprise deals
The Air Force expects to save $100 million under two servicewide contracts it has entered with Microsoft Corp.
Cyber Eye: Feds should roll out welcome mat to industry
I occasionally get e-mail from frustrated entrepreneurs who read in GCN about some government IT security concern.
Three to watch in coming year
No one has to tell government IT managers that the challenges they face don't suddenly change when one year passes into the next.
Power User: Avoiding Java's jolt
Am I the only person who thinks Java doesn't work very well?
The hidden costs of a dual-core revolution
If an agency decides dual-core processors are in its future, what does that mean for its software licenses?
Net2Phone's WiFi handset works within limits
If you think VOIP is far enough out on the bleeding edge, try wireless VOIP.
Five teams vie for huge wireless contract
The Justice Department will choose from among five vendor teams to award the Integrated Wireless Network contract in a $10 billion competition.
FIPS validation opens federal doors for pcAnywhere
A new cryptographic module in the latest version of pcAnywhere has been certified to the Federal Information Processing Standard.
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