Vulnerable PC will be attacked in 20 minutes
The average survival time for an unprotected networked computer dropped from 40 minutes to 20 minutes over the last year, according to the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md.
DHS' registered travelers project takes test flight
The Homeland Security Department has launched its Registered Traveler Pilot Program at four airports and plans to unveil it today at the last of five sites, Reagan National Airport in Virginia.
Ag now offers PKI services to other agencies
The Agriculture Department's National Finance Center has obtained official designation as a certified provider of public-key infrastructure services for the federal government by the Federal Identity Credentialing Committee and Shared Service Provider Subcommittee.
DARPA starts work on new comm network
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing a prototype system that integrates free-space optical and radio frequency communications in a single network.
GSA revamps its strategy for Networx deal
The General Services Administration has revamped its strategy for the pending Networx telecommunications contract and expects to release a pair of draft requests for proposals on Nov. 1, GSA officials said earlier this month.
VA database will list every FDA-OK'd drug
The Veterans Affairs Department will publish a request for proposals at the end of the month for a commercial database for pharmacy information.
USDA, HUD race to document IT security
In a recent report card on agencies' compliance with federal IT security requirements, the scores of the Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development departments stuck out like sore thumbs.
CMS data sharing, aggregation pilots uncover Medicaid provider fraud
States and the federal government have curbed Medicaid abuse by analyzing payment errors and sharing data, according to a GAO report.
IT and Architecture
Bayard Whitmore knows that the jumble of wires and cables where the wall meets the ceiling might be unsightly, but it serves its purpose. Whitmore, an architect in the GSA Public Buildings Service's Center for Historical Buildings, wants the best of both worlds: IT functionality that doesn't interfere with the aesthetic appeal of the architecture.
Tablet PCs come of age
The Tablet PC, launched with a lot of promise in 2003, was supposed to be a panacea for mobile workers, note-takers and business travelers.
The lowdown on laser printers
<b>Why a laser?</b> Laser printers generally are faster and can handle higher volume than ink-jets, and have lower per-page costs.
Laser printers on the spot
With prices dropping and image quality rising, the low-end color laser printer is coming into its own, competing with the ubiquitous ink-jet printer that has long been the mainstay of the spot-color market.
New benchmark tool available for testing performance of J2EE apps
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. has released Version 1.3 of a benchmark suite to measure the performance of Java2 Enterprise Edition application server-driven programs.
Cyber Eye: Take a tip on unobtrusive security
As I checked out of the hotel after a security conference last month in Las Vegas, the clerk noted my address and remarked what a nice city Washington is.
Coast Guard innovates with rugged TDS Recon handhelds
Station Oregon Inlet Unit near Cape Hatteras, N.C., has won the Coast Guard's innovation award for pioneering a search-and-rescue application on rugged handheld computers.
@Info.Policy: Is your sensitive data secure enough?
How many different categories of sensitive government information can you name?Let's begin with information classified by executive order for national defense or foreign policy purposes. Information about atomic weapons is a different kettle of fish, restricted by statute.
USPS cuts password creep with single sign-on
In a Postal Service help desk survey, forgotten passwords emerged as the No. 1 user problem.
Search engine helper organizes results
Clustering software from Vivisimo Inc. can categorize results from 40 government Web site search engines, including the government's FirstGov portal.
Smart search
A commercial search engine ties together multiple pharmaceutical databases for the Food and Drug Administration's Drug Evaluation and Research Center.
Trade Commission frees directory source code
Free to a good home: source code for an online directory service.
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