DISA's Ronald Dorman goes to Xacta
The former chief of information sharing services with the Defense Information Systems Agency has accepted a job with Xacta Corp. as deputy director for programs.
Rep. Porter Goss nominated for CIA post
Florida Republican, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, is a perfect fit to replace former CIA director George Tenet, President Bush said.
Coast Guard vessel ID system enters critical phase
The Coast Guard expects to define technical requirements for an Automatic Vessel Identification System by early next year, but national rollout hinges on funding and the outcome of a radio-spectrum dispute.
USDA awards contract for Recreation One-Stop
National Recreation Reservation Service will consolidate and expand the existing federal reservation services.
Retired general joining Anteon
Major Gen. Zannie Smith will join Anteon International and oversee Army and Defense programs.
OMB touts management agenda successes
In new report, OMB says agencies are using IT to improve programs and not using technology for technology's sake.
HUD re-awards EDS $750 million HITS contract
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font color>The Housing and Urban Development Department Friday awarded a contract to EDS Corp. to provide HUD with its information technology infrastructure.
FAA awards air traffic modernization contract
Boeing Co. will focus on development of a surveillance data network, weather network and an aeronautical information management network under the FAA contract.
Death, taxes and some new acquisition regs
No matter what else happens in Washington, the bureaucracy keeps churning out new contracting rules. One recent change is of particular importance to the IT community.
Fingerprint ID systems have the edge, NIST finds
The most accurate fingerprint systems far outperform the most accurate face recognition systems, the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently reported at <a href= "http://fpvte.nist.gov">fpvte.nist.gov</a>.
More admins are taking 10 Gbps right down to the desktop level
Some network backbones have had 10-Gbps Ethernet for a couple of years, but a growing number of users want to take that speed to their servers and workstations.
The Marine Corps is gung-ho on central management
The Marine Corps is working to centralize management of everything from its enterprise network to base maintenance.
DOD research network tries out IPv6 access
The Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization Program is testing IPv6 connectivity for remote users of the Defense Research and Engineering Network.
NIH eyes PCI cards to boost security on its PCs and servers
The National Institutes of Health is evaluating a new hardware security device to enforce IT policy at its Bethesda, Md., campus.
The Eyes Have it
NASA is exploring new frontiers in accessibility with a program that could give disabled users line-of-sight control over their computer screens.
Plantronics M3000
Not too long ago I was driving in the District of Columbia when I noticed that the police were stopping drivers for using a cell phone without a hands-free headset. The district's law had just taken effect, and the idea of a $100 fine had just crossed my mind when my cell phone rang.
NetPassage 26G
In the GCN Lab, we don't often find wireless routers that stand out from the pack. The NetPassage 26G from Compex Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., however, is a bit different.
Canon CanoScan LiDE 35
The CanoScan LiDE 35 is the new entry-level model in the LiDE scanner series from Canon USA Inc. of Lake Success, N.Y. The lightweight, compact, inexpensive flatbed scanner improves on its predecessor, the LiDE 30, by adding a USB 2.0 port and a button for scanning documents directly to an Adobe PDF file.
Mozilla browser
The most recent reports of security holes in Microsoft Internet Explorer spurred the Homeland Security Department's Computer Emergency Readiness Team to advise users to employ another browser altogether, at least until Microsoft Corp. fixed the latest vulnerability. But now that the browser wars have subsided, what other options are still standing?
FujiFilm F700
If you're in the market for a new digital camera, the FujiFilm F700 is well worth a look. It is, hands down, the finest point-and-shoot digital camera I've ever used.
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