Army lab signs deal for massive Linux cluster
The Army is buying a 2,132-processor Linux cluster for its most demanding research projects.<br>
DHS cybersecurity czar sees some progress in preparing for attacks
Three new federal organizations and the launch of new cybersecurity alert services are giving the Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity program some traction, DHS' security chief says.
OMB snaps purse closed for new IT
The Bush administration is pulling in the IT security reins on 18 agencies, requiring them to fix weaknesses in existing systems before developing new ones or upgrading old ones.
Putting play to work: Agencies find creative new uses for online games
At Army recreation centers overseas, a soldier can relieve tension with a few hands of poker on a gaming machine, but the service and other government agencies also offer electronic games for teaching purposes:<ul><li>The Army has fielded a popular computer game to teach potential recruits about military life.</li><li>The Justice Department has contracted with a commercial game company to build a first-responder simulation for law enforcement.<li>The Massachusetts Revenue Department has invited taxpayers to try to balance its financial ledger.<li>NASA has helped develop a commercial space station game.</li></ul>Across all levels of government, organizations are borrowing techniques and tools from the commercial gaming industry, said Doug Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association.
Army discipline applied to rules
The Army Recreation Machine Program doesn't track demographic data about its military gamers, but IT specialist Mike Kuiper said they include contractors and retired military personnel stationed or living abroad.
VPN pays off for Army
To keep gaming and cash machines running at 120 Army recreational centers throughout Europe and Asia, an Army IT team is linking them via a virtual private network with remote-control software.'Our work force is small, yet we're monitoring a huge number of systems,' so remote control via a VPN makes sense, the Army's Mike Kuiper says.
GSA signs first SmartBuy deal with ESRI
After struggling with the SmartBuy enterprise software licensing program for the past eight months, the General Services Administration last week finally signed the first agreement with geographic information systems vendor ESRI.<br>
Wireless exits possible for U.S. Visit
The Homeland Security Department is considering wireless technology for the exit phase of the U.S. Visit traveler screening program.<br>
Phishing on the rise
E-mail fraud attacks grew by 50 percent in January over the month before, The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports.<br>
Davis, colleagues push on Army Guard pay
Three House lawmakers this month told the Army to make its top priority the fixing of payroll problems for at least 450 Army National Guard soldiers.<br>
Army chooses NetPro to secure directories
The Army has purchased management tools from NetPro Computing Inc. to begin its implementation of Microsoft Active Directory.<br>
Information Builders has Web services adapter for databases
A WebFocus software adapter from Information Builders Inc. could serve up agencies' database information on the fly as Web services.<br>
Energy's Schlarman heads to OMB
The Office of Management and Budget has hired Glenn Schlarman as the new chief of the Information Policy Branch in the Office of Regulatory Affairs.<br>
DHS sets up critical infrastructure databases
The Homeland Security Department is building secure databases to hold critical infrastructure information submitted voluntarily by the private sector.<br>
Database dressing: Find a program tailored for you
In a perfect world, a database program would fit its user like a glove. It would export and import data effortlessly and reshape itself to fit new needs.But that hasn't happened yet. Database administrators often encounter program glitches they cannot resolve and must do a lot of extra setup work because the software is not intuitive. Anyone who doubts how frustrating this can be should read some of the cries for help on forums such as <a href= "http://www.dbforums.com">www.dbforums.com</a>.
The lowdown on a blade server
<b>What is it?</b> A blade server is a proprietary rackmount chassis in which many ultrathin server blades share centralized resources such as management modules, Gigabit Ethernet network switches, hot-swap power supplies and fans.
A cut above
Blade servers have come on like gangbusters in the last year, for two good reasons'they can save you space and money. According to a report from International Data Corp. of Framingham, Mass., blade servers make up fastest-growing server market segment, expanding 763 percent from year-to-year. It estimates that blades will account for more than one quarter of the total server market by 2007.
SPAWAR adopts identity management
A Navy battlegroup and five shore bases in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command are communicating more securely by using a system that next year will be rolled out Navywide.
Incoming
On the radio. The Defense Department is edging closer to delivering new DOD-wide digital radio systems.This month, the Joint Tactical Radio System Joint Program Office expects to release Version 2.2 of the JTRS software communications architecture.
Agencies embrace electronic payments
Federal agencies increasingly are paying vendors by electronic funds transfer instead of checks.<br>
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