Pa. reporting system speeds fight against hepatitis A
A public health reporting system is helping Pennsylvania health officials battle an outbreak of hepatitis A that has killed three people and sickened hundreds more. <br>
DLA awards logistics-planning contract
The Defense Logistics Agency has hired Accenture Ltd. to help make its supply systems more responsive for planning future operations.
Terrorism futures market gets second lease on life
The Policy Analysis Market in terrorism futures that created such a stir that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency dropped it like a hot potato in July is back. <br>
Congress approves $3 million for E-Gov Fund
E-government funding is down $2 million from the two previous years.<br>
Number portability brings both opportunities and warnings
The government's telephone services overseer thinks number portability, which initially becomes available next week, will be more beneficial than problematic.<br>
ViewSonic shrinks tablet PC weight
The lightest convertible tablet PC surfaced today at the Comdex trade show.<br>
Gates unveils server-level security plans
Security and trustworthy computing will be Microsoft Corp.'s top priorities in the coming year, chairman Bill Gates said at Comdex.<br>
Government funds 108 fast computers'but not the speediest
Federal supercomputing experts are gathering for a conference in Phoenix this week amid concerns that another country still has the world's fastest computer.
Psion clamshell-style handheld competes with bigger portables
Psion Teklogix Inc. displayed its new Netbook Pro handheld at Comdex yesterday and boasted that it will let users collect and check data with the same performance as a larger portable but not the heft.<br>
Fort Stewart replenishes rugged portables
The Army's 3rd Infantry Division has bought 2,200 rugged notebook PCs to replace units worn out or broken during Operation Iraqi Freedom.<br>
Miami-Dade uses IBM Web services apps
Miami-Dade County, Fla., is among a group of initial large-scale users of new IBM Web services applications to integrate citizens, agencies and suppliers online.<br>
New A-76 provisions will have little effect, agencies say
While federal employee unions and industry associations argue about new job-competition language in the Transportation-Treasury Appropriations bill, agency officials are taking little notice.<br>
DOD plans central office for issuing smart cards
The Defense Department late next year will open a new central facility to hand out Common Access smart cards to recruits and new personnel at very remote sites.<br>
New worm variant targets identity data
A variant of the MiMail worm became widespread today, trying to steal personal and financial information from users of an online payment service.<br>
U.S. Visit pilot launches Monday
The Homeland Security Department will begin a pilot of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport Monday.<br>
NIST posts security control guidelines for comment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology yesterday released an initial public draft of recommended security controls for federal information systems.<br>
GSA sets timetable for procurement system rollout
The General Services Administration will begin deploying a new back-office procurement management system by the end of January.<br>
Defense authorization bill goes to president
The Senate last night passed a fiscal 2004 Defense authorization bill that sets instructions for several major military technology projects. <br>
Liscouski takes reins of National Communications System
The Homeland Security Department's Robert Liscouski is adding a new charge to his list of duties as assistant secretary for information analysis and infrastructure protection.<br>
In-Q-Tel seals deal for monitoring app
The CIA's venture capital arm negotiates a license for event detection and response software to help track information in multiple databases.<br>
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