Lawmakers probe use of trumped-up credentials
Lawmakers have directed the Office of Personnel Management to investigate whether there is a widespread problem of federal employees holding academic credentials from unaccredited colleges and universities.
As threats rise, feds shelter their IT
These are the times that try the souls of government security managers. Robert Dacey of GAO speaks on the importance of security.
Agencies must intensify wireless security efforts, consultant says
Securing wireless networks remains a challenge for agencies that have to fit security into their business cases but must work under outdated policies, a federal-sector consultant said today.<br>
OMB publishes reference models for enterprise architecture
The second version of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Model and the first versions of two related frameworks were released yesterday. <br>
Calendar
<b>9 Building Trust in E-Government Conference.</b><br>Washington. Contact Digital Government; Web: <a href= "http://www.digitalgovernment.com">www.digitalgovernment.com</a>; phone: 202-624-1762.
Federal Contract Law: Much ado about GSA's federal supply schedules
The world of GSA Schedule contracting is rocking along, with a major new regulation and several proposals in the wings. The new regulation adopts rules for 'co-operative' purchasing use of IT schedules by state and local governments.
FTS merging business systems
The Federal Technology Service is consolidating systems that agencies and vendors must interact with daily.
General Dynamics gets $2 billion ICE2 contract
The Air Force awarded its nearly $2 billion ICE2 contract to General Dynamics Corp.<br>
After Iraq debut, handhelds get another test
This summer, the Army will continue testing ruggedized wireless devices that some soldiers used in Iraq to stay connected. <br>
The lowdown on Tablet PCs
<b>What is it?</b> A Tablet PC is a combination ultraportable notebook PC and pen-based tablet computer'with or without a keyboard'running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and supporting wireless connections.
Five bug killers show their stuff
If computer classes were taught in kindergarten, the three rules of computer safety would be: Always back up your data, never open e-mail from strangers and always keep antivirus software running.
Tablets get it right
When Microsoft Corp. released its Windows XP Tablet PC Edition last November, few observers believed that a genuine paradigm shift in mobile computing was taking place.
Incoming
<b>Major upgrade</b>. The first of the Naval Air Systems Command's 15 E-6B Mercury aircraft has been sent to Boeing Aerospace Support Center at Cecil Field, Fla., to be outfitted with an advanced communications system and new cockpit.
Air Force advances five-year plan to integrate its security programs
The Air Force, which plans to integrate all of its electronic and base security programs under one concept of operation, recently released a request for proposals for the five-year project.
AT&T offers Sonet link for Capitol Hill
AT&T Corp.'s government solutions group has a $2 million plan to wire 14 government buildings in the vicinity of Capitol Hill to a local fiber-optic Sonet network.
Power User: Peer-to-peer networking doesn't keep out spam
Spam volume is doubling every six months, but weaning people from e-mail would be difficult because it's so useful. Instant messaging isn't an alternative because the popular IM programs are full of security holes.
Monitors let NASA Ames know when there's trouble in the air
George Alger supports 4,500 users at NASA Ames Research Center, and they're all 'on one big network,' he said.
Police department merges its records
Milwaukee police officials are turning to automated record-keeping and dispatching software to blend their work processes and better identify crime patterns.
Internaut: Instant messengers bring new security risks
Instant messaging programs that spread Trojan horse programs, viruses and spam are raising a powerful new threat to system security. It's different from hacking or site cracking, and fighting it takes different tactics.
Self-service
The IRS enforces a strict password policy for its 130,000 desktop systems nationwide.
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