Iraq-bound soldiers train in simulated urban fighting
The Army is training units in Kuwait in a 40-foot-long, mobile facility that replicates what a soldier might encounter during urban street fighting in Iraq. <br>
Glitches prompt Medicaid payments for dead Kentuckians
Systems problems at Kentucky's Health Services Cabinet led the Medicaid administration agency to pay thousands of dollars for services for state residents who were no longer alive, a new audit has found. <br>
Milstar launch will boost Iraq satellite comm
The Air Force has launched its sixth and final Military Strategic and Tactical Relay satellite to bolster communications and battlefield information for warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. <br>
State and local governments hampered on remote sensing
Recent developments have created new opportunities and new hurdles for state and local governments to use remote sensing data, according to a study released by the National Research Council. <br>
Proposed law won't slow encryption use, some experts say
Proposed legislation that would add prison time for people who use cryptography while committing a crime could have a chilling effect on the technology, some privacy advocates fear. <br>
Thursday at FOSE in photos
A photo gallery of the sights and sounds of FOSE 2003, April 8-10, Washington Convention Center.
Bill would block privatizing air traffic control
A House bill introduced yesterday with bipartisan support would prohibit the privatization or contracting out of the federal air traffic control system. <br>
First e-gov certificate student graduates from NDU
The National Defense University today graduated 109 military, civilian and foreign government IT workers from its five certificate programs, including the first federal employee to earn an e-government certificate. <br>
NSA names director of signals intelligence
National Security Agency director Michael V. Hayden has appointed Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Quirk III as the agency's new director for signals intelligence. <br>
Rumsfeld sets early deadlines for transformation
Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld has released his Transformation Planning Guidance, which will transform military fighting forces from the industrial age into the information age. <br>
Database aids Air Force recruiting
The Air Force Recruiting Service is using a customized database built by Merkle Direct Marketing Inc. to target leads and track responses by turning to direct mail, broadcast, print and the Internet to help recruit volunteers.<br>
Defense personnel agency buys paperwork software
The Defense Department Civilian Personnel Management Service has awarded a contract to Integic Corp. to electronically manage paperwork for as many as 850,000 computer seats.<br>
WinBook takes aim at desktop PC market
WinBook Computer Corp., known until now for high-end notebook PCs at low-end prices, is extending that strategy to take on established desktop PC makers.<br>
Marines award BPA to CDW-G
The Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to the government division of CDW Computer Centers Inc. to buy servers, PCs, notebook computers and logistics management services. <br>
Citizen is the winner in online licensing
'The myth of 'build it and they will come' is over,' said Tracy Smith, director of e-government solutions for the Virginia Information Providers Network, a subsidiary of NIC Inc. of Overland Park, Kan.<br>
PDF finds its place in e-government
Placing the electronic document at the heart of e-government, a leader of Adobe Systems Inc. said today that there's plenty of room for Portable Document Formats in what he called the "most significant IT transformation for government."<br>
Federal and local officials: We've got to talk
State and local governments are still reeling from the aftershocks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the weaknesses it revealed in the communication between levels of government.
Policy consensus seen critical to information sharing
Successful government information sharing projects start with agreement to commit the resources to a common goal, officials speaking at FOSE agreed today.<br>
GCN Lab: USB cable makes big difference in printer speed
It might be time to cast off that old standby, the parallel printer cable. <br>
CIO Council engaging state, local governments in architecture work
The CIO Council will begin two or three pilot programs with state and local governments this summer to line up the government entities' enterprise architectures.<br>
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