OMB will release more EA models within days
The Office Management and Budget is ready to release enterprise architecture reference models for the fiscal 2005 budget cycle.<br>
FDA seeks data-mining tools
The Food and Drug Administration has signed a two-year cooperative R&D agreement with Lincoln Technologies Inc. of Wellesley Hills, Mass., to develop new data-mining techniques for the agency's Adverse Events Reporting System. <br>
Processing: 64-bit computing ramps up
Suddenly, everything about 64-bit computing is new again.In some form, 64-bit processors designed for proprietary operating systems have been in data centers for years. But the recent debut of the Opteron microprocessor chip from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., to be followed this summer by an upgraded Itanium 2 from Intel Corp., promises to ratchet up the pressure to switch enterprise applications away from the 32-bit track. That's because devices priced in the PC server range will have 64-bit capability.
Energy IG pans notebook lapses at Los Alamos
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has lost control of its inventory of classified and unclassified notebook PCs, the Energy Department inspector general reported last month.
IAC to issue own version of data reference model
The Industry Advisory Council will soon release its own version of a data reference model for a federal enterprise architecture.
Energy will seek bids to manage Los Alamos
The Energy Department announced today that, for the first time in 60 years, it would seek competitive bids to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory.<br>
Cyberwar can yield tangible results
Technology consultant George P. Lampe began his Air Force service in 1967 and retired from active duty in 1998 with the rank of major general.
Energy's IG pans notebook PC lapses at Los Alamos
In another blow to Los Alamos National Laboratory's management, the Energy Department's inspector general has found inadequate controls over the weapons lab's classified and unclassified notebook PCs.<br>
Interagency team studies geospatial preparedness
An interagency team is developing a comprehensive national strategy for delivering geospatial data to emergency responders.
App distributes processing across clusters
GridMathematica, a new version of a technical computing program from Wolfram Research Inc., simplifies distributing chunks of a massive calculation among processors in a grid or cluster.
IAC prepares its own data reference model
The Industry Advisory Council is about to release its own version of a data reference model for a federal enterprise architecture.<br>
IRS makes XML schema its business
Extensible Markup Language is making its way into the IRS through some of the most common tax forms filed by businesses.
Consultants advise Los Alamos on security
Los Alamos National Laboratory needs to centralize its IT user access controls, take better care of its backup tapes and re-engineer its business process controls, according to a report from an independent auditor. <br>
Researchers model effects of bomb blasts
High-performance government computers are testing retrofitting schemes to make large buildings resist terrorist bombs, Robert M. Ferencz said recently at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Denver.
Grid software simplifies number chunking
GridMathematica, a new version of a leading technical computing program, simplifies the chore of distributing chunks of a massive calculation among processors in a grid or cluster. <br>
Enterprise architects share tips for sound framework
'Enterprise architecture is a tough nut to crack.'That statement'by Paul Martindale, an enterprise architect in the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Information Systems'summed up the challenge of creating enterprise architectures, as laid out by speakers this month at FOSE 2003 in Washington.
Council's white papers cover architectures
A shared interest group of the Industry Advisory Council has released four white papers on federal enterprise architecture planning.
Free listings for open-source project guide
A new directory will list agencies working on open-source software projects or policies governing such projects.
Researchers try visual area networking
The National Center for Atmospheric Research has built a visual area network to view the results of computations of large data sets.
Air Force blades slice PC support time
A three-month test at an Air Force medical clinic found that rackmounted blade PCs save support time compared with standard desktop clients.
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