NEC upgrades, speeds up fault-tolerant server
NEC Solutions America Inc. has upgraded its fault-tolerant servers with faster processors and Gigabit Ethernet connections.
Colorado lab tries visual area networking
A federally funded laboratory is test-driving a visual area networking system to let scientists view the results of data-intensive projects.
Council offers guidance on enterprise architecture
A section of the Industry Advisory Council has published four white papers on enterprise architecture for government agencies. <br>
FAA official describes agency's blueprint efforts
Divide an enterprise architecture project into manageable chunks and conquer people's fears by showing them some short-term benefits from the effort, the Federal Aviation Administration's enterprise architect said today.<br>
Enterprise architects tell what works
Enterprise architects from both the public and private sectors delivered pointers for designing a successful blueprint today at the GCN Management at FOSE 2003 conference.<br>
Homeland Security juggles architectural challenges
Not only does the Homeland Security Department need to develop a unified IT architecture for its 22 component agencies, but it has to have something in place for developing the fiscal 2005 budget over the summer, a representative said today at the FOSE 2003 conference in Washington.
Open-source directory seeks info about government projects
The Center of Open Source and Government this fall will publish a directory of open-source projects within agencies and large companies.
Task force seeks more access to supercomputers
Agencies that use supercomputers are being asked to join a task force to make high-end systems more accessible for federal uses.
Agencies must reach out to citizens on their data privacy concerns, experts say
The government must consider citizens' perceptions about privacy when it embarks on e-government and data-sharing initiatives, federal and industry officials said at a recent supercomputer conference.
High-end system buys boost labs
The feds don't like coming in second. A year after Japan's Earth Simulator became the world's fastest supercomputer, U.S. agencies told how they will retake the lead.
District of Columbia and feds build high-level trust
The District of Columbia's Justice Information System acts as a clearinghouse for sharing law-enforcement data among city and federal agencies.
Linux available from SuSE for 64-bit Itanium 2
SuSE Inc. has released a 64-bit version of Linux for the Intel Itanium 2 platform.
New task force will examine critical uses of supercomputing
The government is establishing a high-end computing revitalization task force aimed at improving research and development, accessibility and procurement of high-end systems.<br>
Wireless infrastructure goes unguarded
The national wireless infrastructure 'is one of the most important and least protected parts' of U.S. communications capability, a technology strategist said today.<br>
DOE lab official: 'Monopoly' yes, cover-up no
A former top official at Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged this month that federal dollars were sometimes treated as 'Monopoly money,' but he denied trying to thwart investigations of theft and mismanagement allegations.
Contractors support systems on front lines
'The role of contractors has increased dramatically as the role of IT has increased,' said Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America. 'Seventy percent to 80 percent of the weapons have some sort of smart-weapon capabilities, as opposed to just 30 percent of weapons in the first Gulf War.'
Draft performance plan nearly complete
The first version of the performance reference model, one of five segments of the Federal Enterprise Architecture, could be ready in a couple of weeks, said Bob Haycock, manager of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office.
NSA proposes security boost for Linux kernel
The National Security Agency is preparing to submit Linux security enhancements for possible inclusion in a future version of the Linux kernel, a senior scientist in NSA's Information Assurance Research Group said last week.
Team putting final touches on performance model
The long-awaited first version of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program's performance reference model could finally be released to agencies in a couple of weeks.<br>
Open-source thrives in sunshine
Michael Tiemann's career has grown along with the open-source software movement. In the late 1980s he wrote GCC, the first native-code C++ compiler and debugger, for the Free Software Foundation.
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