Holcomb lays out HSD blueprint
The Homeland Security Department won't own all of the 'network of networks' it plans to use to coordinate antiterror information.<br>
Working group tests tools for Web services
BALTIMORE'XML Collaborator isn't yet a saleable product, but it's already part of a pilot.
Federal EA office will home in on details next month
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office expects to release drafts of two technology-related reference models early next year.<br>
Researchers take a new tack on supercomputing
Veteran computer designers are beginning a five-year, $13.5 million project to design a so-called OptIPuter that would eliminate traditional bandwidth bottlenecks of large servers.<br>
DARPA aims to increase productivity in high-end computing
Five vendors are competing for a chance to design a more productive supercomputer for the year 2010. <br>
Energy announces $290 million supercomputer pact
The Energy Department has awarded IBM Corp. a $290 million contract to build two supercomputers that will dwarf existing systems for simulating nuclear weapons.<br>
Two Linux clusters on Top 10 list of fastest computers
Two federally owned Linux clusters now rank among the 10 fastest systems in the world.<br>
Cooper says thanks for the journey
Two decades after Milton E. Cooper came to the nation's capital, federal IT applications and policies are different'but better, he said.
Work begins on homeland security architecture
An enterprise architecture model for homeland security efforts is under development and the infostructure director of the Office of Homeland Security says his office is committed to rolling out the first piece of the architecture within 90 days.<br>
Agencies' sites go multilingual
Agencies are slowly starting to deliver their online content in languages besides English.
DocuShare upgrades to add Web services, workflow tools
An upgrade to Xerox Corp.'s DocuShare 3.0 document management application now has workflow and Web services tools.
Obtree C4 sends data to intranet, extranet and Web
A suite of enterprise content management products from Obtree Technologies Inc. of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., can deliver data to intranets, extranets and the Web.
DARPA's goal is 'total information awareness'
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's homeland security strategy covers everything from biometrics and language processing to predictive modeling and modernized databases.
The Red Storm is rising for Sandia Labs
Sandia National Laboratories and Cray Inc. of Seattle have forged a $90 million deal for a massively parallel supercomputer to simulate the aging process of nuclear weapons. The system at the Albuquerque, N.M., lab will be part of the Energy Department's Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative.
GEIA: federal IT spending will rise 9.7 percent
An industry trade group predicts federal IT spending will increase 9.7 percent in fiscal 2003.
Cooper says he's seen hot issues go mainstream
As an IT industry veteran of nearly four decades, Milton E. Cooper has seen controversial topics turn into best practices. Cooper, who stepped down as federal-sector president of Computer Sciences Corp. in February 2001, was honored this week as Post Newsweek Tech Media's industry executive of the last 20 years.
Energy lab creates bioterrorism tool
An Energy Department laboratory is developing a simulation tool to help public health officials decide how to deal with a bioterrorism attack.
Going Paperless
Military veterans who apply for home loan benefits are answering the doorbell to appraisers toting handheld wireless devices instead of clipboards.
There's more than one way to post your message
Speakers at yesterday's FedWeb fall conference offered a number of tips for delivering online content to audiences who speak little or no English.<br>
Everyone must play nice in XML
Peter B. 'Pete' Hayes calls himself a technology maniac and boasts that on his extensive home network he 'can get to any machine from any device and via wireless ... anywhere.'
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