Government sites see a spike in visits
Government Web sites captured the clicks of more than a third of all domestic Internet surfers last month, suggesting that their attempt to communicate to citizens through the Internet is gaining ground. <br>
BigFix patches automatically
Several government resellers are offering network security products that automatically patch vulnerable gaps or summarize the gaps in real time.
Trade Weather Report
A Web site that maps U.S. export data by state is saving many hours for Commerce Department employees who had been swamped by information requests from federal agencies, Congress and the public that doubled every year.
E-mail can spell trouble for unprepared government agencies
As millions more messages clog government e-mailboxes, the legal consequences of e-mail delivery and storage have become a bigger issue for government agencies, an attorney who specializes in record retention cases says.<br>
Tablet PC learns more lingo
Microsoft Corp. today announced a beta release of its multilingual software for the Tablet PC, letting users log on or run an application in multiple foreign languages.<br>
First responders will test wearable computers
Public safety agencies in the Charleston, S.C., area this spring will begin testing wearable computers for use by first-response teams.<br>
Labor stats office turns to new metrics tool
An office in the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects to start using new metrics software to assess how economists collect employee wage, earnings and benefits data from thousands of companies nationwide.<br>
New smart-card guidance coming soon
The Transportation Security Administration's smart-card pilot could overlap the release of new guidelines from the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget.
TSA to put smart cards in play
The Transportation Security Administration is forging ahead with a smart-card pilot and airline passenger-screening project, despite an anticipated multimillion-dollar budget shortfall next year.
Sun teams with Aether Systems on Web services
Aether Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. earlier this month said they will jointly market their mobile Web services software to the Homeland Security Department.
Tool integrates disparate apps on a single display
A new integration system developed with Defense Department funding can fit the functions of incompatible back-end applications onto a single desktop screen.
Budget crunch doesn't keep TSA from playing its cards
The Transportation Security Administration is moving ahead with a smart-card pilot for employees and a passenger-screening project despite a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. <br>
System blends smart-card and biometric access
Two intelligence agencies are testing a network access system that integrates the biometric and smart-card technologies of three companies. <br>
Wireless security on Homeland Security's agenda
Trade groups are talking to Energy Department laboratories in what could be a yearlong effort to evaluate commercial wireless security. <br>
Homeland Security is on track, Cisco chief says
Cisco Systems Inc. president John Chambers says the Homeland Security Department is well on its way to merging the infrastructures of its 22 component agencies.<br>
Telemedicine gains ground on the battlefield
In the event of a war against Iraq, the U.S. military might get its inspiration for advanced telemedicine systems already in use in Afghanistan.
Health care database runs on tablet PCs
A health care database management system has made its way onto tablet PCs for hospital employees.
Library of Congress stacks its bar codes three deep for storage
The Library of Congress in November opened its first off-site storage facility in two decades at Fort Meade, Md.
Every bit counts
When the Navy issues a memorandum, personnel aboard ships sometimes don't have it in their hands until several months later.
Software vendors serve up combination platforms
Aether Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. said they will jointly sell their product platforms to offer federal agencies mobile software based on open standards.<br>
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