Wyatt Kash | The collaboration wave
Editor's Desk'commentary: Collaboration tools will upend decades of conventional work practices.
Microsoft opens Windows
Software giant announces sweeping changes to improve interoperability position.
Next year's budget focuses on security
10 percent of IT spending would go to shoring up systems.
Spending for IT security gains ground in 09 budget
Cybersecurity spending now 10 percent of federal IT budget; new details of Federal IT portfolio released.
White House proposes 3.8 percent boost in '09 IT spending
The White House's proposed IT spending plans for fiscal 2009 reflect at least some sense that doing more will actually require more.
HHS CIO warns of rising federal IT hurdles
Increasing federal IT requirements, tight budgets, and changes in contractors competing for work are making it harder to successfully complete federal IT projects.
Wyatt Kash | Expand support for IPv6
Editor's Desk'commentary: Much work and training is required if IT staffs are to deal with an IPv6 future that has all but arrived.
Wyatt Kash | TSA: Lessons ignored
Editor's Desk'commentary: TSA needs a new path to its passenger-screening system.
Wyatt Kash | Virtualization realities
Editor's Desk'commentary: The challenge for IT managers is how to best create and manage effective virtual ecosystems in and across physical networks.
Wyatt Kash | The next horizons
Commentary: Were a Government Computer News reader of 25 years ago transported into the future, circa 2007, he'd marvel at the changes.
Jeffrey Sorenson | Army's long march to collaboration
GCN Interview: If improving the Army's information technology posture depends in part on better IT acquisition, then Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, the Army's nominee for staff chief information officer, has the credentials to lead the charge.
DOE tops supercomputer rankings
Energy Department laid claim to having five of the world's 11 fastest computers in the latest semiannual list of top-performing supercomputers.
Wyatt Kash | Government's role in supporting green IT
Editor's Desk'Commentary: So what can government do to make a difference in support of greener IT? Two things.
DISA initiates Joint Enterprise Directory Service
The Defense Department's vision for building a global address list came into clearer view with the introduction of a newly operational directory service by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Agencies advance use of online social networking tools
Efforts by CDC, EPA, NASA and the intelligence community were among the working examples attracting interest in Web 2.0 technologies at the Web 2.0 conference in Reston, Va., today.
DOD aims for better data management
The military is making extensive use of new networking and communications technologies, but is still struggling with interoperability and the exponential growth of data.
Modeling, simulations aiding military planners
High-tech modeling and simulation support is taking on increasing importance and sophistication in military decision-making, U.S. Air Force Gen. Lance L. Smith said at this week's MILCOM conference.
Wyatt Kash | Bottom-line ingenuity at state, local levels
Commentary: State, municipal CIOs must think outside the box in using IT.
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