Modernization
Pact aims to spark real-time 2-D/3-D Web visualization
A memorandum of understanding signed by the Open Geospatial Consortium and the Web3D Consortium allows them to collaborate on the 3-D graphics environment.
People
CSC announces $643M in third-quarter contracts
CSC's Federal Sector unit racked up 110 previously unannounced federal, state and local government contracts and subcontracts.
People
Panel sees need for acquisition workforce clarity
The SARA panel found that the complexity of federal acquisition and the demands on the workforce have increased substantially in recent years.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard mandates e-mail phishing training
The move dovetails with DOD's mandatory spear phishing awareness training.
Acquisition
Contractors upbeat about VETS prospects
Businesses owned by service-disabled veterans hope the GWAC will open doors to more work.
Modernization
IDC: Market analysts might have overestimated IPv6 spending
Beware of unrealistic spending numbers, Government Insights Research Director Shawn McCarthy cautions IPv6 vendors.
Digital Government
Quick Start: Setting up all-in-one security appliances
Here's how multifunction gateways can protect your IT infrastructure.
Acquisition
Contracting changes how businesses do business
Performance-based contracting demands that companies amend how they have bid on contracts in the past, one expert says.
People
SARA panel draft report: Key recommendations
Here is a summary of the main findings and recommendations of the Acquisition Advisory Panel, as published in its final draft report.
People
SBA announces training for small businesses
The series of nationwide small-business seminars will begin Jan. 9, 2007.
Digital Government
NNSA supercomputer is world's second fastest
It is the fastest general-purpose machine available to the Energy Department’s three NNSA labs.
People
Howell named acting CIO at Interior
Michael Howell will fill the position vacated by Interior CIO W. Hord Tipton, whose last day on the job will be Jan. 3.
Cybersecurity
DOD battles spear phishing
Targeted fake e-mail messages that look authentic can launch viruses and other malware.
People
Immigration IT modernization efforts face critical challenges
DHS' IG says pending immigration reform could complicate the progress the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has made so far.
Digital Government
2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA
Theft of veterans' data forces the agency to fix lax information security practices.
Modernization