Modernization
Proventia offers advanced virus protection
New functionality boosts desktop PC software’s defenses
Cybersecurity
Missile Defense Agency slows IG reviews
The Defense Department's inspector general charged the Missile Defense Agency with trying to delay investigative audits.
People
GAO: FBI, GSA mismanaged Trilogy contractors
A report cites more than $17 million in potential overcharging and lost or stolen equipment.
Modernization
Origin adds freebie to research aid
Free viewer allows users to see data and documents in files created by company's research management software.
People
Michael Gardner: IRS answers FEMA’s call for help
Gardner, along with a FEMA specialist and a co-worker, converted more than 850 workstations for FEMA's use a few days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
Modernization
Masters of disaster
FCW has recognized more than a dozen individuals in government, industry and the nonprofit sector who responded to Hurricane Katrina and helped in the recovery.
People
G. Kelly Croft: SSA averts delay in check deliveries
Croft sent technicians to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast to establish computer networks to restore connectivity and provide Social Security checks.
Digital Government
OFPP tracks interagency contracts
Feds want to know how the practice is working for everyone
Cybersecurity
Missile defense network open to cyberattack
Lack of automated log audits and individual passwords could cripple network.
Acquisition
Kelman: The "You're fired" approach
The easy days for GWACs and GSA schedule contracts are over.
Modernization
Capt. Fred Mingo: Calm heads prevail in crisis response
Mingo initiated a continuity of operations plan that kept Spawar in business when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
Modernization
New products unwrapped at FOSE
Introducing the latest in biometrics, tough notebook PCs and flat panel displays
People
Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Blakely: AKO opens virtual community center
Blakely's speedy organization of an online center helped Army staff affected by Hurricane Katrina contact relatives and find shelter.
People
Experts: GSA needs leaders fast
With news of another high-level manager leaving, the agency needs to bring in bold leaders to right its course immediately, experts say.
People
Catherine Poole: Rules of road guide emergency buys
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Poole helped provide timely information about emergency acquisition procedures.
Acquisition
Aronie: Keep GSA schedules humming
In its current crisis, GSA cannot afford to neglect the schedule contracts program.
People
VA, DOD share clinical data on a large scale
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have finally figured out how to make interoperability a success.
Modernization