Modernization
Coast Guard tech situation improving
The Coast Guard has regained most of its IT capabilities along the Gulf Coast.
Acquisition
Six small businesses join CDW-G consortium
Consortium members can fulfill contract requirements by issuing purchase orders to the government reseller.
Modernization
DOD satellite systems boost Gulf cell coverage
In an unusual step, the Pentagon is using military satellite systems to help improve cell phone coverage in the Gulf Coast states.
People
OPM launches Katrina Web site for feds
The Office of Personnel Management today unveiled a Web site to centralize information for federal employees affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
People
Tech companies aid Katrina recovery
Technology companies are providing technical expertise, communications equipment, money and other resources to recovery efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Acquisition
Datamonitor: State and local IT spending to increase
Efforts to center on citizen services and cost reductions.
People
New York transportation group awards security contract
The New York's transportation authority has selected a Lockheed Martin-led team to upgrade the authority’s electronic security infrastructure.
People
IT helps limit flight delays
FAA officials say they had appropriate communication capacity to reroute air traffic last week and are prepared for this week’s challenges.
Modernization
Army plans to upgrade intelligence analysis system
The Army will upgrade Pathfinder, a widely used but two-decade-old intelligence analysis system.
People
University opens port security research center
The Stevens Institute of Technology's facility will serve the Navy and other agencies studying port security.
People
Army releases ITES-2S RFP
The Army released the solicitation for the $20 billion ITES-2S contract.
People
USPS urges Katrina victims to e-file address change requests
Bracing for a historic number of relocations, the U.S. Postal Service is asking those displaced by Hurricane Katrina to use the Internet to file change of address requests.
People
IRS moves to 'clean slate'
Agency kills modernization office and creates new organization to take over
Modernization
HHS seeks volunteers for Katrina disaster relief
The agency has created a Web site for medical professionals and IT and communications personnel with experience in health care IT who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts.
People
6 ways to survive major Internet attacks
Facing the difficult task of securing systems, experts offer their advice
Digital Government
Feds rush mobile communications to aid relief efforts
Hurricane Katrina knocked out entire telecom infrastructures in some areas
Digital Government