Digital Government
Secure Computing buys CyberGuard
Secure Computing Corp. will purchase CyberGuard Corp. for about $295 million by the end of the year, Secure Computing officials announced.
Modernization
New Mexico contract seeks better financial controls
New Mexico awards the contract to help launch a system for better financial control and accountability for statewide services.
Modernization
LANDesk tightens partnership with Lenovo
Lenovo, the Chinese company that bought IBM's laptop wing, and LANDesk, a provider of security management software, announced a joint marketing plan.
People
Texas governor appoints tech fund advisors
Texas has appointed 17 high-tech leaders to help advise the state on collaboration, investment, research grants and recruitment of a Emerging Technology Fund.
People
DISA to reassess net-centric program
Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Croom said he will re-examine the Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.
People
Army streamlines applications
Service wants to get rid of 80 percent of its redundant applications by 2007.
Digital Government
MPC looks to boost biz
Recent acquisition by the much smaller Hyper Space Communications gives the previously private MPC immediate access to new financial resources.
People
Editorial: Getting the power
By giving senior IT leaders budget authority, agencies come closer to making them meaningful members of their management teams.
Digital Government
Hi-Tec deploys aviation-security complaint system
The company helps NASA with a system that gathers information about aviation security problems.
Cybersecurity
Certicom speeds digital signature verification
New encryption technology allows computers to process large amounts of data more quickly.
People
Fed retirements pose a challenge
GAO asks agencies to improve teamwork efforts and use of metrics.
People
GSA issues RFI for database to share terrorism information
The General Services Administration is asking industry to provide a governmentwide, searchable database of information, organizations, services and personnel related to each agency’s mission in the war on terrorism.
People
Many hopes on hold for executive training
A nationwide program that prepares candidates for the highest paid jobs in the federal government is not accepting any more applications for now.
Modernization
Buying storage in bulk: A new frontier
JPL's storage team delivers economies of scale to co-workers
People
Navy, NGA set sail on paperless navigation project
Service will use digital maps to plot the course of ships by 2009.
People