Modernization
AT&T picks Networx team
The company's bidding partners are Cingular Wireless, EDS, Global Crossing, GTSI, Northrop Grumman IT and SRA International.
People
State to buy PDAs for telework overseas
A pilot program last year showed that State personnel want international access to the Internet and their calendar and contacts.
Modernization
CMS to stop paying non-HIPAA-compliant Medicare claims
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will stop paying electronic Medicare claims that do not comply with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
People
Navy gives new office IT budget authority
IT office to manage $2 billion in spending onn enterprise-wide technology systems.
People
Army pilots automated logistics system
IBM products help soldiers remotely repair vehicles and replenish supplies.
Cybersecurity
FBI director criticizes companies' code of silence
By not reporting cyberattacks, companies will not only harm themselves, but also the nation, Robert Mueller said.
People
DISA extends date for circuit bids
Sept. 1 is now the deadline for placing bids to provide circuits that will connect bases nationwide to GIG-BE.
Modernization
Navy to set up central office for management of IT funds
The Navy will soon establish an office that will control and manage how IT funds are allocated.
People
How strong is your password? NIST has some formulas
Entropy is a measure of disorder within a system.
Digital Government
HHS pushes forward with IT consolidation
Asset-tracking, financial, e-mail and grant systems are some of the applications that are being standardized and consolidated across the department.
People
AFCEA Bethesda chapter elects new slate of officers
Phil Kiviat, a consultant with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates, is the new president.
People
GSA gets new inspector general
The General Services Administration's new inspector general is Brian Miller, a former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Digital Government
GTSI reports net loss, sales decline
After a 33 percent decline in second-quarter sales, Chairman Dendy Young says the most significant issues are behind the company.
Digital Government
Former Air Force officer joins Telos
David Kovach most recently served as commander of the Air Force Communications Agency at Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Ill.
People
Architecture efforts coming to a head
Among the initiatives slated for delivery in September are federal enterprise architecture products for records management and geospatial information.
People
DHS readies IT acquisitions
Agency plans two major buys, one for leading edge solutions, the other for commercial products.
People
OPM: Student loans can pay off
Federal agencies can repay as much as $10,000 for an employee in a calendar year, which can be an incentive for them to stay.
People
DOD IG finds trouble with GSA buys
Many purchases the IG studied lacked proper planning or did not follow acquisition regulations.
Modernization