People

Northrop lands $408M Army deal

The Army will get training and simulation services from Northrop Grumman IT.

Digital Government

Social services hit privacy snag

HUD officials modify standards for data on homeless population

People

OMB marketing blitz to get the word out on e-gov

The Office of Management and Budget is trying to boost citizens’ awareness of federal e-government services.

Acquisition

Aronie: The simple made complex

Complex procurements render GSA buys more susceptible to protest.

People

Editorial: Kerry and the Webmasters

Kerry made a compelling case for the value of the Internet during his speech at the Democratic National Convention.

People

Senator questions use of IT contract

Nurses paid as case managers

Acquisition

Postal Service to use SAP

The deal includes $14 million for the MySAP Business Suite and $21 million for SAP's services arm.

Cybersecurity

Different tech for different problems

Federal agencies are limited to cryptographic technologies validated by NIST.

Modernization

GAO makes a case for sharing data on financial misdeeds

GAO recommends that bankers, insurance commissioners and securities regulators pool their publicly available enforcement data.

Digital Government

Circuit

None

People

Air Force sets IT services strategy

The document identifies nine servicewide IT capabilities.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Army Knowledge Online; NetCents; Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program; Dawn Meyerriecks.

Modernization

Maxtor aims at I/O

A new series of Serial ATA drives includes native command queuing and larger-than-normal buffer sizes.

Modernization

McAfee to buy Foundstone

McAfee is adding vulnerability management to its arsenal of security offerings.

Acquisition

IT hot spots

As fourth-quarter buying heats up, FCW highlights technology that sizzles

People

Comings and goings

Bob Brewin comes back to FCW.

People

Briefs

OPM finds flaws in IT training. Traffic grows for USAJobs.

Modernization

Keep it simple

Thin-client systems do not run programs locally at the desktop.

Cybersecurity

ROI that's difficult to compute

ROI in new cryptographic technologies is difficult to calculate, which is why experts typically dodge questions about it.

People

Biagini: Safety valve

Only 19 companies have applied for certification under the Safety Act.