Modernization

Air Force awards mobile telecom contract

Air Force officials have stepped up efforts to build a mobile communications system that would allow warfighters in remote locations to swiftly access voice, video and data information.

Modernization

Wireless vital in Florida

County sheriff stakes mission on Wi-Fi

Modernization

Deployment tips

Here's what to consider before buying or implementing business analytics tools.

Cybersecurity

Follow the data

The challenge is understanding the data and how it flows through an agency.

People

One is better than many

Western states find that IT consolidation pays dividends

People

End of the road for the paper trail

OPM embraces electronic records

People

FCC: Alert system so last century

FCC officials said they intend to correct deficiencies in the nation's emergency warning capability.

Digital Government

IT used against Medicaid abuse

GAO found that the majority of states are using technology to prevent improper payments.

Modernization

New benchmark tool available for testing performance of J2EE apps

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. has released Version 1.3 of a benchmark suite to measure the performance of Java2 Enterprise Edition application server-driven programs.

People

Spawar solicits content for data-mining guide

Federal officials want to create an unclassified reference guide with information on commercial data-mining and analysis software for first responders.

Digital Government

McDonald Bradley talks up verification, validation business

The company's president sees greater opportunities for independent verification and validation.

People

Audit: Progress on IRS financial system improves

But work on the Integrated Financial System has a way to go, says Treasury's inspector general for tax administration.

Modernization

DOD hires ManTech for telecom work

The company will supply network and telecom services to Air Force units in Italy, Turkey and Greece.

People

Florida record keepers turn to Web for recovery info

Florida officials are using the Web to get info to libraries and archives dealing with soaked collections following Hurricane Charley.

People

Bourgeois to lead National Business Center

He will leave his post as CIO for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

People

DARPA awards robot aircraft deal

Northrop Grumman will build three unmanned aircraft for the Air Force and Navy.

People

Forest Service to cut IT jobs

The agency's IT services group won a competitive sourcing deal with a plan that would cut 180 jobs.

People

Policy group proposes records management portal

The project, dubbed Toolkit, may launch as early as fiscal year 2005.

People

Immigration Service to stop using law enforcement for fingerprinting

Designated law enforcement agencies cannot meet new biometric standards.

People

UPC tags Defense

The military has received supplies for the first time identified by a Universal Product Code.