Cybersecurity

NIST makes lists

A security checklists program for information technology products is on track for completion before the end of 2004.

People

Union bashes competitive sourcing

Labor employees see a 'lose-lose' situation.

Acquisition

CACI predicts '05 growth

The IT contractor forecast revenue of at least $1.5 billion in 2005.

Modernization

Nimbus produces small-biz SAN

Company officials say the software lets users install a storage-area network in less than 15 minutes and manage it easily.

Modernization

Sun powers Idaho cluster

The Energy Department and Sun Microsystems have developed a high-performance computing cluster at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.

People

Donations sought for retired feds hit by Charley

The National Association of Retired Federal Employees and Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund are seeking donations for a disaster relief fund to assist retired federal employees affected by Hurricane Charley.

Digital Government

Booz Allen hires AMS exec

Gary Labovich, formerly a senior vice president at American Management Systems, will be a vice president at Booz Allen.

Acquisition

Nurses hired on IT contract, senator charges

Sen. Charles Grassley says an IT deal for the Energy Department shouldn't have been for medical assistance work.

Modernization

AmeriVault gets Connected for e-mail archives

AmeriVault Corp. has partnered with storage software company Connected Corp. to develop a product designed to reduce e-mail server volumes and storage requirements.

People

Perot to manage FDIC system

The $4 million contract involves the FDIC's Legal Information Management System.

Digital Government

DOD labs get Linux clusters

Linux Networx delivered two more systems as part of an initiative to improve DOD's high-performance computing.

Digital Government

Move money to high-end computing, connectivity, administration says

Agencies should reallocate funds from lower-priority efforts, Office of Management and Budget officials say.

People

GAO finds holes in DHS architecture

Version 1.0 of DHS' enterprise architecture lacks sufficient 'breadth and depth,' GAO says.

People

Interior CIO outlines IT transformation

The department is streamlining the IT and networking infrastructure, Interior CIO W. Hord Tipton says.

People

Turner lambastes US-VISIT

The ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee on Homeland Security says US-VISIT lacks interoperability and relies on antiquated infrastructure.

People

GAO finds that some protective laws hinder e-health adoption

Efforts by health care providers to implement IT systems can be hampered by laws preventing fraud and abuse, GAO says.

Acquisition

HITS déjà vu: Lockheed protests

Lockheed Martin is protesting again over a HUD contract awarded to EDS.

People

HHS spends $228M on IT programs

But the majority of it is for health IT programmatic activities and grant programs, Government Accountability Office officials say.

Digital Government

Storage managers' crystal ball

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Modernization

the Pipeline

Wireless rules, fighting spam