People

New Mexico e-gov marches on

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson apparently plans to move ahead with establishing a government e-portal to consolidate access to government services.

Digital Government

Mars rovers finish upgrades

The new software is supposed to let the Spirit and Opportunity machines travel longer, save energy and avoid running out of memory.

Digital Government

Input: Virginia leads in IT

Research firm Input says Virginia represents the future of government technology.

Acquisition

USmax wins NOAA deal

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will pay USmax $2.6 million to support the NOAA Network Operations Center.

People

NCI lands Army contracts

The company won two deals under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program.

Modernization

DOD sets up group to test biometrics

The Defense Department announced today the formation of the Test and Evaluation Biometric Working Group to push best practices for biometric testing and evaluation.<br>

Modernization

NOAA portal yields first-CLASS data

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has cranked up a dual-sited portal for retrieving environmental data from satellite and ground observations.<br><@SM>

Digital Government

Vulnerability database opens

The Open Source Vulnerability Database collects information from mailing lists that discuss vulnerabilities.

People

Records overseers push for architecture spot

Federal information and records managers want to have their say in federal enterprise architecture.

People

VA puts nationwide grave locator online

Feature will let Internet users search for the gravesite locations of veterans buried at the VA’s 120 cemeteries since the Civil War.<br>

Acquisition

GSA contract work continues

Alliant, Networx and Information Technology Omnibus Procurement II are among the massive purchasing programs being developed by the General Services Administration.

Modernization

Network Nebraska opens for business

Officials expect that the statewide communications initiative linking agencies, schools and colleges will save money while increasing bandwidth.

People

Feds praise TTIC

The Terrorist Threat Integration Center has improved analysts' ability to stop terrorism, officials told the 9-11 Commission.

People

HHS gets CIO

Charles Havekost will become chief information officer for Health and Human Services.

People

McDonald Bradley wins DOD deal

The company won a $20 million contract related to the Defense Intelligence Agency's Horizontal Fusion Portfolio Collateral Space Initiative.

Modernization

Industry day set for wireless network

Scheduled for April 27, the Industry Day for the Integrated Wireless Network Program will be in Arlington, Va.

People

DHS, DOD disagree on cybersecurity and secrecy

But they agree that money is scarce

People

Homeland Security growth waning?

Agencies are close to equilibrium, says market research firm Input.

Modernization

Intel touts wireless security

Its latest chips for handheld devices hard-wire security tasks in a separate subsystem on the chip.

People

Input sees 12 percent growth for DHS tech in 2005

An analyst for the market research firm expects DHS to get $4.6 billion for IT in the next fiscal year.