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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.
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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
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