People
Security bosses to get forum
A proposed group for information security officers will take the form of a forum, the federal e-gov honcho says.
Acquisition
HP, PlanetGov get IRS contract
The companies will supply server and network storage technology.
People
Threat agency boss rejoins Los Alamos
Stephen Younger will resign as director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to return to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Modernization
GAO sees no strategy for military's commercial bandwidth
The Defense Department's process for buying satellite bandwidth can be too slow and inflexible, according to the General Accounting Office.
People
Forman: management key to tech changes
Technology is shifting from proprietary systems to architecture, and government needs to be ready for the change, Mark Forman says.
Modernization
NASA finds Wi-Fi success in Meteor Crater
Engineering achieved wireless throughput of 1 MB per second over 1.3 miles.
People
Army simulation could take first ITES leap
The Army's computer simulation office is interested in the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract.
Digital Government
Local governments use GIS
A majority of local governments are using and benefiting from geographic information system applications and mapping technology, a new national survey shows.
Digital Government
CSC excoriated over IRS work
The IRS Oversight Board criticized Computer Sciences for slow progress and cost overruns on the tax agency's modernization project.
People
Report card: Cybersecurity efforts still falling short
A congressional report card finds improvement in cybersecurity work but some agencies continue to get low marks.<br>
People
Bloom heads to Treasury
The former director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service was named senior deputy comptroller and CFO at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Modernization
Iraq contracts limited to allies
Countries that didn't take part in the conflict can't get reconstruction contracts, including a communications one.
Digital Government
Security info center gets $2 million
Treasury will give the money to expand the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center's capabilities.
Digital Government
State awards messaging deal to Northrop
Northrop Grumman IT will get up to $237 million over 10 years to build an integrated messaging system for the State Department.
People
Transportation faces security, IT investment issues
DOT's Inspector General listed information technology security and investment as top management challenges.
People
CIO study due next year
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) hopes to discover trends and lessons for federal chief information officers.
People
Grant listings hit Internet
Grants.gov provides online information on federal grant opportunities.
Modernization
GIG-BE equipment contracts coming soon
Winners of hardware contracts for the military's Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion will be announced Dec. 19, a Juniper official says.
People
Vote machine makers form council
The Election Technology Council will create an ethics code, recommend standards and certification and review security practices.
People