Digital Government
IES produces shooting simulator
Using a firearm may be an art, but a Littleton, Colo. company is adding some science to it
Digital Government
MPC buys Omni Tech unit
The deal will expand MPC's reach to state and local governments, education and midsized commercial markets
People
DHS stands behind CAPPS II
Homeland security officials said the system will not infringe on airline passengers' privacy rights
Acquisition
GSA gets 55 percent of IT buys
For the first year ever, agencies bought more than half of their computer systems in fiscal 2002 through the GSA's schedule system
Digital Government
Board blasts shuttle analysis
A computer program that predicted damage prior to Columbia's demise was used inappropriately, according to the board investigating the accident
People
Marine Corps unit taps into free mail service
A service that mixes traditional postal delivery with new e-letter technology is getting a one-month test by Marines in Kuwait.
People
Medicare complaint tracker set to launch
The Health and Human Services Department will go live next month with a national system to track and process complaints about Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.<br>
People
NMCI grows despite delays
With more than 95,000 seats cut over, the enterprisewide network is about one-third complete
Digital Government
Syracuse cops go wireless
The Syracuse, N.Y., Police Department is moving toward a wireless infrastructure so officers and civilian employees have better access to information
People
Microsoft to seek Air Force input
The service will have a say in how the company develops future products, CEO Steve Ballmer said.
Modernization
Military applications
The military is aggressively pursuing mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs)
People
Deployment tips
There's not a lot of experience yet in building first responder multimedia systems
Digital Government
The circuit
A Cab Ride Home: Priceless; The 'D'oh!' Approach; Critical Infrastructure Indeed; Nonstandard Standards; Model Ready to Sashay
Digital Government
Close-up: Worms
Microsoft Corp., the Federal Computer Incident Response Center and many other organizations first put out alerts back in mid-July for the vulnerability used by the Blaster worm and the Welchia variant
People
GAO raps INS on contracting
GAO says the Immigration and Naturalization Service does not have information necessary to oversee contracts effectively
Digital Government
Fudging on fees
Since 1995, the General Services Administration has financed its schedule purchasing program through the collection of a 1 percent (soon to be 0.75 percent) Industrial Funding Fee (IFF)
Modernization
Security concerns
Security tends to be an afterthought in the drive to develop cutting-edge technology
Digital Government
Government smart card spec gets updated
The newest version of the Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification is critical to the General Services Administration's Smart Access Common ID contract
People