People
Army opening biometrics center
The Army is on the verge of opening a new R?#038; Amp;D facility for developing advanced biometrics technologies
Digital Government
No quick answer to ASP slowdowns
Citrix Systems may have come up with a partial solution to the lagtime problem ASP users encounter
Digital Government
NASA airs plans to Congress
The House Science Committee revisits NASA's failed Mars missions, placing emphasis on NASA's management of large projects and its testing of hardware and software
Digital Government
Stolen laptop sparks anti-theft technology
Med student develops firms to sell stealthy software designed to track down stolen laptop computers within 15 minutes of their connection to the Internet
Digital Government
FBI speeding access to files
An FBI project will give agents rapid Web access to a broad range of files voice, text, video, photographs
Digital Government
Dell, Red Hat team up on Linux
Dell Computer Corp. is boosting its use of the Linux operating system on desktop and notebook machines
Digital Government
N.D. to build broadband network
By the end of this year, the network will connect 280 locations, building on the state's current frame-relay network
People
Infosec poses allied communication challenge
The war in Kosovo offered examples of how lack of planning and restrictive security policies can hamper allied interoperability
People
One last Y2K lesson: 'People get the job done'
The Year 2000 Information Coordination Center officially closes this month, owing much of its success to teamwork
Digital Government
Review: Eizo flat panel thick with new features
Eizo's FlexScan L661 flatpanel monitor is a roomy display with a thin profile
Modernization
Pa. creating public safety net
The radio system will use 250 towers sites, 180 of which are to be newly constructed, and 400 cellular sites
People
Army transformation built around IT
The rapid explosion of information available to potential foes is driving the Army's transformation to a lighter and more lethal force
Digital Government
Web inventor: Let it be free
Tim BernersLee says Web formats should be standardized but that the Web should be free to develop unfettered by government interference
People
Alliance forms for e-gov industry standards
GovWorks, a provider of electronic government services, has announced an alliance to establish a code of e-gov conduct
Acquisition
NIH to open bidding on major IT contracts
Bidding opens July 3 for CIOSP 2, a $10 billion program, and Image World, a $15 billion program
Digital Government
New firewalls defend the interior
Distributed firewalls can be the next line of defense against hackers who breach traditional firewalls by exploiting open ports and email servers
Acquisition
NASA dishing up SEWP III
NASA plans to release a draft solicitation by the end of June for a second followon to its popular Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement contract
Digital Government
Letter to the Editor
Your June 12 article, 'GSA fleshes out intrusion net plan,' states that the Federal Information Detection Network (FIDNet) 'first caught the attention of the nonvendor community last July when a newspaper erroneously reported that the program would monitor both federal and privatesector networks.'
People