Modernization
ViaSat gets Iraq satellite contract
Lockheed Martin hired ViaSat to provide equipment for a satellite network to be used by coalition forces.
Modernization
New worm avoids feds for now
The MyDoom worm's author may have avoided .gov and .mil sites to delay the creation of antivirus definitions, a Symantec official says.
Acquisition
Mactec to run EPA's CASTNet
The environmental agency will pay Mactec up to $24 million over five years to run the Clean Air Status and Trends Network.
Digital Government
Team tackles Windows 2000 security
Government, industry and academia are working together to create a secure version of Microsoft Windows 2000
People
Safety talks move online
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is following the lead of other Transportation Department agencies by launching an Internet-based effort to encourage public involvement in improving transportation safety.
Digital Government
Indiana school cameras reach police, firefighters
Cameras in the public schools of Merillville, Indiana will provide streaming video to the town's police and fire dispatch center during emergencies.
People
Study: NATO must go high-tech
NATO must transform itself from a Cold War entity designed to counter the Soviet Union in Europe to a more expeditionary force equipped with stateoftheart computers and communications equipment, according to a new study by Rand Corp.
People
DHS exorcises SPIRIT
The Homeland Security Department canceled its plans for the multibillion-dollar IT services contract because it did not fit in with the overall strategy of the agency.
People
Input sees growth in outsourcing
The market research firm predicts that federal spending on IT outsourcing will rise 55 percent over the next five years.
Digital Government
Electronic health records spread
Development of electronic health records has emerged as a global challenge, say Australian and Canadian IT officials.
Digital Government
Kansas inks digital signature pact
VeriSign will create technology enabling people to conduct online business faster and more securely
People
Army passing on Notes
The Army is preparing to announce that it will use Microsoft messaging software rather than Lotus Notes to pass tactical messages with the Army Battle Command System
Digital Government
Let them all compete
The FTS 2001 contract is full of so many pleasers and teasers that it may never really deliver what was promised: the latest and greatest networking technology and services at rockbottom prices.
Digital Government