Modernization

Agencies continue slow transition to Networx

The meter is ticking for agencies who have yet to set course on huge telecommunications contract

Modernization

Terrorist Screening Center gets new director

Timothy Healy is the new director of a center that administers the consolidated terrorist watch list database.

Modernization

White House needs phone, data lines for trips

The White House Communications Agency is seeking information on providing temporary access to voice, data and videoconferencing services for the president while he's traveling.

Modernization

Public data will be test bed for cloud computing

Agencies will take what they learn about cloud computing and use it to form tighter safeguards for sensitive information, official says.

Modernization

Leading the Army's technology charge

Army Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice, who presides over a diverse group of programs at the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications Tactical, discusses the benefits of service-oriented architecture and open-source software.

Modernization

Obama launches new era in government technology

It's too early to judge accomplishment of the young Obama administration, but look at the daily dialogue and the high priority given to IT issues to find cause for both opportunity and challenge. Everyone is talking about cloud computing, visualization, mashups, social networking and virtualization of everything from servers to training programs and running government operations in the virtual world of Second Life.

Modernization

Napolitano wants millions for IT

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano told a House committee today about DHS' plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in IT systems.

Modernization

IG: DHS data centers at risk

The Homeland Security Department didn't consider risks from hurricanes when it set up its new backup data center in Mississippi, according to a new report.

Cybersecurity

Budget push for cloud computing could be premature, observers say

Some warn security could suffer in the rush to subscription-based software and hardware services.

Modernization

Klossner: An experiment in Social Studies

FCW cartoonist John Klossner ponders whether the less Web 2.0-inclined (like himself) are really missing out by foregoing some of the latest social media technologies.

Modernization

DHS plans electronic records management system

The department plans to start a pilot program for a new enterprise records management system in fiscal 2010.

Modernization

Obama creates public engagement office

A new office will use blog postings and other interactive tools so the public can participate in the administration's work.

Modernization

OMB taking IT LOB to the cloud

Federal News Radio

Modernization

White House wants cloud computing

Federal Computer Week

Modernization

White House wants cloud computing

In the 2010 budget request, the administration calls for cloud computing to be a major part of technology modernization in the federal government.

Modernization

Navy seeks info on NGEN project

The Navy wants comments about technical solutions for the network that will replace the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet.

Modernization

Building work starts on SBInet

The construction of 17 permanent towers for the SBInet system at the border of Arizona and Mexico started May 4.

Modernization

Early adopters sought for platform test

Microsoft wants customers to test their databases in a cloud-based data connectivity project.

Modernization

White House proposes cuts to FCS

The budget request would cut funding by more than $600 million for the Future Combat Systems program.