People

DOD redefining info ops

Based on the lessons learned from the 78day air war in Kosovo, Defense Department officials are seeking to redefine the emerging field of hightech information operations, a senior DOD official said last week.

People

Taking a hack at it

Proposals to redefine info ops

People

Air Force seeks greater 'reachback'

Strategy, systems helped support Kosovo operations, but greater investments are needed, Air Force chief says

Acquisition

Nuke sensors to get upgrade

SAIC wins contract to modernize the global network of sensors used to detect nuclear testing anywhere in the world

People

Government market: Global, outsourced

A hightech corridor has sprung up between the Brussels airport and NATO headquarters as companies try to take advantage of the growing European government IT market

Modernization

Networking in the field

A major military communications exercise under way in Baumholder, Germany, since last week may hold the key to curtailing the record number of people leaving military service because of increasing deployments that keep them away from their families.

People

Diversity: A double-edged sword for NATO

At the cradle of the Atlantic Alliance, a vast assortment of nationalities, languages, ethnic groups and religions come together to make Brussels seem a logical choice for the home of the world's foremost military alliance

People

Pentagon confident Russian nuclear plants will withstand Y2K

The Defense Department this week delivered thousands of fire extinguishers and dozens of fire trucks, computers, printers, fax machines and mobile radios to Russia, where they will be used to bolster the safety of that country's nuclear storage facilities during the Year 2000 date change.

Digital Government

International Banking Goes Local in Florida

International banking may not be in overwhelming demand in say Kansas or Idaho but in Florida it's big business. And until recently international banking consumed significant amounts of time and materials in the Florida Office of the Comptroller.

People

Hackers deface federal sites

Chinese groups hit sites over the weekend, in advance of anticipated May 1 attacks

Digital Government

Electronic health records spread

Development of electronic health records has emerged as a global challenge, say Australian and Canadian IT officials.