People
Socom seeks Web-based collaboration tools
Command also lists satellite terminals capable of handling broadband data on the battlefield among its unmet technology needs.
Modernization
DISA declares GIG-BE fiber net fully operational
The Defense Information Systems Agency said its nationwide fiber-optic network is operational today, but added that a few outlying nodes remain unconnected.
Digital Government
Senate passes pandemic bill to help developing countries
The legislation calls for training and ways to monitor potential bioterrorism threats or pandemic outbreaks.
People
Army equips Baghdad embassy with e-health system
U.S. Embassy medical employees use system, which runs on laptops, to request and access lab tests.
People
Flu drug liability attached to DOD spending bill
Congress tacked liability protection for companies developing avian flu vaccines onto the fiscal 2006 Defense appropriations bill.
People
UC/Bechtel to manage Los Alamos
The Energy Department awarded a contract worth as much as $558 million to a team led by the University of California and Bechtel National to oversee the lab.
People
First advanced GPS satellite goes live
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin put into operation new military and civilian signals to improve encryption and accuracy.
Digital Government
Congress cuts $3.46B from Bush's avian flu request
A House-Senate conference committee added the funding to DOD's Appropriations bill and $29B for assistance to hurricane-damaged regions in the South.
Digital Government
House OKs $111.7M for ONCHIT
It provides HHS' Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology with $16 million more than the Senate version of the bill.
People
Pacom wants more flexible NMCI
The command's CIO wants the intranet to support users outside the Navy and Marine Corps.
People
Navy opts for thin-client systems onboard ships
Decision reflects need to harness more computing power without burdening shipboard resources.
People
Intercepts: Aloha Edition
We spent last week in Hawaii at AFCEA International's TechNet Asia-Pacific 2005 conference, while Washington, D.C., went through its first snow of the season.
Modernization
Air Force to increase Guam's bandwidth
The move is necessary to support more planned operations, Pacific Air Forces' chief information officer said.
Digital Government
HHS releases pandemic flu checklist for businesses
Plans call for businesses to develop IT infrastructures that support telecommuting and remote user access.
Digital Government
Hawaii preparing for pandemic flu
State health officials plan to develop a data management system that will correlate a wide range of related information.
People
Pacom leads military in pandemic planning
The U.S. military's preparation for a possible outbreak of bird flu lags that of Asian and Pacific countries.
People
DISA's Encore II contract valued at $13B
Vehicle expected to help defense agencies transition their services to DISA's NCES program.
Digital Government
HHS asks states for pandemic plans
HHS wants all 50 states to develop pandemic plans that coincide with federal plans.
People
CDC to track quarantined people
The agency plans to use a secure, Web-based system to track people when they are isolated or quarantined as part of an effort to control the spread of infectious diseases.
Digital Government