Author Archive
Pamela Houghtaling
Digital Government
National Institutes of Health
At a Glance Project Objective: Create an intranet that provides controlled access to sensitive information and at the same time permits groups to collaborate on projects. Status: The intranet infrastructure is up and running and the division continues to add new capabilities. Investment: Because th
- By Pamela Houghtaling, FCW
Digital Government
Naval Sea Systems Command
Project Objective: Navsea headquarters sought an intranet to enhance communications flow while Newport focused on database access. Status: Both projects are works in progress with enhancements continually being made. Investment: Use of existing network infrastructure and commercial offtheshelf so
- By Pamela Houghtaling, FCW
Digital Government
Agencies eye commercial birds as interest in satellites grows
Satellites have played a minor role in government communications for some time but drastic cuts in the costs of transmission and hardware are bringing the medium a much larger profile in federal plans. This boost in the use of satellite time will give commercial providers a bigger slice of governme
- By Pamela Houghtaling, FCW
Digital Government
Army pacts offer low-end bargains
With the yearend buying season in full swing there's good news for shoppers seeking lowend PCs and notebooks. Vendors have upgraded their entrylevel models and in some cases are offering them at the same or lower prices. Recent industry price reductions on processors and memory are showing up on
- By Pamela Houghtaling, FCW
Digital Government
Image compression eases storage, transmission issues
Electronic distribution of still images and video is becoming easier, and there is no doubt it will be a vital part of future agency communications and computing systems. But technical and cost barriers have to be overcome first, and key to this is the continuing advance in compression technology.
- By Pamela Houghtaling, FCW
