Modernization

A message worth saving

E-mail archiving and performance management tools gain favor as the volume and importance of electronic messages grows.

Digital Government

SOA federal market is wide open

Shared services architecture is making incremental inroads in fed sector

People

OPM official urges 'savvy recruitment' for next-gen workforce

Deputy Director Dan Blair says coming wave of retirements, stiff competition and unwieldy hiring practices hamper government agencies' recruitment efforts.

Modernization

Businesses weigh HSPD-12 costs

Small firms are assessing the cost of obtaining certification for the products they hope to sell to government agencies implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.

People

SBA to update Business.gov

In October, the Web site will include compliance news, contact information and federal forms from nearly 100 government Web sites.

Cybersecurity

DHS cites need for biometric exchange standards

An official says the war in Iraq has created a practical need for biometric exchange standards for use by the Homeland Security and Defense departments.

Modernization

Command Information launches federal division

The company specializes in IPv6 training and development.

People

Court vacates $17.4M FedBizOpps contract award

The decision, which remains under seal, is a win for FedBizOpps contract bidders Devis and ISC.

Cybersecurity

State, local Real ID spending to grow

Input predicts that state and local governments will spend $2.5 billion between now and 2012 on initiatives under the act.

Digital Government

Financial analysts get a new language

XBRL has helped financial institutions expedite reporting and data analysis.

Modernization

Councils: Make more IPv6 products available

Two groups proposed amending FAR to require IT procurements to include IPv6 products as often as possible, a Federal Register notice states.

Modernization

Apple recalls 1.8M laptop batteries

Apple Computer has announced a voluntary recall of lithium-ion battery packs because of the potential to overheat.

People

Education gets new IT chief

William Vajda, a former NSA information technology official, will oversee the department’s IT efforts to gather data for student assessments under the No Child Left Behind Act.

People

Law enforcement agencies explore semantics

Technology could help in collection and analysis of data.

Modernization

Airborne data

Here’s how to sort through the options for broadband wireless services

People

Denett confirmed as OFPP administrator

Procurement experts say he has the acquisition community’s confidence.

Cybersecurity

NIST releases open-source kit for biometrics

The Multimodal Biometric Application Resource Kit is intended to support interoperability for personal identity verification cards, readers and software.

Modernization

IPv6 looms on the horizon

The Social Security Administration is ahead of the pack as agencies get ready for the transition

Modernization

What ever happened to IPv5?

On the road to IPv6, everyone seems to have overlooked a mile marker.

Modernization

Stops along the IPv6 road

After drawing the map comes the hands-on work.