Modernization
Navy intranet plan runs aground
Language in the 2001 Defense authorization bill would withhold money for the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet until the Navy can produce studies and contractual assurances to Congress
Modernization
Navy intranet hits money snag
The Navy can't afford to pay for its plan to build a Navy/Marine Corps Intranet without sacrificing funds earmarked for critical operations, senior navy commanders said
Digital Government
Imagery modernization gets boost
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recommended several budget increases to boost NIMA's modernization of mapping and digital imagery products
Digital Government
1999: The year of the Web for the CIA
The intelligence community spent much of 1999 developing new Webbased tools that are transforming the way spies find and share information
People
Congress pushes intelligence reform
The Senate last week released a report on the fiscal 2001 intelligence authorization bill that took aim at several highprofile, costly intelligence programs and outlined a plan for rebuilding an intelligence community it says has been overwhelmed by the Information Age.
Digital Government
Senate sheds light on State security problems
A Senate committee threatens future funding and recommends limitations on the State Department's authority to store classified materials
Digital Government
Security sentries late on Love alert
When agencies battled the 'Melissa' virus in March 1999, systems administrators attributed the government's success to coordinated, timely alerts and good planning. But when the 'ILOVEYOU' virus came to town last week, the federal response was anything but coordinated, agencies said.
Modernization
Fast nets for the rank and file
Army leads move to install Gigabit Ethernet technology for general office applications
Digital Government
LOVE hurts
When agencies battled the 'Melissa' virus in March 1999, systems administrators attributed the government's success to coordinated, timely alerts and good planning. But when the 'ILOVEYOU' virus came to town last week, the federal response was anything but coordinated, agencies said.
Digital Government
Feds on virus alert
At least 14 government agencies and Congress today confirmed that a computer virus has infected thousands of unclassified government computers and has forced some organizations to temporarily shut down their systems
Digital Government
'ILOVEYOU' has sinister side
The 'ILOVEYOU' computer virus reportedly includes hidden code that collects network passwords and transmits them to a Web site maintained by an unknown attacker. Plus, FCW's complete coverage of the LOVE virus attack.
Modernization
Congress puts brakes on Navy intranet
The Senate Armed Services Committee today plans to introduce an amendment to the fiscal 2001 Defense authorization bill that may fundamentally alter the Navy's plan for its $16 billion Navy/Marine Corps Intranet program, FCW has learned
People
NIMA charts new course
The Defense Department's National Imagery and Mapping Agency plans to pump at least $850 million into private industry under a massive outsourcing initiative, according to the agency's top officer.
People
Army deploying Gigabit Ethernet
Network will provide Fort Carson users with a sixfold increase in bandwidth compared with the Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks
People
DISA planning DMS upgrade
Hundreds of management workstations used in the Defense Message System will be replaced because of technical glitches and outdated software
People
Army enlists Tinseltown
The Army has pulled together a team of cinematography experts from Hollywood to help it harness the technology depicted in the hit movie 'The Matrix' and TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' for use in its own next generation of training and simulation systems
People
Whoops! War plans online
A new reserve unit that monitors the Defense Department's presence on the World Wide Web has found an astonishing amount of classified or sensitive material on public sites
People
DOD pushing forward on Internet disconnect
The Pentagon plans to continue developing the capability to pull the plug on all of its Internet connections for security reasons when necessary
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