People

Disaster modeling and simulation

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People

Tech lab promotes telework options

The Software Productivity Consortium opened its Telework Lab, a resource for agencies looking to outfit remote workers

Modernization

Project eyes global early warning system for the Internet

Infrastructure simulation models make use of proprietary data from industry to identify single points of failure in telecom infrastructures

People

Veridian set for growth with Signal acquisition

Veridian has snapped up Signal Corp. in an acquisition designed to bolster Veridian's portfolio in pursuit of homeland security deals

Digital Government

PKI at the crossroads

Agencies aim to streamline secure data exchanges using federal PKI bridge

People

No two alike

Growing demand for biometric ID systems hastens efforts to field product standards

People

DOD to pair biometrics and smart cards

DOD's efforts to incorporate biometric technology into the Common Access Card have been validated, officials say

Digital Government

Bridge partners span many levels of government

The federal bridge is designed to connect more than just PKI islands within the federal government

People

Disaster recovery: From cold to hot

Planning responses to disasters involves much more than scouting empty 'cold sites' designed to await the unthinkable

People

A new sense of purpose

GSA's Disaster Recovery Services program features services from IBM Corp. and SunGard Recovery Services

People

Rethinking Plan B

Agency backup plans should address continuity, not recovery, experts say

People

Homeland defense steals the show

FOSE vendors talk up solutions, partners

Digital Government

Servers, storage, peripherals lead FOSE debuts

Most vendors highlighted agency partnerships, but a handful of vendors unfurled product announcements

Digital Government

Congress leaves tech issues on ice

Congress soon will hit the campaign trail, leaving behind several brewing IT issues.

People

FBI forks over first Carnivore documents

A privacy group anxious to sink its teeth into the FBI's Carnivore program was disappointed after the agency withheld large portions of material

Digital Government

HP chief: Close industry/government gap

HewlettPackard's CEO has signaled her company's intent to forge a new dynamic between government and the IT industry

Digital Government

State bills push tech firms toward feds

Fearing a slew of privacy legislation from state governments, a group of high-tech giants are signaling that they might be amenable to new federal laws

Digital Government

House passes Internet access bill

The bill would clear the way for the Federal Communications Commission to impose access charges for voice-over-IP applications

Digital Government

Market Trends -- ERP

Enterprise software vendor JD Edwards & Amp; Co. recently announced a strategic alliance with electronic commerce newcomer Ariba Inc. that is designed to stretch JD Edwards' strengths from backroom enterprise resource planning (ERP) to the enduser world of Internet ecommerce transactions. The marriag

Digital Government

Health Passport

When Bismarck, N.D., held focus groups earlier this year to gauge how disadvantaged mothers and pregnant women would react to using a smart card that gives them access to Medicaid, Head Start and food subsidy programs, their concerns about privacy and technology were almost nil. Instead, recipients