The damage caused by the terrorist-commandeered jetliner that crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11 will surely include lost data and impaired defense systems, said John Stenbit, Defense Department chief information officer. Some data is easily replaceable and some is not, he said.
The Treasury Department lost multiple offices in the New York World Trade Center complex when the terrorist attack hit the twin towers. More than 1,200 employees worked in the Trade Center complex, according to Tony Fratto, a Treasury Department spokesman.
The damage caused by the terrorist-commandeered jetliner that crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11 will surely include lost data and impaired defense systems, said John Stenbit, Defense Department chief information officer.
SI International Telecom Corp. has won a task order to provide technical support to the Army Communications Electronic Services Office Business Process for Spectrum Management.
A new methodology of evaluating IT investments has allowed Veterans Affairs to save $30 million, according to a case study released by the Federal Chief Information Officers Council.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a task order from the Army Aviation and Missile Command to support simulation and development of missile and aviation systems at Redstone Arsenal.
ITT Industries Inc. won a $77.3 million contract to provide operations and maintenance support to the U.S. Military Command and Control Switching System at 19 locations in five countries worldwide.
The General Accounting Office wants the Commerce Department to beef up its information security by establishing a departmentwide program, along with sufficient resources and authority to implement it.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been chosen by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a real-time systems recovery program for distributed command and control systems.
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service released guidelines that will allow telecommunications companies to provide the government with both local and long-distance services.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded $45 million contract to develop a Navy battlefield analysis system, called Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis.
The Justice Department has banned contractors from using foreign nationals for future work on the agency's information technology systems unless the department chief information officer issues a waiver.
