While Seattle sleeps, port officials in Puget Sound are on their second cup of double-jolt espresso, keeping cargo safe in the nation's third-largest center for containerized imports and exports.
To see how the business-process data is being applied at federal agencies, log into the Federal Enterprise Architecture Management System. Maintained by the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office at the Office of Management and Budget, this Web tool lets federal users browse a unified reference model.
How does a federal agency ensure continuity of operations across all its offices when some of those offices are little more than a computer on a desk? That was the challenge facing the Transportation Department when it approached storage solutions integrator IMS Systems Inc. two years ago.
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s IT division is aiming for double-digit growth, and the unit's president said that business process outsourcing is a big part of that strategy.
Survey of IT executives finds mandates from government and major retailers encouraged nearly half to take the first steps toward adopting radio frequency identification technology.
Firewalls are an essential element of network protection, though they're not the whole package. Selecting the most appropriate firewall for a network configuration is only part of the job; you must also configure it correctly and maintain it properly by updating it to reflect newly disclosed vulnerabilities and closing ports against new network threats.
First quarter results in the federal IT industry were generally good, but the industry kept investors on their toes the past couple of months: A big positive earnings surprise by ManTech International Corp. was followed about a month later by a big negative earnings surprise from ManTech.
The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a pair of delivery orders for multifunctional information distribution system terminals.
As optical networks gradually gain acceptance for their ability to provide high bandwidth, the required networking equipment will have to incorporate proper security technology.
Viisage Technology Inc., Billerica, Mass., has upgraded its line of face-recognition products to include capabilities it acquired when it bought ZN Vision Technologies AG, a German pioneer in the technology.
	Six multifunction printers from Stamford, Conn.-based Xerox Corp. received Common Criteria certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership, a joint project between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency.
Lost in the hoopla over the Defense Department issuing 4 million common access cards is the fact that the cards can be difficult to use, especially when cardholders access secure applications.
Between 2005 and 2007, spending on radio frequency identification technology will outpace spending on software and application development, according to a survey.
Raytheon Co. has introduced a pocket-sized, software-defined radio that it hopes to integrate into Cluster 5 of the Defense Department's Joint Tactical Radio System.
We don't have Dick Tracy watches and holographic Star Trek displays, but videoconferencing is finally beginning to live up to its decades-old potential. You can thank the Internet again, or, more precisely, the Internet Protocol behind it. Besides data, both private and public IP networks are increasingly handling telephony traffic as telecom carriers and IT departments seek cheap, worldwide access over now-ubiquitous broadband connections.
When California officials contracted out the state portal four years ago, their strategy was the antithesis of an enterprise approach. Rather than awarding one prime contract, they awarded 20 contracts to six contractors.
