To win against terrorism, DOD networks must be innovative

"You need a network to defeat a network." That concept is key to winning against al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, director of operations, J-3 of the Joint Staff.

GAO: Infrastructure protection stresses resilience, recovery

Plans for protecting the nation's critical information technology networks and systems are focused on developing resiliency and quick recovery, according to a new report.

Florida city taps Tyler for financial, payroll software

Tyler Technologies won a contract with the City of North Miami to deliver a software and services package,including the company's EDEN financials products.

Federal government funded through Dec. 8

Congress has plans to complete the remaining 10 appropriations bills before leaving for the Dec. 15 holiday recess.

Aquilent lands VA content management deal

Aquilent Inc. has been awarded a Veterans Affairs Department task order to establish an integrated content strategy framework for its Enterprise Content Management System.

Some ? not all ? state CIOs pitch in on health IT issues

While a number of state CIOs are active in crafting and monitoring health care information technology initiatives, some are not involved directly in such endeavors, according to a new report.

Open-source info may help establish integrated intelligence community

The development and sharing of open-source information may be the first area where real collaboration among agencies in the intelligence community is accomplished.

SBI-Net needs tight program management: IG

DHS' upcoming Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system is at risk of spiraling costs, delays and over-reliance on contractors, according to a new report</u></a>.

VeriSign to aid in Education PIV card issuing

The Education Department met the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 Oct. 27 deadline, but now it wants to make issuing cards to employees simpler.

Everything old is new again

NASA takes document management system into a higher orbit.

NIC inks Vermont portal management deal

NIC Inc. will build and manage an e-government portal for the state of Vermont through a six-year contract worth at least $4 million.

L-1 buys fingerprint biometrics biz

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has acquired ComnetiX Inc., a biometric identification and authentication technologies company, for $12.5 million cash.

Expert: Democratic control not a negative for Intel community

The change in Congress from Republicans to Democrats should not have a direct negative effect on the intelligence community, according to one expert.

SBA moves to close small biz loophole

The Small Business Administration is taking several steps to ensure that small business contracts remain with small businesses.

SEWP reauthorization request is 'agonizing' decision for OFPP

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has to resolve whether to grant a request from NASA to reauthorize its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement.

GTSI misses deadline for filing 3Q financials

GTSI Corp. notified government securities regulators yesterday that it could not meet the deadline for filing its third quarter financial report.

DHS IG to put key programs under microscope

A controversial data mining prototype developed by the Homeland Security Department's Science & Technology Directorate is getting close scrutiny from the department's inspector general.

DHS lays out requirements for 10-fingerprint system

Yesterday fingerprint system vendors were told by officials of the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System program to modify their software and hardware in line with the government's evolving criteria.

Raytheon gains altitude with $113M U-2 systems deal

Raytheon Co. won a contract from the Air Force to continue delivering consolidated field support for the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft program.

NetWitness names new CEO

Amit Yoran, who was formerly DHS' national cyber security division director and CEO and advisor to In-Q-Tel, has agreed to join NetWitness management team as CEO, the company said.