Legislation approved by the Senate Government Affairs Committee gives the Office of Management and Budget new authority over federal agencies' cybersecurity practices, and puts them on notice to beef up their computer protection and be ready to prove it at annual audits.
Government resellers seeking to establish their credentials in the emerging world of voice, data and video convergence now may choose from an expanding array of channel specialization programs created by Cisco Systems Inc., including recently announced programs that focus on voice technologies.
GTE Federal Network Systems is counting on a little deception to strengthen its position as a provider of security solutions to the federal government.
EdgeMark Systems Inc., Silver Spring, Md., has entered into a partnership with Network Appliance Inc., to provide a host of Network Appliance's data storage and access products to federal Unix and Windows NT users. EdgeMark will offer a full line of Network Appliance products, including file servers that reduce the cost and complexity of enterprise data management by consolidating data into centralized locations.
Officials from the Commerce Department are asking Congress to support a budget for the National Institute of Standards and Technology that includes a provision to help small businesses get more involved in e-commerce. But some lawmakers say they doubt the money will go far enough or arrive soon enough to make a difference.
Senators continue to bicker over the makeup of the members who will serve on a conference committee to resolve differences with the House on electronic signature legislation, and the delay is making the high-tech industry impatient.
Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Government Solutions unit will be included in the company's move to spin off part of its business into a new company, according to company officials, but Lucent will retain an as-yet undetermined share of its existing federal business.
AMS, Siebel Team Starts to Pay Off: The alliance of American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va., and Siebel Systems Inc., San Mateo, Calif., formed in January, already is starting to pay dividends. AMS will use its Siebel alliance in a pilot project for the Defense Department's Transportation Command, which oversees air, land and sea transportation for the U.S. military.
AMS, Siebel Team Starts to Pay Off: The alliance of American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va., and Siebel Systems Inc., San Mateo, Calif., formed in January, already is starting to pay dividends. AMS will use its Siebel alliance in a pilot project for the Defense Department's Transportation Command, which oversees air, land and sea transportation for the U.S. military.
Two federal courts of appeal decided important cases in February concerning the Internet use of trademarks. The cases demonstrate the importance of careful selection of domain names and how use of trademarks on the Internet differs from the brick-and-mortar world.
Two federal courts of appeal decided important cases in February concerning the Internet use of trademarks. The cases demonstrate the importance of careful selection of domain names and how use of trademarks on the Internet differs from the brick-and-mortar world.
Information technology officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill say quick fixes to protect IT products from future cyberattacks will fall short, and instead are calling for a comprehensive solution between industry and government.
The Air Force plans to release a request for proposals April 28 for a space weather analysis and forecasting system. It is planning a multiple-award contract that will be used to implement future Defense Meteorological Satellite Program requirements.
The National Institutes of Health Chief Information Officers Solutions and Partners II contract will cover work in hot areas such as digital government, enterprise resource planning and information assurance, and promises to break new ground like its predecessor, industry and government officials say.
The Information Technology Association of America has urged Labor Department Secretary Alexis Herman to hire a senior adviser for information technology issues.
The Information Technology Association of America has urged Labor Department Secretary Alexis Herman to hire a senior adviser for information technology issues.
Pressed by officials in the high-technology arena who are worried about worker shortages, members of Congress are pushing for passage of legislation by mid-March that would increase the number of H-1B visas granted to skilled foreign workers.
Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego has won a $271 million contract from the Army Personnel Command to provide a variety of services to the Army's Community Automation Services Program.
