Claraview gets Ky. education system assignment

Claraview Inc. has won a contract from the Kentucky Education Department to provide services to support a data system that will help meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

IBM supercomputer wins NASA over

The IBM p575 supercomputer is the first of a four-phase procurement process that might eventually replace the Columbia supercomputer system at NASA.

FBI seeks vendor for NGIC gang intelligence

The FBI is seeking proposals to develop and integrate gang intelligence analysis and workflow capability for its National Gang Intelligence Center to support law enforcement.

Commerce issues RFI for Shared Service Center

The Commerce Department is exploring the idea of migrating its bureaus to a centralized, contractor-operated e-mail service.

PASS card won't jeopardize privacy: NIST

The planned border-crossing ID card does not require strong privacy protections because the only data it can transmit wirelessly is a reference number, according to the director of NIST.

GAO: FBI networks remain at risk

A GAO audit has warned that despite measures the FBI has implemented to tighten IT security, its critical networks for exchanging law enforcement data remain at risk.

Smart Card group raps NIST certification

An industry group is accusing NIST of failing to properly evaluate the technologies to be used in DHS' and State's upcoming border-crossing identification card.

Convergys wins Postal Service customer care renewal

Convergys Corp. won a $125.4 million contract extension from the U.S. Postal Service to continue providing customer contact services.

No. 6: Raytheon strives for balance

From complex biometrics to service-oriented architectures, the company rides high on the latest technology waves.

Real ID opposition turns up the heat

IT experts intensified the controversy over the Real ID Act this week with warnings that the huge database required may never be secure from ID theft and privacy invasions.

ACS connects with Texas call center deal

ACS will provide call center services to electronic benefit transfer recipients in Texas through a five-year, $19.6 million contract.

Homeland security networks require coordination: GAO

DHS and DOJ have spent $893 million on information-sharing networks in the last two years but still do not have effective networks in place, GAO reported.

Terrorists use net for recruiting

Terrorists are using the Internet to spread radical ideologies. Countering that movement will require sophisticated communications and online investigations, experts testified at a Senate hearing today.

Attacks on federal networks lead to concern for DHS

The House Homeland Security Committee wants to know whether DHS' networks have been hacked.

McCarthy pushes for NICS improvements

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy is promoting her legislation to make improvements to a national database used to check potential gun buyers for criminal records or mental illness.

Sagitec unveils Kansas pension system

Sagitec Solutions has installed a new Web-based pension administration system for the state of Kansas.

NIST RFID report applies to private sector

NIST has issued guidelines and a set of best practices for the use of radio frequency technology by both federal agencies and private corporations.

EDS wins GSA HSPD-12 managed services work

Electronic Data Systems Corp. has won a $66.3 million contract from GSA to run its HSPD-12 managed-service office.

Army to heavily fund force integration in '08

The Army will spend as much as $2.3 billion on its Future Combat Systems initiative in fiscal 2008 and hundreds of millions more on initiatives designed to better integrate its forces, a top Army official said.

Real ID technologies: A two-way street

Washington and other states should be more involved in choosing technologies for meeting the Real ID Act of 2005 requirements, according to an industry group.