NFR Security wins CSC subcontract
NFR Security Inc. has a subcontract from Computer Sciences Corp. to support its work on the Army Logistics Modernization Program.
Miami-Dade taps Maximus for enterprise financial work
Maximus Inc. has won a $17 million contract from Miami and Dade County, Fla., to implement an enterprise financial system.
Bioscrypt wins Belize passport work
Bioscrypt Inc., a provider of identity verification technology, announced that its Bioscrypt Core algorithm has been licensed by 3M-AiT for use in the Belizean Machine-Readable Passport System.
Mesh networking turns on the Energy Dept.
The Energy Department has chosen Dust Networks to participate in an initiative to make commercial and residential buildings more energy efficient.
BlackBerry eases the burden of sending secure messages
Blackberry has integrated a secure messaging server with its BlackBerry Enterprise Server to simplify sending sensitive messages from its handheld devices, a feature driven by its government users.
SAIC: FBI should deploy case management system
Science Applications International Corp. is urging the FBI to use the much maligned Virtual Case File system that the San Diego company has provided in a pilot version.
GSA gives nod to Computer Associates tool
A Web security tool from Computer Associates International Inc. has been approved for the E-Authentication Interoperability Lab.
FBI puts Carnivore out to pasture
The FBI has replaced its Internet surveillance tool formerly known as Carnivore with commercial software, according to documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center under the Freedom of Information Act.
GSA closing in on SmartBuy deal with Oracle
The General Services Administration is on a roll as it closes in another big target for SmartBuy, its enterprise software license program.
Army upgrades paperless solution
New technology the U.S. Army plans to deploy will convert many paper-based administrative processes to an automated solution.
Verity acquires business process management company
Verity Inc. has acquired Dralasoft, a provider of Java-based technology for business process management, for $8 million cash.
Convera wins In-Q-Tel funding
Search and categorization software provider Convera Corp. was awarded about $800,000 by the CIA's venture capital fund to expedite the development of distributed indexing capability.
Army Knowledge Online RFP due within weeks
The Army plans to issue a request for proposals before Thanksgiving in search of a single integrator for the Army Knowledge Online portal.
Unisys deploys FDA animal drug approval system
Unisys Corp. has installed a Web-based notification system that lets the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine receive and process applications to approve new drugs for animals.
MCI to offer secure two-way messaging with strong encryption
MCI Inc. will offer secure two-way messaging through its SkyTel Communications subsidiary next month, encrypting wireless text with the Advanced Encryption Algorithm.
Integrated tools support sharing of GIS data
Two companies have meshed their products and provided the integrated tools to the government for tests sharing sensitive geospatial data. ESRI is contributing its ArcGIS software for geospatial information systems and Swan Island Networks Inc. will provide security and digital rights management.
Microsoft, Cisco join forces on security
Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. today announced they will make their security architectures interoperable to keep out viruses, worms and other network threats.
Smart passport field narrows to four
Four companies have been tapped by the State Department to provide smart chips, antennas, software and any gear necessary to embed biometric information within the covers of U.S. passports.
Don't believe all WiFi hype
Certification body pledges to come down hard on companies that claim compatibility before standards are ratified.
Hutchinson: Biometrics gains spotlight at DHS
Biometric technologies are at the forefront of the Homeland Security Department's efforts to secure the nation's borders and transportation and immigration systems, ," said Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security at DHS.
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