Fair warning
President Bush's recent executive order to upgrade the nation's emergency warning system lays out an ambitious plan to coordinate a patchwork of federal, state and local alert systems.
Lawmakers pledge support for supercomputing
While the commercial applications are needed to support the development of high-performance computers, the science still relies heavily on the U.S. government for support.
DISA extends Verizon's network management deal
Verizon Communications Inc. won a one-year, $7.4 million contract extension from the Defense Information Systems Agency to supply bandwidth manager services to the agency's Defense Information Systems Network.
BAE Systems nabs tactical network development deal
With the hope of being able to form networks free of fixed infrastructure, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an 18-month contract worth $7.8 million to BAE Systems Inc.
Florida rolls out law enforcement radio system
A statewide digital radio system built by M/A-Com Inc. will let Florida law enforcement agencies communicate seamlessly.
General Dynamics to boost communications at Hood
General Dynamics Corp. will upgrade the Army's communications and data network infrastructure at Fort Hood, Texas, through a two-year contract worth $23 million.
Raytheon chalks up military communications, GPS deals
Raytheon Co. won two defense IT deals worth a total of $113 million.
GSA readies WITS 3 solicitation
The General Services Administration plans to issue a final request for proposals</a> this month for its eight-year, $1.8 billion Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 program.
DHS seeks second data center
The Homeland Security Department is looking to IT companies for ideas on building a second, redundant data center to supplement the one it operates under an agreement with the Navy.
Neither rain, nor snow, nor bird flu
Nicked by the recent rash of laptop thefts and natural disasters that cripple business operations, the federal government has renewed its push for agencies to beef up their telework plans.
More than just server backups
Over the years, the Army Knowledge Online portal has evolved into what military leaders envisioned it would become: a single point where warfighters and their support networks could log in and access applications and services. But it had a serious flaw.
Let's go to the tape
What may appear to be harmless loitering near the entrance of a subway tunnel could escalate quickly into a terrorist attack. Video surveillance helps monitor such vulnerable public areas, but the growing numbers of cameras have put a strain on the people tasked with monitoring them.
CSC wins pair of Australian mainframe deals
Computer Sciences Corp. received two contract extensions worth a total of $82 million for mainframe computer services from Australia's Federal Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and the Australian Electoral Commission.
Report: U.S. must bolster national infrastructure protection policy
The White House's approach to private-sector critical infrastructure protection needs to be more authoritative, according to the Century Foundation think tank for homeland security.
AT&T joins in on Kuwait network operations work
AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won a $22.7 million subcontract from ITT Industries Inc. to support and manage a network operations center in Kuwait that will serve military commanders in Asia and Africa.
Study: U.S. not ready for 'cyber-Katrina'
The federal government and private sector have not developed a coordinated plan for restoring the Internet and maintaining confidence in financial markets following a major breach in functioning, according to the Business Roundtable.
IP provider makes its move
Alan Rosenberg, Global Crossing's vice president of partnership development, and his U.S. federal team are focused on four areas to position Global Crossing for more government business, and ultimately to win more prime contracts.
IP breathes new life into fax technology
Humming away in a corner of most offices is a relic invented 163 years ago: the fax machine. Its relatively archaic core technology is a big part of why it remains relevant today.
Telecoms take on the elements
Whether it's a hurricane, forest fire, terrorist attack or other disaster, telecom companies have assembled the hardware, plans and people to get communications networks back online within days or hours.
Hacker penetrates USDA database
Secretary Mike Johanns alerted employees in the Washington area that a hacker broke into a database at headquarters and may have stolen the names, Social Security numbers and photos of about 26,000 current and former workers and contractors.
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