CALEA ruling could have adverse impact for VOIP
Efforts to apply federal wiretap laws to Internet traffic could have unintended consequences for IT security, an industry association warns.
General Dynamics secures Army base network deal
General Dynamics Information Technology will modernize the communications and data network infrastructure at Fort Carson, Colo., under a two-year, $32 million contract from the Army.
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics units win IWN contracts
The three departments that jointly run the Integrated Wireless Network project to build out the next-generation interoperable voice and data radio network for federal agencies have chosen General Dynamics C4 Systems and Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions as contractors for the acquisition's second phase.
Losing ground on interoperability
Government interoperability and disaster preparedness experts painted a bleak picture of how much progress states have made toward communications interoperability since Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulf Coast last year.
DataPath wins Army communications deal
DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $72.9 million contract from the Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J., to continue supporting its Joint Network Node program.
Cole calls for holistic approach to IT security
Eric Cole of Lockheed Martin suggests that organizations put far more effort into identifying vulnerabilities and securing them as the only effective way to protect against multiplying threats, as well as fully integrate security into every layer of organizational IT.
Prepare for the coming VOIP revolution
As existing telephone equipment reaches the end of its supported life, it is only a matter of time before carriers and enterprises will be forced to move voice traffic to IP?whether they want to or not
New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
Glut of wireless data threatens viability of a new industry
As users of mobile devices become more dependent on access to remote resources, the growing demand for bandwidth could threaten the economic viability of the emerging wireless data industry, one of the industry's founders warns.
FBI re-ups ATS for information operations center work
Advanced Technology Systems Inc. won a contract from the FBI to continue supporting information systems support at the agency's Strategic Information and Operations Center in Washington.
The beast is back, but it's a whole new jungle
The dismembered AT&T Corp. has coalesced into a unified telecommunications entity. But the world into which the new AT&T has emerged is drastically different from the one it once ruled.
Remote satellite links go broadband
Satellite service provider Inmarsat PLC is touting its Broadband Global Area Network, which offers speeds of up to 492 Kbps for data and switched-voice channels, for military and first-responder use.
WiMax waiting game may be winding down
The expected emergence of equipment operating in U.S. frequency bands could help spark demand for WiMax broadband wireless technology in this country.
TSA to build Registered Traveler info network
A centralized information network will be created to aggregate, store and distribute data to all entities participating in Registered Traveler, according to a new business model for the program released by the Transportation Security Administration.
The new sheriff in Indiana
Karl Browning is intent on using IT to make the state of Indiana's government run more efficiently and with far more oversight of contracts and performance for both government agencies and private-sector partners.
Integrators check up on health biz
Contractors are increasingly anticipating a windfall of health care IT opportunities, but several obstacles still stand in their way.
VPNs wanted, but which kind?
Many government agencies, if they have not already done so, soon will face the issue of what technology they should use to connect remote workers, and they'll be looking to integrators to help make a decision.
Ahoy there, solution
Constantly faced with the complex task of packing millions of pieces of cargo, the armed forces have upgraded their loading arsenal to include specialized software running on rugged handhelds.
Code warriors battle on
Today more than ever before, government agencies need to protect important data from those who would try to steal it. Encryption is the key.
Davis moves to block controversial Treasury mega-contract
Rep. Tom Davis has called on the Office of Electronic Government to intervene in the Treasury Department's plans to award its own contentious billion-dollar communications contract instead of using the General Services Administration's Networx telecom vehicle.
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