Expert: Agencies years from average FISMA grades
It will take at least five years for government agencies to achieve even middling grades for compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act, a former White House official says.
NASA spends $60 million on weather satellite technology
NASA has awarded three $20 million contracts for new sensor technology that will help forecasters better predict where and when severe weather will strike.
Intel agency buys more imagery, seeks new ideas
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded a $7.3 million order to EarthData International LLC for imagery and data models describing the Earth's surface.
Smart video surveillance making gains
More ports installing intelligent video surveillance software.
Tech Success: Accenture, Akamai make IRS.gov less taxing
At the height of the Internet boom, a company knew its Web site had made the big time when it needed the help of a separate network of servers to meet the demand of site visitors. The added servers proved to be a cost-effective way of locating content closer to users and taking the burden off back-end systems that ran a site.
Convergence calls: 10 telecom trends to impact IT companies
The telecommunications industry is once again in a state of flux. Still acclimating to the flood of competition unleashed by the 1996 Telecommunications Act and licking its wounds from a scandal-tainted 2000 market crash, the industry now must grapple with how best to deliver a wide variety of services over a changing network infrastructure.
Intel agency buys more imagery, seeks new ideas
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded a $7.3 million order to EarthData International LLC for imagery and data models describing the Earth's surface, the Defense Department said today.
Motorola wireless platform earns security certification
Motorola Inc.'s Canopy wireless broadband solution meets the government's Federal Information Processing Standard-197.
Raytheon gets DARPA funding for future combat systems
The challenge: develop a technology that provides high data rates and low latency, while also protecting against jamming and enemy detection.
Lockheed, General Dynamics to build high-tech ships
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics won options to complete designs of the high-tech, networked ships intended to operate in coastal areas.
Accenture, AT&T team to sell managed messaging
Accenture Ltd. and AT&T Corp. have formed an alliance to market and deliver managed messaging solutions to government agencies.
Anteon among three to land Navy contracts
Anteon International Corp. was one of three companies receiving contracts from the Navy Fleet Technical Support Center to provide engineering services.
Northrop Grumman to build DHS geospatial systems
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a contract from the Homeland Security Department to build interoperable, wireless geospatial solutions.
Cisco to debut new high-end router
In an event marking the company's 20th anniversary, Cisco Systems Inc. tomorrow will unveil a new high-end router designed for carrier-class networks.
AT&T wins Navy simulation systems deal
AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won a performance-based contract for engineering and technical support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.
Tech Success: L-3, Pyramid Vision set security in motion
The Army pitted a trained sentry against an intelligent video surveillance system several years ago in a classified test of man vs. machine.
Intel office wants industry secrets
At a top-secret industry conference this week, a federal agency with no budget to speak of will tell integrators and technology vendors how they can win business helping defense and intelligence agencies.
CSC dives into utility computing
	Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif., will try its hand at utility computing: selling applications, processing power and services on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Booz Allen to provide Navy communications
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a multiyear contract from the Naval Air Systems Command for systems and solutions in advanced software, voice, video, data and satellite communications technologies.
GAO: Limited progress made on defense EA
The Defense Department has made extremely limited progress in modernizing its business systems and implementing an enterprise architecture, GAO reported.
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