Secure Wireless Networking at Last?
With sole responsibility for moving the U.S. military through the air, the Air Force Mobility Command isn't exactly known for skimping on security. So the command's decision in early October to deploy wireless local area networks, or WLANs, may seem to be at odds with earlier news about the multiple security holes riddling the WLAN standard, known as 802.11.
Five Teams Win Navy Electronic Warfare Deals
The winners were selected by the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide electronic warfare and communications intelligence services.
Government May Increase 2003 IT Budget by $4 Billion, Forman Says
The federal government may increase its information technology budget by $4 billion in fiscal 2003 to improve security and counter terrorist attacks, said Mark Forman, Office of Management and Budget's associate director for information technology and e-government.
Postal Service Picks Titan's Anthrax Sanitization System
Titan Corp. has sold eight anthrax-zapping, electron-beam systems to the U.S. Postal Service for $40 million.
Pentagon Solicits Proposals on Combating Terrorism
A broad agency announcement calling for new techniques in fighting terrorism was jointly released Oct. 23 by the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and the Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical Support Working Group. The solicitation is aimed primarily at research and other profit or nonprofit organizations meeting federal eligibility for contract work.
ITS America Establishes Homeland Security Task Force
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America has formed a Homeland Security Task Force to assess how advanced technologies may protect the country's roads and highways.
Seagate Nets $21M for Storage Research
Seagate Technology Inc. has won a grant from National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a new storage technology called heat-assisted magnetic recording.
GAO Cites Critical Factors for Info Sharing
Trust, secure communications and consistent leadership are a few attributes agencies need to successfully share critical security information with the private sector, according to a General Accounting Office study.
Radio Modernization Broadcasts New Market Opportunities
The government's new program to squeeze more channels from its allotment of radio spectrum will generate up to $1 billion worth of opportunities for five companies.
CHANNEL NEWS
In a splash of publicity, Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., unveiled its Sun Fire 15K Starcat server, which the company proclaimed as the world's largest single-cabinet Unix server system.
SeeBeyond Peers into Government Market
With a boost from systems integrator partners, SeeBeyond Technology Corp. has made a fast start in the federal technology market.
Pentagon Issues New GPS Performance Guides
The Defense Department has released new performance standards for civilian use of its Global Positioning System.
Northrop Grumman Wins $650 Million VA InfoTech Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, has won a contract worth up to $650 million to provide information technology products and services to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Four Companies Win Joint Test, Evaluation Program
The four have been chosen to provide advisory and assistance service for the Department of Defense's Joint Test and Evaluation program.
Pentagon Cost-Cutting Aims at Cell Phone Services
The Defense Department's Business Initiative Council has approved an initiative to cut cellular phone costs through bulk purchasing.
Compaq Awarded $2 Billion Postal Service Contract
Compaq Computer Corp. was awarded a contract worth up to $2 billion to supply the U.S. Postal Service with information technology products and services.
Dynamics Research Nets Navy Deals
A $10 million modeling and simulation contract and $2.5 million in new task orders go to Dynamics Research Corp.
Northrop Grumman Gets Justice Security Deal
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $4 million task order to strengthen information security for a Justice Department booking system.
SAIC, SETA Win Defense Telecom Contracts
Science Applications International Corp.and SETA Corp. have each been awarded contracts, cumulatively valued at $3 billion, to integrate military and agency telecommunications systems.
Aether Systems Secures Omaha Police Wireless Contract
Wireless service provider Aether Systems Inc.is providing the Omaha, Neb. police department with a mobile data system.
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