NAVSEA is riding high after converting massive tech manuals to SGML, XML
A content management system and Standard Generalized Markup Language have helped the Naval Sea Systems Command cut back on the number of paper manuals that ships must carry to repair their engines and other mechanical systems.
Software update aids successful Mars landing
To make its picture-perfect landing on Mars, the first of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are using software whose testing wasn't completed until well into the crafts' flight.
NASA rover has its landing instructions
The first of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers is set to land on the Red Planet tomorrow night after receiving its landing instructions only three weeks ago.<br>
Section 508 tool sets error-fixing rules
GSA has released a software tool that prioritizes repair of accessibility errors on agency Web sites.<br>
Medical library, student aid sites score high in e-gov user satisfaction
A health library and the online application for federal college aid topped the latest quarterly survey of e-government customer satisfaction.<br>
Forman advocates commodity grid computing
Agencies need to start looking at computing capacity as a commodity adaptable to meet changing needs, former e-government chief Mark Forman said yesterday.<br>
Weather service Linux upgrade continues apace
The National Weather Service is halfway through upgrading its workhorse severe-storm prediction system to Linux.
Recalls.gov consolidates info on defects
For the holiday gift-buying season, six agencies connected their lists of consumer-product recalls into a single Web portal.
Feds look at the big computer picture
Federal R&D policy-makers are trying to revitalize big iron amid concerns that a Japanese supercomputer has held the title of world's fastest by a wide margin for a year and a half, despite U.S. domination of the top 500 systems.
AWIPS proceeds with workstation upgrades
About half of the 137 sites in the National Weather Service's severe-storm prediction system now have new workstations that run Linux.<br>
NIMA Pathfinder finds new tools
Pathfinder tests commercial applications for the various military commands. This year's entries supported still and moving imagery, integration, warfighter support, interoperability and data storage.<br>
Army lab puts Linux cluster into service
One of the military's four chief supercomputing centers has put a 256-processor Linux cluster to work.
Researchers examine open-source software licensing
As scientists turn more often to high-end computers running the open-source Linux operating system, they need to think about the licenses for the software that they use on top of Linux.<br>
Agencies launch one-stop portal for product recalls
Just in time for the holiday gift-buying season, six agencies have unveiled a Web portal listing recalled consumer products. <br>
Council seeks opinions on the future of supercomputing
The National Research Council is soliciting advice on the best ways the federal government can meet its supercomputing needs in the future.<br>
Project Leopard will hit the spot for Linux users
An open-source framework for Web services on Linux platforms is under construction at <a href= "http://leopard.sourceforge.net">leopard.sourceforge.net</a>.
Dell has free tools for server management
New server management tools from Dell Inc. consolidate administrative functions with applications from Microsoft Corp. and third-party vendors.
DARPA funds hardware adaptability
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has given three high-performance computer manufacturers a total of $146.1 million to design more adaptable systems for future national security needs.
Corps of Engineers gets backup help from remote control apps
In the Army Corps of Engineers' largest land district, fixing a broken computer used to mean flying an IT staff member out to the affected field office.
VA program will do the buying for you
Agencies soon will be able to hire IT acquisition services through a new franchise program at Veterans Affairs' Austin Automation Center in Austin, Texas.<br>
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