Spam is a meaty challenge for FTC
Spam presents the Federal Trade Commission with its most significant test, one that cannot be solved by legislation alone, chairman Timothy J. Muris said at the Aspen Summit. <br>
Gateway will release two new storage products
Gateway Inc. next week will release two new storage products with capacities ranging from 100G to 1.7T. <br>
Army help desk can now click to find assets
By year's end, Fort Monmouth, N.J., will upgrade to the latest version of an asset management product that IT administrators can consult via the Web.
State re-signs AT&T to bolster passport service
The State Department has now stretched the hours of service, but not the wallets of users, at the National Passport Information Center.
NIST network coordinates its projects via IM
A federally funded network of manufacturers and business advisers has begun using instant messaging to coordinate projects.
Naval school goes peer-to-peer
Naval students on opposite coasts and across borders are swapping files and instant messages in a virtual classroom that they can tap into from their desktop and portable PCs.
House panel OKs funds for DOD mobile technology
A House subcommittee has set aside $14 million to extend the Defense Department's research and testing of battlefield situational awareness and power source technology.<br>
Army to buy more rugged Unix notebooks
The Army will order more rugged Unix notebooks under a follow-on contract to lighten up battlefield hardware.<br>
NIST manufacturing partnership adopts IM app
A federally funded network of manufacturing and business advisers has begun using an instant messaging service to better coordinate strategies.<br>
Fort Monmouth help desk turns to Web for an assist
By the end of next year, an Army base will upgrade to the latest version of an asset management tool that will let IT administrators access the software via the Web.<br>
Air Force base adds fiber to PC blades environment
Lackland Air Force Base plans to add fiber connections between its farm of PC blades and secure servers, giving users desktop access to both classified and unclassified files.<br>
Software maturity models get closer look
A federally funded software R&D shop today begins evaluating feedback about replacing the software Capability Maturity Model for continuous process improvement.<br>
Agencies reach for e-training interoperability and efficiency
An e-learning portal developed by the Treasury Department's Financial Management Service lets employees find and register for training with a few clicks.
Homeland Security extends smart-card deal for 10 years
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a 10-year, $200 million follow-on contract to an existing five-year identification card deal.
New NIST spec details use of RF smart cards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants agencies to be able to use the same cards for several purposes but different vendors' smart cards for the same purpose.
Defense site puts a face on govt. biometrics
The Defense Department's Biometrics Knowledgebase System, which restricts some content to .gov and .mil domains, will serve as a central government source for biometrics policy and practices.
Passport call center expands services
The State Department has stretched a contract with AT&T Government Solutions to manage its National Passport Information Center for another five years.<br>
30 years in the making
It all began with a fire''it' being the Army's move to create an electronic records repository for military personnel files.The Army estimates that it is 18 months from finishing a system that will let soldiers access and update their own records online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 'If the process is too cumbersome, they're not going to mess with it,' the Army's James P. Riggs says.
Soldiers take digital assistants to war
As the Army prepares to move its main battlefield digitization system to handheld computers, some soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait have been testing portable devices for another project, the Commanders Digital Assistant.
Draft e-authentication technical guidance due in September
A draft version of technical guidance for the new Office of Management and Budget policy on electronic authentication could be released as soon as Labor Day and will arrive no later than the end of September.<br>
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