Air Force selects vendors for accessories, rugged devices
The blanket purchase agreements are worth up to $223 million over three years.
[Posted Dec. 16, 5:50 p.m.]

OMB releases e-authentication guidance
Officials list five steps for making sure systems have the proper assurance levels.
[Posted Dec. 16, 4:50 p.m.]

Board calls for more funding for security unit
NIST's Computer Security Division needs more money than the 2004 budget will likely provide, says the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board.
[Posted Dec. 16, 3:25 p.m.]

Eight airports win tech grants
A total of $7.8 million was awarded to pay for new technologies to increase airport terminal security.
[Posted Dec. 16, 3:13 p.m.]

Report bemoans lack of data standards for military tests
The Defense Department's policies for data from test facilities produce data results that aren't comparable with one another, the inspector general says.
[Posted Dec. 16, 1:45 p.m.]

Pedestal upgrades auditing software
New automation capabilities in its audit and compliance software could help reduce security vulnerabilities caused by misconfigured systems.
[Posted Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m.]

Bush signs antispam law
CAN-SPAM is designed to cut down on unsolicited e-mail.
[Posted Dec. 16, 3:13 p.m.]

Brubaker joins SI International
Paul Brubaker will be chief marketing officer for the tech services firm.
[Posted Dec. 16, 10:20 a.m.]

Vendors named for DOD health tech procurement
Twenty companies made the list for the $8 billion, 10-year IT purchasing mechanism for the Defense Department's Military Health System.
[Posted Dec. 15, 6:15 p.m.]

Users more likely to recommend Fed sites
According to a recent survey, government Web sites rival commercial ones in customer satisfaction.
[Posted Dec. 15, 12:40 p.m.]

Marine accounting competition delayed
The Defense Authorization Act prevents the department from continuing with A-76 competitions until the Defense Secretary submits a report on the rule's effects.
[Posted Dec. 15, 12:15 p.m.]

GAO report: FBI needs data on terror finance
The extent of terrorists' alternative funding is unknown, the General Accounting Office said in a report released last week.
[Posted Dec. 15, 12:52 p.m.]

Computerized unit nabs Saddam
The 4th Infantry used sensors and computer systems to combine human and tactical intelligence to find Saddam Hussein.
[Posted Dec. 15, 3 p.m.]

IT to help shape Army
Information technology will help the Army's Future Force efforts, according to the Army Chief of Staff.
[Posted Dec. 15, 1:36 p.m.]

HHS gives $5.4 million to Mexico
The money is meant to enhance biological incident warning systems shared with four states.
[Posted Dec. 12, 4:57 p.m.]

Local governments use GIS
A majority of local governments are using and benefiting from geographic information system applications and mapping technology, a new national survey shows.
[Posted Dec. 11, 2:45 p.m.]

Vote machine makers form council
The Election Technology Council will create an ethics code, recommend standards and certification and review security practices.
[Posted Dec. 9, 1:10 p.m.]

Grant listings hit Internet
Grants.gov provides online information on federal grant opportunities.
[Posted Dec. 9, 1:10 p.m.]

Cerritos aims for citywide Wi-Fi
It will be one of the first communities to have citywide broadband Internet access using wireless LAN technology.
[Posted Dec. 8, 4 p.m.]