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Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
FAA to block wireless activity near agency networks
It has signed a contract with a small business to install a wireless intrusion-detection system at air traffic control centers, FAA training centers and headquarters.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Business sector, states seek e-cycling solutions
Lawmakers, recyclers are closely monitoring current programs to reach uniform approach.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Google s Cerf to advise NSF on Internet designs
The Computing Research Association (CRA), at the request of the federal government, has tapped an advisory board to help guide the design of a next-generation Internet. The nonprofit group's involvement is part of a new National Science Foundation initiative, called the Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI). GENI will be
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
SBA switches to a vertical search engine
Small Business Administration says the change will make its e-gov site more useful.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
IG criticizes NASA noncompetitive acquisition
Lawmakers, SARA panel also target sole-source and other acquisition issues.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
FlipSide
Another new and improved government search portal; FCW Time Machine.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Harris rapped for FTI failures
Harris accused of trying to duck responsibility for problems.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Tsunami forecasting: A new use for GPS?
Researchers hope GPS data can shorten the time between tsunami detection and safety warnings.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
DOE raises the bar on supercomputing
Computationally intensive research creates insatiable demand for faster supercomputers.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Vendors try to turn down the heat
Sun and HP appeal to data-center managers with energy-saving servers, cooling systems.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Microsoft agrees to open format converter
Following pressure from government leaders, Microsoft has decided to make its Microsoft Office products interoperable with the open document format (ODF).
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Web Extra: Lawmakers discover the appeal of podcasting
Podcasting's flexibility lets people listen to congressional updates while walking their dog or driving around town.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Fireside chats for the 21st century
Podcasts are a new way for the government to reach out to citizens.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Supercomputer checks potential Discovery risks
NASA supercomputer Columbia, named in honor of the crew lost in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster, is on call and ready to work over-time to support astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Key House leader pushes for FAA telecom project funding
Verizon lobbies to kill troubled FAA effort.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Supercomputing takes NASA to infinity and beyond
From science to space exploration, the world's fourth-fastest computer is an agency asset.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Google unveils government search portal
Today, Google launched a new, free Web site for searching across federal, state and local government Web sites via Google's trademark interface. Google U.S. Government Search is not affiliated with the U.S. government but offers many of the same features as the government's official search portal FirstGov.gov.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
GPO seeks vendor to run D.C. identity card facility
The cards are part of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive requiring agencies to issue standard ID credentials to all employees and contractors.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
NASA outer space communications in peril
Managers should be more diligent about maintaining a deteriorating network, auditors find.
- By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government
Extensions eliminate cell blind spots
Lawrence Berkeley lab uses indoor mobile technology to boost spotty coverage
- By Aliya Sternstein