VA quietly awards Dell $476M deal for PCs
The VA has awarded a $476 million contract to Dell for 600,000 personal computers. The contract follows on a previous one crticized as uncompetitive.
US Africa Command's info management system is up to the task
Microsoft's Task Management Tracker helps handle the flow of orders and directives, allowing the command to increase its workload.
Is Facebook the next cybersecurity nightmare?
New social media sites are creating avenues for hackers, thieves and spies to access employee data and potentially infiltrate network defenses.
Disruptive tech: Sometimes you're the windshield ...
New computing systems and tools on the horizon can enhance operational processes and also foil adversaries, if you take first advantage of them.
Army takes the point for DOD wireless services
The Army Knowledge Online portal is serving as a mechanism to test a new wireless plan.
How 3 agencies are managing the move to mobile devices
Interior, ATF and GSA try to work out the details regarding infrastructure and application issues of deploying wireless technology.
Qualified cyber pros in high demand but scarce supply
Government agencies need qualified cybersecurity specialists with active government clearances but are having difficulty finding them, a new study finds.
NASA launches contest for apps to mine its databases
NASA has launched a contest for clever programmers to come up with new tools to help mine the extensive planetary information collected in the agency's databases.
Georgia to network its trauma care systems
New system will provide operators with an immediate picture of patient status, ambulance availability and the trauma capabilities of nearby hospitals.
Can a hot desktop cure a frozen medical network?
The Defense Department is deploying thin clients to breathe new life into a sluggish electronic health records system.
DOD aims to send health records via any device, to any user
The Defense Department's ultimate goal is to supply clinical applications anywhere users are — in a hospital, aboard a ship or on the battlefield.
Army models insect flight for future 'bugbots'
Army researchers are looking at nature's smallest animals for inspiration in designing tiny, autonomous robot scouts.
DARPA aims to improve robots' mobility, dexterity
Program is looking for new ways to improve how ground robots get around and manipulate objects.
Where Web access is limited, wireless cloud comes into play
A new system being developed by IBM in India will allow millions of job seekers without traditional Web access to look for work via their cell phones.
NASA plans laser method for clearing space junk
A laser-based method could help sweep debris from Earth's orbit, by slowing it down until it re-enters the atmosphere and burns up.
DARPA turns to the public for vehicle design
DARPA is using crowdsourcing techniques to design a next-generation combat vehicle.
NASA seeks deep space communications tech
A new NASA program is reaching out to private industry for novel communications technologies for future spacecraft.
Army Cyber Command is open for business
The Army Cyber Command has established its command structure and is actively seeking new personnel.
Army schedules new round of tests for battlefield network
Upcoming tests will set stage for deployment of tactical battlefield communications and networking architecture.
VA trying to shake off IT problems, CIO says
After two years, CIO Roger Baker says he's seeing improvements.
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