washingtonpost.com - Gov't ITGov't ITSoldiers Defend Faulted Strykers- April 24, 2005 MOSUL, Iraq, April 2 -- An internal U.S. Army report detailing flaws in a new $11 billion armored personnel carrier known as the Stryker has come under criticism from soldiers who use the vehicle in combat.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22009-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... At FOSE, English as a Second Language- April 24, 2005 Cool technology is always on display at the annual FOSE trade show, but some attendees need an interpreter to appreciate it. -Robert MacMillanhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36827-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... Nominee Backs a Review of NASA's Hubble Decision- April 24, 2005 Michael D. Griffin, President Bush's nominee to become the new NASA administrator, told senators at his confirmation hearing yesterday that he would reassess the agency's decision to cancel a space shuttle mission to service the aging Hubble Space Telescope.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47810-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Army Will Restructure Modernization Contract- April 24, 2005 The Army announced yesterday it would restructure its $120 billion modernization effort after facing questions from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) about whether taxpayer interests were being protected.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28493-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... Engineers Present Plan to Service Hubble- April 24, 2005 NASA engineers have shown they could service the Hubble Space Telescope using only robots, implicitly challenging the plan to abandon the controversial $470 million mission.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45041-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Historic Voyager Mission May Lose Its Funding- April 24, 2005 In a cost-cutting move prompted by President Bush's moon-Mars initiative, NASA could put an end to Voyager, the legendary 28-year mission that has sent a spacecraft farther from Earth than any object ever made by humans.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23500-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... Physicians Outrun Poor Records, Pasts- April 24, 2005 Facing problems in one state, hundreds of doctors simply moved and restarted their careers despite a system designed to prevent just that.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44899-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Consolidation Is the New Focus of IT Contracts- April 24, 2005 With a couple clicks of a mouse, you can file your taxes, join the Army, reserve a cabin at a national park or apply online for a student loan. The feds, it seems, have successfully gone online.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23555-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... Probe Finds Huge Flaws In U.S. Border Monitors- April 24, 2005 A critical network of cameras and sensors installed along the Mexican and Canadian borders has been hobbled by defective equipment and by lax oversight by government officials who failed to properly supervise the project's contractor.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42516-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... McCain Seeks Review Of Pentagon Buying- April 24, 2005 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called for a broad review of the Pentagon procurement system yesterday, citing the Air Force's recent contracting scandals as evidence of larger problems. The Air Force's problems are a "glaring example of a management and oversight failure in our acquisition process," said McCain.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55132-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... |