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As ports RFID deadline approaches, applications flood in

Authorities at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan to go live with their new RFID security systems for trucks accessing the ports on 1 November 2008. As that deadline looms, the number of applications for the Drayage Truck Registry is exceeding expectations.

eMentum wins $23 million Contract to provide identity management services to DOJ

eMentum, a woman-owned management and information technology consultancy to federal agencies, has been awarded a $22.7 million contract by the Department of Justice (DOJ) through a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) program. Under the terms of the contract, eMentum will provide ongoing strategic and technical program oversight as well as security engineering support for the agency’s Identity Management Services (IDMS) initiatives.

Early spotting of a potential IT train wreck

Many IT organizations are overly focused on which tactical step to take next and are missing the ever-worsening bigger picture with respect to IT modernization, according to Gartner Inc. Gartner foresees a confluence of trends that, if ignored, will leave many organizations unable to respond effectively to business demands.

Getting the facts straight on cybersecurity

DHS under secretary sharply disagrees with GCN’ editorial “Elevate cybersecurity” in which GCN identified potential conclusions from a new study to be released in November by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency. Undersecretary says the conclusions outlined are simply incorrect. They do not represent the facts and clearly do not reflect the significant progress that the federal government has made in cybersecurity in the past year.