How secure do we want to be?

This picture by Dustin Sacks shows the extreme measures one can take to feel secure.  It’s amusing that only one of the hundred or so locks actually anchors the bike to the bike rack.  Government web pages need to be secure, but currently there are many, many, different security practices—so many that it can be over-whelming. [...]

Beyond sales: Eight reasons why the DOD EMALL works for government

I was asked the question earlier:  ”How is the DOD EMALL important other than as a sales tool?”

Apparently, the question took some people by surprise, but not me. The DOD EMALL provides several acquisition services that extend beyond traditional eCommerce (though that is certainly a big part of it).

Here are my top eight reasons why DOD [...]

Supporting DOD EMALL sales halfway around the world

Last fall, Ronald Inman of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Public Affairs reports that the NAVFAC Far East command generated a total of 3,367 orders and approximately $13.8 million in sales on DOD EMALL in fiscal year 2009 — more than any other NAVFAC command.

The DOD EMALL is a web-based Government eCommerce site enabling authorized military [...]

PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 5: The Solution and the Result

This final part of our series on PKI security in large scale web applications looks at how eValidate was able to accommodate the unique, high performance demands of the DOD EMALL.

Powered by Partnet eValidate, DOD EMALL is now fully CAC-enabled, and public key access is configured for all Federal Bridge customers. This was accomplished with zero [...]

PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 4: Case Study of DOD EMALL

This part of our series on PKI security in large scale web applications examines the challenge the DOD EMALL faced in implementing PKI.

DOD EMALL is the largest eCommerce site operating within the US Government. It is a highly-available system that employs best-in-class practices and utilizes a variety of sophisticated networking and systems hardware, alongside software based [...]

PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 3: Partnet eValidate

This part of our series on PKI security in large scale web applications examines how the new Partnet eValidate solution effectively satisfies the unique PKI demands of large scale web applications.

Partnet eValidate™ is an ideal solution for large-scale web applications with a large number of users and transactions. eValidate protects government enterprises from potential security breaches [...]

PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 2: The Limits of Off-The-Shelf Solutions

This part of our series on PKI security in large scale web applications examines the limits of traditional Off-the-Shelf PKI-validation solutions.

Per Joint Task Force Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO), the #1 method of attack on the DoD information network is compromised user IDs and passwords. Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD 1) — implemented in the wake of September 11, [...]

PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 1: The Call for PKI Validation

This week, Partnet begins a five part series on PKI security in Large Scale Web Applications. We will cover the importance of PKI validation within the Federal Government, the limits of Off-the-Shelf PKI validation packages, a DOD case study for use of Partnet’s new eValidate software and a description of the solution and outcome.

Part 1:  The [...]

Naming Conventions and Standardization: Improving Findability on the DOD EMALL

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

Shakespeare’s famous quote may be true of flowers and lovers, but what about hardware and repair parts?

Name standardization and good data quality are important aspects of eCommerce,  but they are especially imperative in a Government eCommerce site, where [...]

DOD EMALL's pivotal role in the Haitian relief effort

According to recent reports from the Defense Logistics Information Service:

DOD EMALL has been instrumental in the Haitian relief effort by providing a purchase venue for much needed relief material.  Many organizations, primarily the US Navy, has utilized the DOD EMALL Disaster Relief Corridor to procure relief items.

While most purchased items were medical in nature, other items [...]