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Public views agency websites as transparent, collaborative
Index that measures citizens' perception of the amount of posted information and ways to collaborate with officials indicates a favorable opinion about the open government initiative.
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Email Your Doc, 24/7
Parents increasingly are asking for greater access to their children's pediatricians through email and other online means of communication, according to a new survey.
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DARPA SMITEs Insider Threats
How bad is the threat of an insider attack against military information systems?
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DOD unlocks the gate to social interaction with the public
Jack Holt is helping usher DOD into the 21st century by using Web-based technologies to communicate with people, gather ideas and share information.
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Luring IT Pros to Switch Jobs
Employers are looking beyond traditional venues such as job announcements and career fairs to find fresh technology talent; they're also approaching employed technology professionals, a new survey finds.
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Are password rules just bad magic?
We still want your ideas for creating and remembering strong passwords, but at least one security consultant thinks it's the wrong approach. Here's why.
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Stalling Same-Sex Benefits?
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that legislation to provide benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees would cost the government more than $300 million over the next decade, an issue that could stall efforts to pass the bill this year.
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SSA needs better plan for high-risk project, IG says
The Social Security Administration needs to improve its management of a project to convert its master databases, an new audit finds.
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Strong passwords: You DO have better ideas!
We asked you for ideas on creating and remembering strong passwords, and the floodgates opened.
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Your Web browser's fingerprints can betray you, study finds
The Electronic Frontier Foundation studies the configurations of nearly a half-million browsers and found that the vast majority of them could be uniquely identified, which means they could be tracked without using cookies.
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Overhaul of Medicare websites focuses on transparency, usability
Agency awards $73.2 million contract for upgrades to incorporate user feedback.
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Bill would require FBI to fill in gaps in criminal records database
New requirements would ensure employers receive up-to-date information in background checks of potential hires.
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The Midas Touch
NSA nets hundreds of qualified job candidates with Lori Weltmann's idea to host a virtual career fair.
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