Digital Government

Policy briefs

Thrift system still delayed; Homeland Security to test links

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VA toughens security after PC disposal blunders

The VA is tightening its policy on the disposal of old computers following disclosures that PCs containing sensitive veteran info were given away.

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Insecurity slows wireless jump

Emerging security solutions yet to unlock government wireless potential

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The eyes have it

Pentagon facility tests tech viability, employee acceptance of iris scanning

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The Circuit

Integration Office a No-Go?; Map Requests Spell Trouble; System on Alert; Homeland Help Wanted; TSA Loosens Up

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EPA awards grants for info-sharing project

The EPA has awarded grants to support an information sharing initiative that will simplify reporting on air, water, waste and toxics

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Letter to the editor

Cyber Corps seems unfair

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Local officials need homeland help

Feds could fill technical, personnel and experience gaps for homeland security, local officials say

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Rules of the retirement supplement

FCW.com's Ask Milt column helps to explain eligibility for the Special Retirement Supplement

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Regional emergency system prepped

IBM will build interoperable wireless data communications system for DC, Maryland and Virginia

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Florida outsourcing HR services

Company will take over benefits and payroll administration, recruiting and training for the state government

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OHS to test emergency links

The Office of Homeland Security will lead an exercise to test linking command centers with the White House

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Letter to the editor

Laptop theft alarming

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Library encourages patrons to chat

Montgomery County, Md., branch has been piloting a live ask-a-librarian service online

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Homeland info sharing advances

Office of Homeland Security is moving forward with initiatives that encompass federal, state and local needs

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Web links law enforcement nets

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies soon will have a single Web interface linking LEO and RISS networks

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Letter to the editor

Affiliations affect objectivity, too

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Capitol's telecom carried by cable

Oklahoma's capitol complex has become the first such facility to be wired by a national cable company for telecom service

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Nexsan pools low-cost storage

Nexsan Technologies is shipping a turnkey appliance that lets customers use an Ethernet network to access up to 15 of its low-priced storage arrays

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Feds call for directory assistance

Microsoft's new network directory poses deployment challenges