Digital Government

The ITS waltz

Projects requiring federal and state governments to work together often take years to bring to fruition

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Intercepts

Playing Nice...

Digital Government

County thins energy bills

Contra Costa County, Calif., could save more than $224,000 a year in electricity costs by using thin appliances rather than personal computers.

Digital Government

The P3P basics

It is easy for agencies that already have privacy policies to create a P3P statement.

Digital Government

VA head lays down IT law

Principi said John Gauss, the department's new CIO, must approve all IT projects

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Navy defends purchase card numbers

Reports of purchase card fraud at two Navy facilities are overblown, according to Navy officials, who said they are moving quickly to ensure that money is being spent correctly.

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Bush banishes 'vampire devices'

Federal agencies must conserve more energy, president says

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Un excellent professeur

Rosetta Stone offers intuitive approach to learning a foreign language

Digital Government

Coordination called key to NIPC improvements

The NIPC is slowly improving its ability to provide warnings and analysis on computer security threats

Digital Government

Security creeps into municipal consciousness

While federal and state governments appear to be making great strides in Internet security, the issue is somewhat murkier in municipal governments

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Analyze this

Web analytics shows agency Webmasters how to improve egovernment services

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Briefs

Army to get instant messaging

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House spending bill clamps down on Carnivore

The FBI and its controversial Carnivore email monitoring system could get renewed scrutiny

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Chaplains test machine translation

Chaplains might not be the first people you'd think of as being on the cutting edge of information technology. But U.S. Army chaplains are among those pushing hardest for a mobile translation device that will enable speakers of different languages to hold a conversation.

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Security in numbers

States find that a blanket security approach works better than each agency fending for itself

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Bizwire

NRC awards support contract

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EPA cleans up data pools

To develop sound environmental policies and make sure theyre being followed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires a lot of information.

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Commerce rapped on infosec lapses

Lawmakers took the Commerce Department to task at an Aug. 3 hearing after auditors testified they found numerous information security lapses on agency systems.

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Playing politics

Lawmakers are rushing to pass appropriations bills so they can get back to their districts

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FSI opens door to municipalities

Contractors that look to Federal Sources Inc. for leads on information technology opportunities in federal and state government soon could tap into a new database of cities and counties.