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Prepping the front-line troops
Agencies enlist end users in the fight against computer saboteurs
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Security deadline looms
Desperate agencies turn outward for help in meeting new security reporting law
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Why security is so hard
What will it take to make federal agencies more serious about computer and information security? We will learn shortly whether the Government Information Security Reform Act can do the trick.
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Less privacy for digital data
Computer and Internet developments have outpaced federal privacy protections
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NSF research funding called inadequate
Lawmakers plan to push for more funding for the National Science Foundation to ensure that essential research and development is not curtailed.
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A menu of contact options
As part of customer relationship management market, the call center environment has grown to include a broad range of technologies
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No more dotted line
Beginning next month, student-loan hopefuls will be able to electronically sign their applications with a personal identification number
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The Circuit
The Federal Register says it needs to make more money on its print edition
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Agencies get new safeguard
Agencies struggling to monitor the security of their information systems can now turn to an array of vendors offered on a General Services Administration contract that has been modified with the idea of tapping those vendors for better information on governmentwide cyber intrusions.
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Avert those prying eyes
Electronic government is at a critical crossroad ? one where the ease and convenience of the Digital Age is quietly eroding personal privacy. From massive and detailed databases to 'persistent cookies' on Web sites, federal yes have an unprecedented view of the public.
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Requirements drafted on benefits systems
JFMIP published a draft of proposed requirements for benefits systems last month
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New features make a handier Palm
If you're a Palm handheld veteran, get ready for a surprise with the latest offerings from Palm Inc
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Touch and go
Biometric security solutions are cheaper and better than ever, so why aren't more feds using them?
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Smaller agencies make the connection
The use of advanced call-center technologies has not been limited to agencies with a high volume of citizen interactions
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Pace of STARS testing called risky
An aggressive software testing schedule and problems with a compatible radar unit could significantly delay a Federal Aviation Administration effort to replace aging computers and radar displays at 173 terminal air traffic control facilities, the agency's inspector general told Congress.
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Omnibook 500: Portable power
Slim, trim HP laptop is no lightweight when it comes to performance
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