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HHS readies health security standards
HHS expects to issue final security standards early next year to protect electronically stored or transmitted health care records
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West Virginia nixes fiber optics RFP
State won't accept bids after Verizon challenged the project in court, saying it violates the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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PlanetGov.com shelves content site
The wave of faltering dotcoms has hit the federal space with the news that PlanetGov.com has ceased operation of its content site
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Memphis signs deal to outsource IT
The city has signed a deal with SCT for $50 million to take over the city's technology responsibilities, including e-government
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Tax-loss strategies for those investment dogs
FCW's Friday Financials column offers advice on how you might use your investment losses to your advantage
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Northrop buys Litton, adds clout
Northrop's purchase of Litton Industries will make it a top competitor for defense, aerospace, electronics, shipbuilding and IT business
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Five firms nab Air Force PC deal
The Air Force has awarded a $600 million in blanket purchase agreements to five companies for desktop computers, laptops and servers
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Mississippi set to step up e-gov
After a two-year best practices study, the state plans to launch a portal and several other applications next year
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The Internet Age of innocence
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column looks at techies' responsibilities in Internet time
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USDA picks storage management suite
The USDA's National Finance Center has selected an Amdahl package to help it copy, move and store its immense amount of financial data
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Colorado chooses new CIO
Robert Feingold will step from the technology role at the state's Department of Natural Resources to take the policy-setting position
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Task force shaping view of air threats
A unique task force is working on recommendations that would help weave data from the individual military services into a cohesive view of air threats
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Take note of mimio
Virtual Ink's updated electronic whiteboard can help agencies reduce travel and make meetings more fruitful
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Panel promotes Web in education
A bipartisan education commission called on Presidentelect Bush and Congress to make the Internet a more prominent tool in classrooms
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Oracle to Web-enable SBA work
Oracle Corp. will supply software that will enable SBA employees and customers to conduct business via a Web browser
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Army awards $40M info assurance deal
The Army Materiel Command awarded a $40.6 million contract to Corbett Technologies to provide information assurance services to the command's CIO
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Web opens USGS' mainframe-bound reports
The U.S. Geological Survey is offering scientists around the world access to USGS' mainframestored reports thanks to a Webenabling tool
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Marines developing logistics portal
Marine Corps logistics officials have identified as many as 10 legacy systems to be retired and are developing a prototype for a logistics Web portal
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