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SSA awards security support deal
SAIC has won a $45 million contract to provide security support services for the SSA Office of Finance, Assessment and Management
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Cookie control weak at DOT
DOT's inspector general blames weak technology implementation controls for the use of banned 'cookies' on bureau Web sites
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NASA divides security duties
NASA's new security office will assume responsibility for only part of the space agency's computer operations
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FedCIRC maps cyber battle plan
The Federal Computer Incident Response Capability is planning programs for the coming year to help agencies face cyberattacks
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Tool personalizes security warnings
NIST announces a service that will enable users to receive personalized security vulnerability notices
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Olympus focuses on value
For a small, inexpensive digital camera, the Olympus D460 takes nice, highresolution shots
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E-file tax credit wilts in Congress
President Clinton's proposal of a $10 tax credit to encourage taxpayers to file online died a quiet death in the 106th Congress
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Congress hits HUD on IT spending
Congress has criticized the Department of Housing and Urban Development for siphoning money from its IT budget to cover unrelated expenses
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Bit-by-bit strategy works in dot-com world
How do you ask local government officials for millions of dollars to keep pace with a dot-com environment that shifts its objectives every quarter?
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Three lines into voice over IP
Gateway. A gateway sits between a telephone system, such as a private branch exchange (PBX) or a central office switch, and a data network, such as the Internet, and translates calls from one format to another.
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An ounce of prevention
For schools and law enforcement agencies seeking guidance on security technologies
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Taking security up a notch
Every Thursday night, Dara Murray can be found donning her bowling shoes and shirt for a game with her local league at Shady Grove Lanes in Maryland.
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Lights years ahead
New responsive traffic-signal system aims to ease Chicago congestion
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Actions speak louder than words
The idea that telephone and data networks will one day converge onto a single wire is hardly debated any more. The big question now is: When?
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ISP starts storm service
An Internet service provider is launching an Internet-based severe-weather warning service for its customers this week, and the National Weather Service hopes other companies will follow suit.
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Forecast reveals hidden IT
GEIA forecasts that federal IT spending will rise 1.7 percent annually, from $38.9 billion in 2001 to $42.4 billion by 2005
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The Dara Murray File
Job: Director of Security Programs Staff in the National Science Foundation's Division of Information Systems since Sept. 22.
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Tracking IT funding
A sample of how much Congress allocated for information technology programs for fiscal 2001.
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How it works
The Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Control System (RT-TRACS) is made up of several modules.
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