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How IT projects add up in Iowa
Iowa attempts to take some of the mystery out of the return-on-investment evaluation process by using a scoring system to assess a project's standing in the overall information technology enterprise.
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IT needs more funding
The federal information technology community is breathing a collective sigh of relief.
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Governments struggle with e-gov savings
In Tennessee, millions of dollars are available, without legislative approval, to state agencies that can prove that an information technology project will recoup all costs in five years.
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Going for the gold
Some of the IT logistics for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 are:
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Can technology stop tragedy?
One morning last spring, a security officer remotely monitoring the grounds of a California high school through a video camera noticed a young man approaching the entrance.
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BlackBerry pushes a sweet solution
Wireless system sends and receives e-mail in real time, from anywhere
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GEIA's agency-by-agency five-year federal IT forecast
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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Plug and play: Power computing grids
The electric power grid is a commonly accepted technology: Plug an appliance into any wall outlet and you get electricity from the collective generators in the power grid.
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Web sites, CDs attempt to curb school violence
Some state and local government agencies are involving technology in less direct ways with the idea of making schools and communities safer.
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Of fish and funding
Call it the Dead Fish Theory of government fiscal responsibility.
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The big payoff
The extended wait and battle for this fiscal year's information technology budget appears to have been worth it.
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The security glass is half full
Congress funded only part of President Clinton's request for governmentwide information security initiatives
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Predicted flavor of budget: 'Vanilla'
A new administration probably will not impact what happens in federal budgeting, spending or the size of the surplus, according to an industry expert
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Racing the Olympic clock
With the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games having just crossed the finish line, Olympic officials have passed the baton to the organizing team for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
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Hill delivers ? some ? security funding
The Clinton administration received only about half of what it wanted for many of its key governmentwide information security programs.
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Key IP telephony standards
Do the voice-over-IP products you're evaluating use these industry-standard protocols or proprietary methods for handling calls?
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Congress gives nod to nanotechnology
The fate of the president's National Nanotechnology Initiative was uncertain throughout the budget process as the funding for long-term research on ways to control materials on the atomic level came up against near-term problems such as veterans' benefits and housing.
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