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Key recommendations

Sen. Fred Thompson cites 12 ways for agencies to comply with ClingerCohen.

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SBA strategy puts priority on IT

The Small Business Administration has made modernizing its technology systems a priority in its new fiveyear strategic plan

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Cookie flavors

The Office of Management and Budget has set different policies for two kinds of cookies.

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WebApp serves it forth

If your agency or department is working on developing database applications for its Web site and especially if you're already employing Microsoft Corp.'s Active Server Pages you'll want to take a close look at Data Access Corp.'s WebApp Server Product Suite 2.1.

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TekInsight to support NYC school network

The New York City board of education picks TekInsight.com to manage and support the public school system's network infrastructure

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Airport weather warnings get upgrade

The FAA awards a contract to replace aging computers that provide severe weather information at some of the nation's busiest airports

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Color displays offer better control

Air traffic controllers in three major regions have new color displays that will give them better recognition of weather, track data and safety alerts

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NASA to make Mars rover smarter

Artificial intelligence plays a large part in NASA's plans over the next two decades, meaning that future Mars rovers may have a mind of their own

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Putting the controller in air traffic control

By allowing the users to test new hardware and software before it is produced, the FAA can make sure new tools help the controllers do their jobs more safely and efficiently

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IRS can help you save for college

FCW's Friday Financials column describes a taxfree option for those thinking about ways to fund a child's education

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Logistics depend on partnership

The government has been a trendsetter in many aspects of eprocurement, but the public sector must team with industry to create more efficient logistics systems

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USDA, 4-H extends technology's reach

A program to bring technology training to senior citizens, teachers and those who have limited access to computers made a stop this week in New Mexico

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GPEA: More that just putting forms online

FCW's DotGov Thursday column explains that agencies will have to develop a mature electronic relationship with the public in complying with GPEA

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New Jersey toll system hacked

A security breach on the E-ZPass electronic toll system for the New Jersey Turnpike has led officials to suspend the application

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Online airspace plan offers flexibility

The Internet is helping the FAA open the complex activity of updating the architecture plan for the National Airspace System

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SSA software to thwart identity theft

The Social Security Administration intends to launch a pilot project early next year that would rely on technology to help verify a person's citizenship

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House passes update to infosec bill

The House passes a bill that would update a 13yearold law regulating federal information security requirements

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NetMax sweetens open-source networking

Cybernet Systems' NetMax Professional Suite will work as a workgrouptype file server or as a fullfeatured enterprise Internet server

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Network Appliance focusing on feds

Network Appliance Inc. has created a federal subsidiary to focus on a growing segment of the company's business

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OMB to reinforce agencies' cookie diet

OMB will take action to reinforce the administration's Web privacy policies after a congressional report found several federal agencies in violation