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Energy looking outside for security help
The Energy Department has decided to hire outside experts to tame security problems at its nuclear facilities
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Congress leaves tech issues on ice
Congress soon will hit the campaign trail, leaving behind several brewing IT issues.
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People can check out tech at libraries
New York libraries will use a grant to create technology centers and work with private firms to teach people computer skills
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Web surveys made EZ
Federal managers seeking to set up surveys now have an easier way to do it, Raosoft announces with the release of EZSurvey 2000
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Industry lobbies to secure CIAO funding
Industry calls on Congress to fully fund the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office for its leadership of public and private information security efforts
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Schools tap E-Rate funding
In its first two years, about three in four U.S. schools have applied for the federal subsidy that enables schools to build Internet connections
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Trade data system to speed imports
Trucks and other carriers will be able to clear their cargo, vehicle and crew before arriving at the U.S.Canada border using a new electronic trade data system
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Estate plans ? not taxes ? are certain
FCW's Friday Financials column points out that repealing the estate tax won't repeal the need for estate planning
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Software snag grounds L.A. flights
Air traffic controllers had to ground hundreds of flights headed for Los Angeles International Airport after software loaded overnight crashed the main computer system
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10 pols who get the Web
Of the roughly 700 congressional campaign sites out there, many are just electronic mailboxes for donations, but some have come up with innovative features
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Middle schools trying online tool
Florida schools are testing a Internet-based system that will enable parents to log into their children's school happenings
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Citizens worry feds can't protect data
Americans are concerned about the ability of the federal government to secure its computer systems, according to an ITAA study released this week
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N.J. makes distance-learning affordable
With the help of Verizon, the state's new program allows schools to tap online training without long-distance phone charges
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Fighting Irish tackle network
Every student at the University of Notre Dame can plug in to any network port in any university building and immediately access the Notre Dame Network
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More schools going virtual
Utah and Wisconsin are among the states signing on for Apex Learning's virtual advanced placement courses
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Venture to bring B2G start-ups to D.C.
DCVentureNet officially launched Tuesday, with the goal of establishing the nation's capital as a hotbed for hightech startups
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Internet filter bill endangers E-Rate
Two legislators have urged Congress to vote in favor of cutting off E-Rate subsidies for schools and libraries that don't block children's access to online pornography
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Candidate: Stall Internet taxes
The government should hold off on taxing Internet commerce for the next two to five years, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman says
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