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A secure marker
The name RSA comes from the three men who developed the cryptosystem in 1977 while working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman. A U.S. patent for the algorithm was issued in 1983 to MIT. It has since been licensed by hundreds of companies and is used in a range of digital certificatebased applications and protocols, including:
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Agencies sit for GPS talks
Civilian users of the Defense Department-operated Global Positioning System will not be shut out of the planning and acquisition of the next generation of positioning and navigation technology, government officials say.
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GPS backers told to protect turf
Users of the Global Positioning System must remain vigilant about potential systems and devices that could interfere with GPS, government and industry officials advised last week.
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MapInfo adds depth to GIS
MapInfo isn't the most straightforward geographic information system (GIS) program on the market, nor is it the least expensive.
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The president's tech job
Presidential candidates rarely, if ever, invoke federal information technology issues while on the campaign trail. The reason is simple enough: Federal IT doesn't whip up a whole lot of support.
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Another go at Nixon tapes
For nearly 30 years, historians and audio experts have believed that nothing remains of the taperecorded conversation that once filled the infamous 18.5minute gap on President Nixon's White House tapes.
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Clock strikes 12 for RSA
Security players have mixed views about whether this month's expiration of a key security patent will lower the prices that agencies pay for products that use encryption and digital signature technology. But they do agree that buyers should soon have more options from which to choose.
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VA systems called 'open door'
A private auditing firm hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general easily broke into computers at the agency 'dozens of times' this year, gaining total control of data and creating a phantom veteran to fraudulently collect benefits.
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Is a vote selling Web site parody or threat?
Wicked political satire, or just wicked? A Web site, Voteauction.com, is generating grins and chagrin with its brazen offer to buy and sell votes via the Internet.
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Colorado climbing to IT pinnacle
In three to five years, the state hopes to be the technological model for all other governments, featuring 'top-down support with bottom-up change'
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Two transforming studies
'May you live in interesting times' is often said as a curse. But sometimes, 'interesting times' present opportunities as well as challenges. This particular moment appears to be one of those.
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Drive IT with dollars, not dictates
A presidential advisory committee is calling for a beneficent IT banker instead of a controlling 'czar'
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Dodge these investment devils
FCW's Friday Financials column describes the 'Three Devils' to be aware of when investing your money
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Navajo Nation wired
Tribal chapters throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Utah are being connected to a wireless Internet system, thanks to a federal grant and industry subsidies
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Maine bolsters telehealth efforts
With a deal from Verizon, the state will enjoy discounted line charges to link rural communities with urban medical expertise
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N.C.'s IT staff shuffle continues
Former Citicorp exec chosen to fill chief technology officer vacancy, just weeks after the state named a new CIO
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E-business shortchanges USPS
Businesses and the federal government are relying increasingly on electronic transactions, and it's devastating the U.S. Postal Service
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