Digital Government

N.J. millions to fuel tech work force

State gives $14.3 million to colleges and universities to address the shortage of qualified technology workers

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Avoid these life insurance mistakes

FCW's Friday Financials column offers warnings and advice about avoiding common mistake regarding life insurance

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FBI releasing Carnivore files

The FBI plans to release 3,000 pages of documents pertaining to its Carnivore email surveillance system, but privacy groups object to timetable

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GAO maps 'One VA' progress

A GAO report looks at the changes the Department of Veterans Affairs has made to improve IT decisions and work toward the vision of ?quot;One VA?quot;

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10 hot companies to watch

Small firms tap into persistent concerns about security and other federal priorities

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Customer is front end of e-gov

FCW.com's DotGov Thursday column explains how the customer relationship is fast becoming the driver of egovernment strategies

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Indiana creating true 'superhighway'

The state is selling rights of way along a major stretch of highway for companies to install high-speed telecommunications lines

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$50 million unspent for school tech

Maine has created a task force to deliberate the fate of a multimillion-dollar technology endowment fund for the state's schools

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Rule allies food stamp systems

An interim rule has been issued to ensure that food stamp recipients can use their electronic food stamp benefits across state borders

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L.A. site keeps tabs on convention

L.A. site keeps tabs on convention

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U-Match mouse makes biometrics easy

The UMatch BioLink Mouse features a fingerprint scanner built right into the left side of the unit, making biometrics easy to use

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What ailed health agency's upgrade?

A California health agency invested $12 million on a software system intended to better capture patient information, but it didn't work out that way

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Online balloting thwarts hackers

Company officials say Reform Party online voting went smoothly, despite 35 attempted attacks, including one denial-of-service attempt

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High-tech titans join open-source push

Six hightech industry titans have joined an organization committed to accelerating opensource software development

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Lab certified to test security software

CygnaCom Solutions Inc.'s Security Evaluation Laboratory has been certified to test information security software based on international criteria

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UCITA gets slight modification

The change in the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act eliminates the provision for software sold via retail outlets

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Govolution goes after local market

Govolution, which has several federal clients, is hoping its new advisory board will help the company branch out into the state and local government arenas

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Internet poll called 'parlor game'

SpeakOut.com is tracking public reaction to speeches at the Democratic National Convention by letting convention viewers respond online ?quot;momentbymoment?quot;

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Tool stamps out network downtime

Extreme Networks Inc. has launched ServiceWatch, a software tool that alerts administrators to possible causes of downtime long before they impact the end user

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Fighting fire with technology

National Weather Service meteorologists are using technology to help firefighters battle blazes in several western states