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Spreading the word
The National Cancer Institute suggested other programs that could help spread the word about cancer prevention
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Industry Watch
Storage, wireless and mobile computing; imaging, security and encryption devices; ultraportable projectors, digital music devices and, oh yeah, PCs were all on display last week at PC Expo in New York City.
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Championing share-in-savings contracts
At the recent Federal 100 gala, I ran into Ken Buck of the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, who received an award for his work promoting the use of shareinsavings contracting for information technology systems. Not surprisingly, Ken was in a good mood. The Fed 100 accolade no doubt helped raise his spirits for what has been a tough haul.
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The Circuit
During the past six months, the General Services Administration's Federal Computer Incident Response Capability has been hit from many sides for not supplying a quick enough response to cyberattacks such as the 'love bug' virus.
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VPN glossary
X.509: A widely used specification for digital certificates, X.509 binds an entity's distinguished name to its public key.
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Michigan to post lesson plans online
Under a new Michigan program, lesson plans from the state's best teachers will be posted online, providing practical support to help teachers meet state education guidelines.
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GAO again fails Energy security
The Energy Department was forced to take two of its laboratories off the Internet for as long as a week after hackers attacked computer systems at least four times, the General Accounting Office said in a report made available on June 30.
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Supercomputer souped up
IBM Corp. shipped the most powerful supercomputer in the world to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory last week, enabling scientists to monitor the condition of nuclear weapons without having to detonate them.
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Pa. makes spreading computer viruses illegal
People who intentionally spread a computer virus face a seven-year prison sentence and a $15,000 fine in Pennsylvania now that Gov. Tom Ridge has signed a new bill into law. The bill also requires that restitution be paid for any damages caused.
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KPMG releases white paper on cybercrime
A new report on e-commerce and cybercrime provides tips for governments to consider in order to prevent security breaches.
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A VPN primer
A virtual private network (VPN) uses a public or shared network (such as the Internet or a campus intranet) to create a secure, private network connection between a client and a server.
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Who's on FirstGov?
The FirstGov board of directors draws members from the President's Management Council and the CIO Council.
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Financial-flavored XML takes shape
A consortium of software, consulting and accounting firms hopes to recruit government financial managers as users of a new electronic publishing language that standardizes how agencies present financial reports.
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Closing a deadly digital divide
Cancer institute seeks Internetsavvy solutions to spread vital information
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Conn. public TV gets $2M to go digital
Connecticut Gov. John Rowland approved $2 million to upgrade Connecticut Public Television to digital television, offering better sound and picture quality as well as interactivity and other advanced options.
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Portable learning
This past spring, when Maine Gov. Angus King announced a plan to provide every seventh-grade student in his state with a laptop computer, he dramatically highlighted a national trend that has been gaining momentum.
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Building onto the system
The Houston Independent School District went live in September with Microsoft Corp. SQL Server 6.5, which was the latest version of the database available at the time.
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Netgov.com joins e-fray
Netgov.com ? an electronic government company created to help facilitate greater interaction between citizens and their state and local governments ? launched last week, joining a host of similar businesses in the increasingly crowded e-government marketplace.
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