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Are cyberterrorists for real?

U.S. struggles to distinguish joyriding hackers from statesponsored attackers

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FBI doesn't share cyberinfo, exec says

Justice department is 'the worst' at sharing information to defend against cyberattacks, a IT security company executive says

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Treasury guiding banks on privacy

The Treasury Department will release new security guidelines today to help financial institutions comply with the privacy requirements

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Caring for human life and happiness

The Army's Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, last week received Federal Computer Week's Monticello Award

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OMB counters 'cookies'

Following the outcry this week regarding a White House Web site tracking users via 'cookies,' the Office of Management and Budget sent a reminder about privacy to federal agencies June 22.

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Mission Accomplished

For the inaugural Monticello Awards, Federal Computer Week hailed the 10 most successful computer systems in the federal government from 1987 to 1997.

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Fodder for IT policy

Comparing the emergence of information technology to the Industrial Revolution, the National Science Board's biennial report to the president recommends that the federal government research how the Internet, electronic commerce and other technologies affect how we work and live.

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Legal citations

Citations

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Making knowledge accidents happen

Knowledge management is seen as a Holy Grail for the federal information technology community

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The circuit

When the Federal Trade Commission asked Congress to pass legislation requiring Internet companies to follow 'fair information practices,' House Republican leaders saw the request as fair game in the preelection guerrilla war they are waging on the White House. The FTC wants a law requiring ecommerce companies to give consumers 'conspicuous' notice when personal information is collected, options on how their personal information can be used, a chance to see what the company has collected on them and assurances that their information will be kept secure.

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Results Act here to stay

Probably the biggest enemy of constructive change in organizations is the natural human tendency to get restless and bored.

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AT&T wins broadband case in Portland, Ore.

Appeals court rules that the company, not the city, has the right to control its broadband cable plans

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Agency systems

Army Opening Biometrics Center

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EPA cleans up security mess

Six months after computer security at the Environmental Protection Agency was judged to be so flawed as to be ineffective, the agency continues a massive security overhaul.

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DOE ignored year-old security report

The latest security lapse at the Los Alamos National Laboratory underscores how little the Energy Department has done to follow security steps outlined in a report compiled by a presidential commission.

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ACS acquires Intellisource, clients

ACS Government Solutions Group adds NASA and the FAA to its portfolio with its acquisition of the Intellisource Group

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Ariz. city posts liquor license info online

Glendale wanted to end confusion by citizens about how liquor licenses were awarded, giving them more information on the process

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Educate yourself about student loans

In FCW's Friday Financials column, a financial planner explores the advantages and pitfalls of consolidating student loans

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$11 billion needed for rural broadband upgrade

The National Exchange Carrier Association on Wednesday released a survey showing that it would cost nearly $11 billion to upgrade U.S. rural telephone lines

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Sparse feedback has NASIRE rethinking survey

Only 27 states participated in a state CIO agency report on budgets