Digital Government

Industry's FOIA shield debated

The bill would give companies an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act when sharing information about cybersecurity

Digital Government

Flight and fancy at new NASA lab

Young people can plan a flight then take a trip around the country via computers

Digital Government

Web resource open for minority businesses

The Minority Business Development Agency's Webbased locator system provides businesses owners with a single place to search for resources

Digital Government

Making knowledge accidents happen

Knowledge management is as simple as applying technology to 'knowledge accidents,' according to the CEO of Lotus

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Energy orders tighter security

Tough new security measures follow the latest security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory

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No quick answer to ASP slowdowns

Citrix Systems may have come up with a partial solution to the lagtime problem ASP users encounter

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Review: Eizo flat panel thick with new features

Eizo's FlexScan L661 flatpanel monitor is a roomy display with a thin profile

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N.D. to build broadband network

By the end of this year, the network will connect 280 locations, building on the state's current frame-relay network

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Dell, Red Hat team up on Linux

Dell Computer Corp. is boosting its use of the Linux operating system on desktop and notebook machines

Digital Government

FBI speeding access to files

An FBI project will give agents rapid Web access to a broad range of files voice, text, video, photographs

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Stolen laptop sparks anti-theft technology

Med student develops firms to sell stealthy software designed to track down stolen laptop computers within 15 minutes of their connection to the Internet

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NASA airs plans to Congress

The House Science Committee revisits NASA's failed Mars missions, placing emphasis on NASA's management of large projects and its testing of hardware and software

Digital Government

Web inventor: Let it be free

Tim BernersLee says Web formats should be standardized but that the Web should be free to develop unfettered by government interference

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

Your June 12 article, 'GSA fleshes out intrusion net plan,' states that the Federal Information Detection Network (FIDNet) 'first caught the attention of the nonvendor community last July when a newspaper erroneously reported that the program would monitor both federal and privatesector networks.'

Digital Government

New firewalls defend the interior

Distributed firewalls can be the next line of defense against hackers who breach traditional firewalls by exploiting open ports and email servers

Digital Government

Web sites play updating game

The federal government's World Wide Web sites are a work in progress ? redesign work on many of them begins as soon as they are loaded onto the Internet.

Digital Government

Five layers of system protection

Under direction from the FAA Office of Information Systems Security, five layers of system protection will be examined at each Federal Aviation Administration facility:

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XML editor strengthened

SoftQuad Software Inc. last week introduced a new version of its popular XMetaL software that agencies can use to create content based on Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Digital Government

New funding tools needed

The U.S. Customs Service, similar to many agencies that interact directly with the general public, is seeing its transaction volume rising sharply but its investment in information technology staying monotonously flat.

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CA offers new virus fighters

Computer Associates International Inc. last month announced two new information security products that are designed to protect networks from viruses that spread through email.