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Access denied
When it emerged less than a decade ago, the World Wide Web was quickly embraced as a bright new medium that could help reinvent government and revitalize democracy.
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FAA expands data service eastward
Pilots flying aircraft over the Atlantic and Pacific coasts now have the equivalent of email for direct communications with air traffic controllers.
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'Love bug' uncovers gaps in fed security
Many agencies have improved their ability to identify and contain computer viruses, but a breakdown in communications across government continues to hamper security efforts, according to a recent report
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Online reaction
A sample of some of the information that agencies have recently removed from the World Wide Web.
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Taking a 'big bang' approach
Many organizations may be tempted to ease into an enterprise resource planning solution by launching one ERP module at a time.
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The Circuit
Say what you will about British tabloids and their dash of sass. Her Majesty's government is calling one paper The Mirror patriotic.
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Avoiding ERP disaster
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was determined to learn from others' mistakes
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Elron's NT firewall has it covered
With its CommandView Firewall for NT, Elron Software Inc. offers a flexible, easytoconfigure weapon in your arsenal against hackers
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When 'love' goes bad
The Department of Health and Human Services received more than 3 million 'love bug' e-mail messages, disrupting e-mail service in offices from a few hours to as many as 6 days
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Let the Web inform
Agencies would do well to follow the bumpersticker philosophy, 'If you think education is costly, try ignorance' when deciding what information to post or take off their World Wide Web sites
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Microsoft to delay security patch
Microsoft Corp. said it will delay until next week the release of a major security update to its Outlook 98 and 2000 email software
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Steaming ahead with COTS
In its move toward conducting ebusiness transactions, DOT is implementing Oracle Federal Financials with no customization
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Survey to measure privacy concerns
The public will be asked this summer whether having easily accessible public records is worth it ? if it means criminals can get their personal info that much easier
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GPS augmentation funding mixed
Most of the Transportation Department's funding requests for augmentations to the Global Positioning System signal survived a House Appropriation Committee vote
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Accessibility deadline may move
An amendment passed by the Senate would push back the date federal agencies can be sued for failing to have office equipment that can be used by disabled people
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Science, space get budget push
Funding increases for NASA and the National Science Foundation are included in a $101 billion fiscal 2001 spending bill approved by a House Appropriations subcommittee
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Review: Network monitoring for the masses
WhatsUp Gold from Ipswitch Inc. will probably meet most of your the networkminding needs at a very affordable price while enhanced features in the new Version 5.0 will add icing to the cake
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SGI racks up new server
Silicon Graphics' 1450 server lets offices pack a lot of computing power into a compact space
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