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OMB: E-signatures a must
The agency that is leading the way to electronic government says 'digital signatures' that encrypt documents and messages probably offer the best assurance of privacy when citizens deal with government agencies online.
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Clinton lifts GPS blinders
A White House decision last week to take the Pentagonimposed blinders off the Global Positioning System will lead to faster, better and cheaper government services, according to federal officials.
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Security made simple
RedCreek Communications Inc. last week announced a new management tool for virtual private networks designed to let non-technical managers set and enforce security policies across an organization.
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NASA turns tech trip into classroom opportunity
Using the Internet and satellite imagery, 'NASA Mike' has taken students and teachers to Hilo, Hawaii, to discover how rocks become rainforests
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LOVE hurts
When agencies battled the 'Melissa' virus in March 1999, systems administrators attributed the government's success to coordinated, timely alerts and good planning. But when the 'ILOVEYOU' virus came to town last week, the federal response was anything but coordinated, agencies said.
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Going commercial
There are two flavors available for many IT systems: vanilla and rocky road.
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An OMB Guide to Paper Cuts
The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies to be able to conduct business with individuals and organizations and store records electronically by Oct. 21, 2003.
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Cache buys better Web dynamics
The wellknown shortcoming of the World Wide Web is the fact that it takes time 'forever' as many people like to put it to move information from a server to a user's desktop, no matter if that server is on the other side of the globe or down the street.
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GSA pushes global card
The General Services Administration, one of the pioneers in developing computerchipbased smart cards, is looking abroad for ideas about how best to develop cards that can support multiple applications.
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"Cyber Ethics" conference set for October
The event is designed to show educators how to teach students that Internet crimes are no less criminal than offline crimes
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More virus coverage
When agencies battled the 'Melissa' virus in March 1999, systems administrators attributed the government's success to coordinated, timely alerts and good planning. But when the 'ILOVEYOU' virus came to town last week, the federal response was anything but coordinated, agencies said.
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Caches for many jobs
Proxy Server An intermediary that fetches data from the Internet for users in a private trusted network. A proxy server improves security by masking the Internet Protocol address of resources inside that network.
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WebFort cuts cost of security
Whether your agency operates a World Wide Web site, extranet or intranet, chances are you post, or want to post, potentially sensitive data.
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Security sentries late on Love alert
When agencies battled the 'Melissa' virus in March 1999, systems administrators attributed the government's success to coordinated, timely alerts and good planning. But when the 'ILOVEYOU' virus came to town last week, the federal response was anything but coordinated, agencies said.
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Fed reports miss mark
The first reports detailing how agencies' programs are performing do not provide a clear enough picture of program results, and information technology may be part of the problem, according to an independent study released last week.
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CIO watch
It's time for the federal government to start getting out of the information technology business, according to George Molaski.
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Year 2000 bug stalled White House e-mail fix
The problem of lost White House email is being pinned on the millennium bug.
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