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Task Force Casts Vote Against Online Elections
Although millions of dollars of business is moving to the Internet, the idea of allowing people to vote online from their home or office computer remains a distant prospect, according to a California task force report.
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Clinton draws line on security
The Clinton administration has said enough is enough. Last week, in memos issued by President Clinton and the Office of Management and Budget, the administration indicated that it plans to get tough with federal agencies that do not make information systems security a top priority.
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Making workflow a breeze
JetForm Corp.'s InTempo has maximized its effectiveness within a targeted niche: Microsoft Corp. Windowsbased, formsoriented work processes.
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What makes a revolution?
In my Jan. 10 column, I noted an article from the Financial Times expressing skepticism about whether the Internet is creating a revolutionary change in people's lives comparable, say, to how people's work lives changed during the Industrial Revolution. I invited people to email me their reactions.
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The State and Local 50: A Call for Nominations
People know failure when they see it in the information technology field: IT projects frequently come in over budget, off schedule or not at all.
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Tucson Seeks Innovative Tech Proposals
Tucson, Ariz., is asking its agencies and other community organizations to come up with innovative ways to make small investments in telecommunications or Internet technology that have lasting benefits for the city. Tucson's Telecommunications Policy and Advisory Committee (Telepac) plans to award $30,000 in grants this year, with each grant possibly worth up to $10,000.
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Regs set for security
Commercial information security products designed to protect information systems from cyberattacks next year will have to meet strict international standards before government agencies can purchase them.
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Research Project Makes Long Journey
Once finished, research projects often do little more than collect dust. Not so for Melanie Lowery Bayne.
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Making the Connection
Label it an unwritten but long-standing contract between citizens and government: Whenever a new or necessary utility comes along that promises quality-of-life improvements or economic opportunity, the government ? be it federal, state or local ? will step in to make it a reality.
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Brave New World, Brave New Rules
Virginia's Gov. Gilmore has stated, 'We must rethink the old rules, the old models, the old ways by which government has always operated.'
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Industry Watch
Tera Computer Co., the Seattlebased supercomputer company, announced last week it is acquiring the Cray supercomputer business unit from Silicon Graphics Inc. for an undisclosed price.
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New Deal Expands Political Service Web Site
Netivation.com, which operates the Votenet.com online political services, recently announced an exclusive agreement with the Initiative and Referendum Institute to provide nonpartisan information about local, state and national referendums on the World Wide Web.
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The new ballot box
Arizona this week begins the first statewide election the Arizona Democratic Primary assisted by voting over the Internet. Here's how it will work.
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Fixing a Hole
Agencies Find Security Assessment Tools Can Be As Complex As Security Problems
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States on the High-Tech Trail
As information technology becomes more important to government, several states are developing programs to support in-house efforts that would normally stretch the budget.
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No security, no OMB money
Under a new policy, agencies will receive money from OMB only for computer systems that have adequate builtin security measures
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Ins and outs of the law
I became an inhouse attorney for a major government contractor in Northern Virginia about two months ago after many years as an outside attorney in Washington, D.C.
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$1.5B DOD security deal in the works
The Defense Department this week plans to launch a $1.5 billion procurement for a wide range of information security services, including new efforts to defend critical DOD networks against the kind of attacks that recently locked up Yahoo, Amazon.com and other popular Web sites.
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