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Washington county meets 'Melissa'
Virus that plagued nation last year shuts down government e-mail system last week
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South Carolina has eye on a chief technology officer
Governor proposes the position to coordinate the state's disjointed technology efforts
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The camera doesn't lie
FAA considers installing video recorders in certain planes to record information critical in case of a crash
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HHS budgeted for healthy information systems
The agency's proposed plan for 2001 includes money to develop data standards and to strengthen the security measures used in transferring that information
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New bill would bring thousands of computers to youth
Sen. Joseph Biden has proposed legislation that would give $20 million to every Boys and Girls club across the nation to buy computers
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Cabletron splitting
The networking equipment provider will spin off into four separate companies
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CIO Council consumes GITS board
The federal CIO Council has launched what one official calls a friendly takeover of the body appointed by President Clinton to reengineer the government through information technology
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New bill would bring thousands of computers to youths
Boys and Girls Clubs of America would benefit from the public/private partnership involving the likes of America Online and Gateway
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MIT seeking government nominees for eCitizen Service Awards
MIT's School of Agriculture and Planning has partnered with Andersen Consulting and invited federal, state and local governments to submit their best-existing Web-enabled citizen services program for awards to be presented at a summer conference in Washington, D.C.
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Treasury shopping for software to manage Public Debt
The department has issued a request for information on commercial offtheshelf software packages that will manage administrative accounting and budgetary business functions
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Clinton budget puts IT to work in local communities
Fiscal 2001 budget proposal earmarks $175 million for technology to help state and local governments improve life in their communities
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Are government servers responsible for DOS attacks?
The network security and consulting firm Network Associates Inc. is offering a freeofcharge solution to uncovering the source of this week's denial of service attacks. Some fear government systems may contain the attack code
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ZENworks 2.0 brings desktop control closer
The primary mission of products like ZENworks 2.0, Novell Inc.'s latest systems management platform, is to provide a way for IT staff to manage PCs without leaving their desks. That saves time and money because support staff members can do their jobs more efficiently.
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Justice to pull stakes in Dallas
One of the agency's data centers will move to Clarksburg, W.Va., to be closer to the home base
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Dot-com attacks seen as wake-up call for feds
Recent denialofservice attacks against Yahoo, eBay, ETrade and buy.com have created a sense of urgency throughout the government to move forward with its critical infrastructure protection plan
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Plan maps out Commerce's digital department vision
An intranet and new Web portal are key provisions in the department's effort to reduce paper and increase efficiency
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Proactive e-security
A major information technology association has announced a new cybersecurity initiative that will tap into the expertise of thousands of IT industry professionals to respond to online security threats
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A CFO for the White House?
The Clinton administration's fiscal 2001 budget proposal, the last of President Bill Clinton's term, calls for the appointment of a chief financial officer to oversee the White House's finances
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Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Department to use mobile identification tools
The ability to capture fingerprints and match then at a crime scene will soon be possible for the sheriff's department in Hennepin County, Minn.
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