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Senses working overtime
Air Force researchers aim to help pilots and others operate increasingly complex aircraft and mission support systems.
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DHS plans to unify emergency communications
The Homeland Security Department releases a plan to create a national strategy to correct shortcomings in emergency communications that hampered fire and police responses to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Also in the news: GAO wants more on key IT projects
A GAO official says OMB needs to provide more information on the management and performance of high-risk and troubled information technology projects, according to NextGov.
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FCW Insider: OFPP's Denett ready to depart
The FCW Insider hears that Paul Denett has informed the Office of Management that he will leave at the beginning of September.
Cybersecurity
National Cyber Security Initiative will have a dozen parts
DHS official provides a glimpse at the components of the multi-billion-dollar effort.
Cybersecurity
New legislation would give security chiefs more power
Bill also would set up a forum for discussing cybersecurity issues, and a unit to test government's cyber defenses.
Cybersecurity
Observers recommend moving security efforts from network perimeter to data
The shift in cybersecurity strategies will help agencies focus more on information sharing.
Digital Government
House approves slew of homeland security measures
The eight bills, which address a range of IT issues that include cybersecurity and information sharing, could be added to the authorization bill for the Homeland Security Department.
Digital Government
Also in the news: NSF antes up for Internet makeover
The Associated Press reports that the National Science Foundation is providing $12 million for a project aimed at rebuilding the Internet.
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DHS official defends HSIN Next Gen
An official from the Homeland Security Department said the new version of DHS' collaborative unclassified data-sharing platform will be more secure and better meet users needs.
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FEMA close to adopting standard for emergency alerts
Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to adopt the Common Alerting Protocol 1.1 for the national emergency warning and alert system by early next year, agency officials said.
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Letter: OSD using wrong formula to solve modernization symptoms
A reader writes that the Government Accountability Office should get to the root of DOD's modernization issues.
Digital Government
Study: IT research program deserves more resources
Consistent research funding and bigger risk-taking may be needed for the United States to maintain information technology leadership, according to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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