Cybersecurity
Pentagon seeks spyware fighter
Stratcom announced plans to buy a spyware protection system for the military and Coast Guard.
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Deal to set government security standard
Plan would use Air Force model to determine Microsoft configurations.
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Microsoft groovy for homeland IT
The software giant's acquisition of Groove Networks could be a boost for collaboration products in the homeland security market.
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Committee calls for VA tech cut
The House Veterans Affairs Committee is recommending a $400 million cut in the VA's proposed IT budget for 2006.
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Virtual office is gaining steam
Are federal office buildings the best places to get the job done?
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Hobbs: Be persistent about money
Getting IT funds can take years of effort, the Treasury CIO says.
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Cheyenne center upgrade complete
Military officials earlier this month turned on the new command center in Cheyenne Mountain facility.
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Lorentz joins FSG
Former chief technology officer at the Office of Management and Budget becomes new senior managing director
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Social Security sees tech future
SSA officials expect IT to help them handle a large wave of Baby Boomer retirements.
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New ID standard is just the first of two-part plan
The debate over specifications for federal and contractor employee identification cards did not end with the Commerce Department’s release of the Personal Identity Verification standard late last month. Locked in a small room somewhere are federal and industry experts discussing technical details for biometrics, card interfaces and encryption requirements.
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FBI misses terror info
The FBI database is not always synchronized with state counterterrorist databases, a report says.
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NASA offers buyouts
Ames Research Center could lay off a third of employees, including many IT workers.
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Green goes beyond accounting
The financial performance initiative is about making sure that managers are using financial data to make better decisions, Danny Werfel said.
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GAO urges agroterror coordination
Management problems among the Agriculture and DHS hamper their ability to respond quickly to disease outbreaks, GAO says.
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