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Tech revs up ambulance services
South Dakota equips services with computers and software that enable communication, training and filing online
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Financial systems still troubled
DOD leads agencies with pervasive financial management problems, GAO finds in fiscal 2001 report
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Roster change
Eric Tolbert, former director of the North Carolina Emergency Management Division, has been appointed deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness, FEMA announced last month
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FirstGov search misses deadline
AT&T and search engine partner miss deadline, forcing GSA to pay for previously free Inktomi service
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Homeland security focuses coordination
Although sharing information among the courts, the police and other justice agencies at every level of government has been a goal of dedicated individuals and organizations for the past several years, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have given the issue a renewed national scope, several government officials said last week
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DOD makes history more accessible
DOD awards contract for declassifying, digitizing documents
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'Tough' on rising premiums?
The director of the Office of Personnel Management, Kay Coles James, recently challenged health care providers to contain costs, maintain quality and keep the federal government's program a model of consumer choice and on the cutting edge of employer-provided health benefits
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Guard takes part in security exercise
First responders try wireless link to portal
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Taking a step back
Federal Computer Week debuted March 23, 1987, with a report on the Reagan administration's decision to withdraw a controversial plan that would have restricted access to 'public computer databases'
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Arizona test-drives PKI
The Motor Vehicle Division pilot for securing online transactions could lead to smarter driver's licenses
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Intercepts
The Defense Department is moving to curb its problems with government-issued credit cards
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Info-sharing policy evolving
As part of its evolving strategy for handling tips about potential terrorist threats, the federal government is developing new policies for classifying information and sharing it with state and local governments
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Sharing with others
One of the major attractions of electronic whiteboard systems is the ability to share information with people at other computers, whether they are in the same office or in a remote location
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DISA seeks detection system
DISA last week announced plans to work with GRC International Inc. to develop a system to help detect, analyze and defend against cyberattacks
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