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Wisconsin names first CIO to lead new e-gov department
Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum today named Xerox Corp. executive Rebecca Heidepriem the state’s first CIO and secretary of the new Electronic Government Department. She pledged to reorganize the state’s IT assets and speed the delivery of additional electronic services.
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Bill would boost info sharing
Legislation would allow government and industry to share information about threats to critical systems
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Y2K may be model for defense
Strategies for dealing with Y2K could help with homeland defense against cyberattacks and terrorism
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Roster change
Art Money, former Pentagon chief information officer, has become a strategic adviser for Digital Data Development
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Wage forms move online
Washington has moved the filing of prevailing wage forms online, cutting many days from the process
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Sandia picks firewall product
DOE's Sandia National Laboratories to use SecureLogix's TeleWall Telecom Firewall
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Contingency contracting
It is a sign of how well our system works that even in a crisis, the rules for government operations keep meeting our needs
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Attacks test fed preparedness
Contingency plans go into action at Postal Service and other agencies
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Mixed verdict for court records
Decision clears way for electronic access to civil cases, but not criminal
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64-bit chips: Power to burn
Intel's Itanium could change the rules of high-end computing
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FAA floats security options
With attention focused like never before on security in the skies, government and industry representatives repeated warnings made in years past: Technology needs to play a bigger role and be secured
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Education touts loan default tool
The Education Department reported Sept. 19 that the default rate on college student loans has dropped to its lowest point ever
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64-bit system sharpens Air Force eye in the sky
The Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System's Boeing 707 scans the ground for vehicles and potential targets
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Nimda worms way into Colorado
State agencies clear out computer worm, which caused nuisance-level problems
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New powers, new obligations
In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, it has been heartening to see individuals on opposite sides of issues put aside their differences to work together
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