Digital Government

A computer virus cure

McAfee's WebShield e50 combines hardware and software to stop viruses at the gate

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Pentagon to outsource three medical help desks

Officials at DOD's Military Health System hope to save $30 million annually by outsourcing help desks at three medical sites

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Intercepts

Been There Following a major digitization demonstration in the Mojave Desert in early April, the Army admits some minor failures amid overwhelming successes. But one industry source remains skeptical.

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A documented success

HP Document Router simplifies management and delivery

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Public college to require laptops

A Massachusetts campus could become a test case for mandatory computers

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Planning a career

Navy guide to give tech workers job direction

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GIS helps with flood relief

GIS technology is giving federal and state emergency managers a better vantage point to direct their response to recent flooding

Digital Government

Tool puts clamps on Web content

Authentica's NetRecall enables users to control what recipients can do with shared Web content

Digital Government

Fight for your rights

If you have a strong case, you will prevail, but it might require a fight.

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Lieberman online

The senator stays connected. His e-government bill sets the stage for citizens to do the same.

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States show feds the way

Federal agencies would certainly welcome an independent source of funding to improve their Web sites

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Company spurs courts to file electronically

In an effort to jump-start a market, start-up company @Court Inc. officially made its debut earlier this month and announced a free software toolkit designed to help an estimated 3,300 federal and county courts move to electronic filing.

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Pinpointing payback still tough

Although many people are convinced of the value of knowledge management, putting a dollar figure on it is not easy. Normal cost justifications are not yet available.

Acquisition

GAO study shows sector is alive and well

For all the rhetoric, small businesses as a whole have held up well in the federal marketplace

Acquisition

GAO dubious of savings via easier buying ways

Agencies pushing Congress to give them permanent authority in acquistion practices fail to prove their methods save time or money

Digital Government

Bizwire

ATG adds gov group, ally; IBM buys Informix Software

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Building a brain trust

SSA uses knowledge management to retain staff know-how

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Get the picture

Three basic processes are used to safeguard information: protection, detection and correction.

Digital Government

Been there, done that

Pioneering agency has tales to tell about application outsourcing

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Paperwork cuts elude many agencies

Many agencies still have trouble reducing the amount of paperwork they require, even as they use more technology