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Rule allies food stamp systems
An interim rule has been issued to ensure that food stamp recipients can use their electronic food stamp benefits across state borders
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$50 million unspent for school tech
Maine has created a task force to deliberate the fate of a multimillion-dollar technology endowment fund for the state's schools
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Air Force rebuilding CIO
The Air Force is restructuring the functions of its CIO, in part by creating a new position to take charge of the service's multibilliondollar information technology budget
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Study cites Osprey IT deficiencies
A DOD inspector general report lists 'major deficiencies' in IT systems that received a waiver during testing of the Marines' Osprey aircraft
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Indiana creating true 'superhighway'
The state is selling rights of way along a major stretch of highway for companies to install high-speed telecommunications lines
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Customer is front end of e-gov
FCW.com's DotGov Thursday column explains how the customer relationship is fast becoming the driver of egovernment strategies
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10 hot companies to watch
Small firms tap into persistent concerns about security and other federal priorities
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High-tech titans join open-source push
Six hightech industry titans have joined an organization committed to accelerating opensource software development
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Help desks front and center
As agencies embrace electronic government and look to deliver more of their services online, the role of the lowly help desk might easily be overlooked. But it promises to be an increasingly important focus for government's move to the Internet.
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Online balloting thwarts hackers
Company officials say Reform Party online voting went smoothly, despite 35 attempted attacks, including one denial-of-service attempt
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Firm sorts, shares files via Web
A young Internet company hopes its Webbased services enable government workers in scattered locations to collaborate on projects
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What ailed health agency's upgrade?
A California health agency invested $12 million on a software system intended to better capture patient information, but it didn't work out that way
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U-Match mouse makes biometrics easy
The UMatch BioLink Mouse features a fingerprint scanner built right into the left side of the unit, making biometrics easy to use
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File sharing made easy
A young Internet company hopes its services on the World Wide Web will replace express mail service, email and phone calls to help government workers in scattered locations collaborate on projects.
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VA taps industry expert as new CIO
Edward Meagher began work Tuesday as a special assistant to the VA secretary while he awaits confirmation by Congress as CIO
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Court beefs up Carnivore requirements
Law enforcement agents have to meet the highest legal standards if they want to intercept data that mingles ?quot;to?quot; and ?quot;from?quot; information with the content of the message
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Raytheon wins $1.4B Army radar deal
Under a $1.4 billion Army contract, Raytheon Co. will develop three radar systems for a highaltitude missiledefense program
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Microsoft completes Windows 2000 family
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server can enable agencies looking to consolidate large server farms or mainframes into one box with a single point of contact
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