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Who's on FirstGov?
The FirstGov board of directors draws members from the President's Management Council and the CIO Council.
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A VPN primer
A virtual private network (VPN) uses a public or shared network (such as the Internet or a campus intranet) to create a secure, private network connection between a client and a server.
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KPMG releases white paper on cybercrime
A new report on e-commerce and cybercrime provides tips for governments to consider in order to prevent security breaches.
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Pa. makes spreading computer viruses illegal
People who intentionally spread a computer virus face a seven-year prison sentence and a $15,000 fine in Pennsylvania now that Gov. Tom Ridge has signed a new bill into law. The bill also requires that restitution be paid for any damages caused.
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Supercomputer souped up
IBM Corp. shipped the most powerful supercomputer in the world to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory last week, enabling scientists to monitor the condition of nuclear weapons without having to detonate them.
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GAO again fails Energy security
The Energy Department was forced to take two of its laboratories off the Internet for as long as a week after hackers attacked computer systems at least four times, the General Accounting Office said in a report made available on June 30.
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Portal would customize federal info
Federal officials are hoping that the new FirstGov Internet portal will push agencies to work together on related public services.
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Michigan to post lesson plans online
Under a new Michigan program, lesson plans from the state's best teachers will be posted online, providing practical support to help teachers meet state education guidelines.
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Building the Army's confidence in high-tech
If future soldiers and commanders do not trust battlefield intelligence provided by information systems, the Army's revolutionary transformation into a more mobile and more lethal force could crumble, some service officials say.
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Arkansas has ANSWER to the welfare question
Several state and local social service agencies have launched Internet portals to help guide other government agencies and potential clients through the maze of human services programs and their complicated eligibility requirements.
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VPN glossary
X.509: A widely used specification for digital certificates, X.509 binds an entity's distinguished name to its public key.
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Calif. seeks $10M for e-gov
California Gov. Gray Davis has proposed allocating an additional $10 million to the state's electronic government programs. In addition, Gray is calling for the creation of an e-government business advisory council to provide private-sector advice on state e-government efforts.
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The Circuit
During the past six months, the General Services Administration's Federal Computer Incident Response Capability has been hit from many sides for not supplying a quick enough response to cyberattacks such as the 'love bug' virus.
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Championing share-in-savings contracts
At the recent Federal 100 gala, I ran into Ken Buck of the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, who received an award for his work promoting the use of shareinsavings contracting for information technology systems. Not surprisingly, Ken was in a good mood. The Fed 100 accolade no doubt helped raise his spirits for what has been a tough haul.
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Industry Watch
Storage, wireless and mobile computing; imaging, security and encryption devices; ultraportable projectors, digital music devices and, oh yeah, PCs were all on display last week at PC Expo in New York City.
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A waste of Thrift Savings
It's no surprise that the launch of two new Thrift Savings Plan investment funds has been postponed for a second time. But there's also something disturbing about it.
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Spreading the word
The National Cancer Institute suggested other programs that could help spread the word about cancer prevention
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