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Report: DOE lax on spies
The Energy Department's counterintelligence training and awareness program has 'failed dismally,' a study by an independent panel of security experts concluded, characterizing cyber-based counter-intelligence as DOE's biggest challenge.
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Hit the mall for free technology access
Manassas Mall has the usual suspects: the ubiquitous stores selling clothes, books, cards and sporting equipment -- and that sweet cinnamon bun smell that lures shoppers as much as the sale racks do.
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Collision-warning radar on course
The Federal Aviation Administration will purchase a ground radar system in September that will alert controllers to impending collisions on or near runways at 25 airports, the agency announced last week.
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Tech, gov leaders to debate e-gov privacy
State and local government and technology leaders will debate electronic government privacy issues, such as public-key infrastructure security, digital signatures and policy statements, in a new e-Government Web Privacy Coalition.
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Toshiba revs notebook lines
Toshiba has given its notebook computer lines a shot in the arm.
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The perfect forecast
Radar, satellites and computers played a leading role in helping National Weather Service forecasters predict 'the perfect storm' days in advance. The October 1991 storm ? one of the worst in a century ? pummeled the East Coast from Maine to Florida and served as the basis for the book (and movie) 'The Perfect Storm.'
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Mayors' survey: High technology drives city economies
High-technology industries are dominating the economic growth in cities throughout the nation, according to a new survey from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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On a collision course
An upcoming test will require the national missile defense system to strike down a Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a single warhead target and a single decoy. The Minuteman will be launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif. Twenty minutes later, an interceptor missile carrying a prototype 'kill vehicle' will be launched from Kwajalein atoll in the Pacific Ocean and should home in on and clash directly with the target warhead.
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E-Sign Act validates digital signatures
The first GSA digital certificate seals President Clinton's signature, passing ESign Act into law
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Houston schools spell management success 'ERP'
When the Houston Independent School District wanted to decentralize its operations and create shared decision-making among its 288 schools, officials turned to enterprise resource planning software.
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Security limits Linux in government
The biggest threat to Linux becoming the software of choice in government is that there is no thirdparty verification, certification or evaluation
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Forecasting the perfect storm
Radar, satellites and computers played a role in helping predict 1991's 'perfect storm' days in advance, and forecasting technology is even better now
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State, Fed CIOs team up
NASIRE and CIO Council work together to keep the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City safe
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eCitydeals.com hopes to make waves in B2G
The company enables cities to conduct online auctions, purchase goods and services, post competitive public works bids, trade taxes with other cities and advertise job opportunities
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Modernization delayed in shrinking sub fleet
The reduced number of submarines also has caused a strain on readiness, particularly in modernization of the submarine force's C4I systems
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Wisconsin revamping tax system
The new system will be Web-enabled, allowing about 170,000 businesses to pay sales taxes online, transfer payments electronically and review their payment history
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Bill would force DOE to take stock
Lawmakers demand an inventory of all documents and devices throughout the Energy Department that contain restricted or classified data
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Consider tax implications of gifts
Milt Zall, Bureaucratus columnist and registered investment adviser, offers taxsmart ways to make financial gifts to children.
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