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Hackers get into government jobs site

Hackers get into USAJobs site; user IDs, passwords and phone numbers were illegally accessed.

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Importer data rule goes into effect

A last-minute Bush administration rule requiring importers to file more data on shipments went into effect on schedule on Jan 25.

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NASA site asks public to choose telescope's mission

People can visit a new site to vote for an astronomical object to be viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Stimulus bills have millions for State's IT

The House and Senate versions of bills designed to stimulate the economy would provide hundreds of millions for the State Department's information technology programs, but the Senate measure would provide much more.

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Tougher security standards coming for removable storage devices

Modifications to contracts would require protections from worms and viruses, and stronger encryption requirements.

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Bills duel over billions for broadband or health IT

The Senate Appropriations Committee's version of the economic stimulus package would spend $9 billion for broadband networks and $5 billion for health IT; the House panel's version has $6 billion for broadband and $20 billion for health IT.

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Groups urge broadband provisions in package

Public safety organizations urge Congress to include provisions for first responder communications programs in the economic stimulus package.

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FCC chairman: Use IT to improve collaboration

An FCC commissioner endorses the goal and says overhauling information technology systems should improve the agency's internal and external communications.

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Obama smartphone conforms to military standards

President Obama will have to give up his BlackBerry and switch to a maximum-security smartphone.

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Pioneering a home-based command

Capt. James Oakes is the first officer to participate in the Virtual Command program, which allows him to work from home.

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Air Force seeks airborne tagging technology

The Air Force is asking for industry input on the development of technology that would be able to remotely tag and track vehicles on the ground.

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Tending the wiki garden

A successful collaboration takes careful cultivation.

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Who are the brand ambassadors?

Social-media tools can unite government and citizen.

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Change Dept.: White House Web site

President Barack Obama’s revolutionary campaign Web site, Change.org, which lived for three months as Change.gov, has now morphed into WhiteHouse.gov.

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Practicing what she preaches

Jen Steele directs the largest telework program in Louisiana state government — and is a teleworker herself.

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A new kind of record-keeper

The next National Archivist could fix decades of problems in digital management.

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IG: Air Force wireless project over budget

DOD's inspector general recommends reorganizing, recompeting wireless network project.

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In the News: House panel OKs $3 billion in Internet grants

Key committee approves grant to expand high-speed Internet access in rural and hard-to-serve areas, Reuters reports.

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What's Brewin: Baby Steps

The Army appears to have started a process that could lead to widespread use of wireless technologies for its classified networks.