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Verizon nabs Postal Service Networx contract
Deal worth $16.4 million is another sign business is picking up on huge telecom agreement
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BBN field tests portable translator
BBN Technologies has developed a translation device that enables a two-way dialogue between speakers of different languages.
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A new life for talk-to-text?
Efforts of speech-recognition developers could pay off as a smart application for smart phones.
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Letter: AtHoc not a de facto alert platform for military
A reader finds a source comment misleading about AtHoc's alert platform being a "'de facto' alert platform for the Navy and Air Force."
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IG: IPv6 deadline challenges DHS
The Homeland Security Department is falling behind in meeting an immediate deadline to demonstrate its support for IPv6, the department's inspector general finds.
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Pointers: Recommended reading
FCW points you in the direction of interesting blogs, Web sites and products dealing with all things information technology.
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Networx: A revolution on hold
Agencies show little interest in transforming telecom operations.
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Federal IT managers give themselves high marks in information security
But survey shows feds are less likely to have secured systems compared with states, local governments and industry.
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What's Brewin: Honoring medics, corpsmen on the real Memorial Day
An abbreviated honor roll of the 212 medics and corpsmen who have fallen in Iraq.
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Defense boosts bandwidth of global network to meet battlefield needs
Rising demand attributed mostly to satellite and video images from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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GAO: Trusted shipping program needs work
Auditors say Customs and Border Protection needs to improve the technology behind the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.
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GSA gives Alliant a second look
Agency tries to debunk claims of flaws in the procurement selection process.
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NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach
Jonathan Pettus seeks to bring NASA’s centers together with a single focus.
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Air Force looking to build cyber weapons
Requests industry to help it hide in enemy’s networks and take down systems, but some believe the service isn’t ready to deal with cyber warfare.
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Vendor assailed for unfair marketing
Encryption company accused of using government assessments that don’t exist.
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What's Brewin: The Amazing, Disappearing Navy Policy
New network strategy pulled from CIO Web site for rescanning -- and what else?
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