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Lawmakers extend oversight to P2P
Federal employees unknowingly expose sensitive data via peer-to-peer networks.
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Save costs by knowing your data
Classification tools help storage managers gain efficiency and find stored files faster.
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DHS to update 20-year-old immigration system
The department is seeking project management support services for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division's Office of Detention and Removal.
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Technology briefs
NIST releases revised crypto standard; Hands-free recharging; Fading Windows?
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Will WiMax save the day?
In theory, WiMax can blanket a city with affordable and fast wireless data service, but how often that will happen remains to be seen.
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Software that stops data breaches
Content monitoring prevents data leaks that let sensitive information leave the premises.
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Windows configs late, but coming
Delays could mean agencies won’t have secure baseline installed by OMB deadline.
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Fervor over formats cools for now
Massachusetts says yes to at least two nonproprietary document formats.
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Doan: Networx means change
The new telecommunications contracts will have a far-reaching effect on agencies’ missions.
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FAQ: Business activity monitoring
This latest take on business performance analysis carves a new niche in usefulness.
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GAO: DHS lacks strategy to consolidate financial systems
The department wants its component agencies to use one of two financial management systems, but it doesn't have a detailed strategy for systems integration, GAO reports.
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Lawmakers disappointed by federal telework gains
Improving agency-level management seen as key to to building successful telework programs.
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Dual-mode: Two is better than one
Smart phones that switch between cellular and Wi-Fi could reduce telecom expenses.
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Pick a service
Federal agencies will spend the next two years making connection selections that will shape their telecom and data communications for a decade.
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Devices bring new security policies
Red, black handhelds are an innovation that will require new security procedures.
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Officials' deleted e-mail raises eyebrows
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating whether Bush administration officials broke the law by not saving e-mail messages containing official communications.
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Mobile security requires an action plan
Security is one of the biggest management challenges that agencies face with mobile wireless devices.
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It's a wireless world
Like it or not, smart phones and handheld messaging devices are all over government. Here’s how to make sure this invasion of mobile devices doesn’t drain your organization’s budget or threaten its security.
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