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Networx orders to be managed online
The GSA Operations Support Systems will become available piece by piece in the next year.
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PDF format up for ISO stamp
The multiplatform format is widely used across government to digitize print documents and build electronic forms.<@SM>
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Bush order tightens IT environmental practices
An executive order Bush issued after his State of the Union address requires agencies to buy and use IT in an environmentally responsible manner.
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Congress' acquisition priorities include GSA oversight
Congressional staff members said their committees will examine how civilian and defense agencies conduct acquisitions.
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Google tailors Earth for DOD users
Google Earth Fusion allows federal agencies to manipulate and integrate their own geospatial imagery with the company’s software tools.
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Sun pitches Project Blackbox to feds
The computing company is offering its Project Blackbox system for use in disaster recovery and consolidation.
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Telework culture lagging: survey
The federal government has a way to go if it is going to establish a culture favorable to telework, according to a new survey of federal managers.<@SM>
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Web extra: When thin isn’t in
Some IT shops still have trouble justifying a thin-client investment.
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Tool lets agencies show OMB the IT money
Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control application integrates architecture, performance and security data.
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Secure Measures
SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security | Agencies work to catch up to OMB mandates for protecting mobile data.
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Agencies feel botnets’ light footprint
SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security | DHS pilot helps agencies monitor network intrusions.
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Section 508: Reconstruction in progress
Web technologies outpace accessibility law and require a major rewrite of 508 standards.
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5 reasons thin clients deserve a fresh look
Cost savings, security and technology advances make approach more viable.
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Pentagon to contractors: Meet DOD InfoSec standards
The Defense Department wants to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to address training requirements that apply to contractor personnel who perform information assurance functions.
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Commerce uses encryption to help steel notebooks
SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 1 | Departmentwide data security software aims for ease of use.
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DOD rolls out radio-over-IP net
The U.S. Central Command is using the RIPRnet, which links analog radios to a IP-based network, to support convoy operations in Iraq.
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GSA defends deal with Treasury
GSA will halve management fee, but only for some services.
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