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Robert Gellman | @Info.Policy: Chief privacy officers stuck in the middle

CPOs face several institutional problems: little power, limited resources and no natural support base.

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FTI delay leaves FAA paying for two systems at once

The agency now plans to complete the transition to the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure by December 2008, not December 2007 as originally planned.

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William Goodson to lead fed sales at Autodesk

The seasoned exec was named vice president of sales for Autodesk Government, a unit of the company that serves federal, state and local government agencies.

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USAID, USPS sign AT&T deals

The company will provide voice, data and IT services to the agencies.

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FAA awards GTSI $63M contract

Under the five-year contract, GTSI will provide the agency with high-end solutions involving Sun, Cisco and other IT peripheral devices

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Court group deploys SPSS software

The National Center for State Courts has bought predictive analytics software to examine data on court sentencing, judicial and staff workload, and court performance.

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Verizon to provide voice for Forest Service

The task order could span five years and was issued under GSA's Connections contract.

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Texas Guard goes wireless for rapid response

It has started to use Fortress Technologies’ rapid response communications kit to help it share critical information and save time and lives in disasters.

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U.S. moves to protect spectrum

DOD's Spectrum Summit kicks off as the United States opposes the use of some spectrum eyed for mobile services.

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Deft consolidation

Agencies turn to server virtualization to reverse the risk and liability of costly computer sprawl.

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Technology briefs

Users face steep Vista upgrade; L.A. social services selects Lagan software to handle calls.

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VA to consolidate IT staff under CIO

The Veterans Affairs Department later this month will begin moving all IT staff that have not already been placed under the authority of the department CIO.<@SM>

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Companies focus wares on IPv6 transition

Hexago sees a market for gateway devices to span the gap between IPv4 and IPv6.

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Web extra: Virtualization specialists

Here's a look at some of the many forms of server virtualization.

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Web extra: Virtualization management tools are the next battleground

Most observers agree that VMware is leading the pack when it comes to providing sophisticated virtual machine management features.

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Intercepts

The Core at the core of DATS; DISA is not a four-letter word; HF radio gets legs!; Build a better antenna and the Navy will be at your door

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Arrowhead win signals telecom changes

Field of competition is expanding beyond traditional carriers.

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DataPath buys network management software firm

The satellite and wireless communications provider paid $25.7 million for ILC.

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IBM wins Texas data center pact

The $863 million contract is part of the state’s plan to create a shared technology infrastructure.

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U.S. election system suffers from lack of planning

An analysis of last month’s general election turned up few catastrophes but revealed a pattern of frequent problems caused by poor planning, inadequate training and technology glitches.