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GTSI completes Prometheus installation for Navy

The $15 million secure system for the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command is designed to defend the service's networks against intrusion and compromise.

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Copy protection can sometimes be bypassed

The Copyright Office has ruled on six exemptions to digital copyright protection.

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Va. governor reaffirms telework support

Thirty-two Virginia companies pledge to promote employees' ability to work from remote sites.

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Army orders $19M in new computer systems

The order will provide rugged Appliqué Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the Army’s Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below program.

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Homeland Security investors to meet next month

Financial organizations will sponsor a one-day Homeland Security Investor Conference.

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IT security and the contractor

After data breaches, agencies put stricter policies in place.

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A younger federal workforce could influence tech choices

As younger workers come into the federal workforce, they will demand faster adoption of new technologies.

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Survey: Industry will be ready for IPv6

Vendors believe the government's transition to IPv6 will significantly accelerate the development of commercial products and services.

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FAA telecom effort lifts off

More is riding on the Federal Aviation Administration’s nearly $2 billion effort to upgrade its telecommunications network than just helping the agency save money and consolidate its existing communications systems.

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Grid and bear it

Although proven in academia and research, grid computing struggles to find a place in the enterprise.

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Lost data prompts need for secretive stash

Options abound for encrypting data in enterprise and mobile storage devices.

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Grid accelerates research

Tools help deliver CERN data to labs worldwide.

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OMB proposes accounting standards

The Office of Management and Budget released a draft of a common governmentwide accounting classification structure as part of an effort to standardize business processes and data elements in support of the Financial Management Line of Business.

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USDA seeks encryption software for mobile devices

The department could buy as many as 150,000 licenses through blanket purchase agreements with businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

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Agencies improve financial rigor

All major federal agencies beat out the private sector for the second consecutive year by completing their Performance and Accountability Reports and financial statements on the 45-day accelerated schedule.

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Managing volunteers' safety

Web tracking app keeps Peace Corps’ IG office abreast of cases around the globe

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Apps can expand security scrutiny

On the heels of the Office of Management and Budget’s June call for wider use of encryption to protect sensitive data when it leaves agency premises or is accessed remotely, agencies are taking several approaches.

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Microsoft and Novell to play nice

Under a recently announced partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc., agencies will benefit from Windows and Linux applications that will work together more seamlessly.<@SM>

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OMB must sell e-gov to new 'in' party

If the White House couldn’t sell e-government to its own party on the Hill, what chance will officials have now that the Democrats control Congress? According to industry observers and former government officials, it could be a pretty good chance.

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New rules for FBI’s Sentinel project

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft of the fiscal 2007 spending bill, HR 5672, that covers the Justice Department and the FBI, includes both legal requirements limiting the bureau’s freedom in managing its biggest software project, and tart report language criticizing the bureau’s IT performance and slow response to congressional information requests.