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Navy halts Web site and portal investments
Before the Navy brings its IT infrastructure into the Defense Knowledge Online portal, service officials have to get a better handle on Navy Web site and portal investments.<@SM>
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David Warner | Next-generation command and control
Air Force Brig. Gen. David Warner has an answer for the 90-plus legacy interfaces that currently tie into the joint battlefield C2 system under his control: service-oriented architecture.
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Identity Force, ID Analytics reach reseller pact
The new agreement will make Identity Force a government reseller of ID Analytics’ breach analysis services.
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AT&T to develop Army financial systems
The telecom company will develop and deploy two systems that will improve the Army's finance processes.
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Nadler: New and improved Safety Act
Now companies can use a streamlined application to submit their anti-terrorism products for review.
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Military works to bridge the language gap
IBM and Joint Forces Command are testing new translation software.
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Kathleen Kummer | Another View: FEA Records Management—meeting the challenge without total upheaval
Agencies can meet the new Federal Enterprise Architecture Records Management Profile requirements by establishing a central repository that manages the records management rules for content from multiple systems.
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DeviceLock improvements offer advanced protection for PCs
Version 6 helps prevent internal data theft or accidental malicious downloads
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DOD IT resources failed during Katrina
Shipments of goods to soldiers in Southwest Asia were delayed for four days after the storm hit because a logistics center in Baton Rouge, La., wasn't prepared for the disaster, a report states.
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'Con Air' upgrades safety, security
The U.S. Marshals Service has agreed to implement a series of security improvements recommended by the Justice Department’s inspector general for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS).<@SM>
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Visionaries and leaders get their due
The GCN Awards Gala honored 10 agency projects that demonstrated innovation and excellence, as well as this year’s government and industry executives of the year, and Hall of Fame inductees. Below are some comments from the evening’s individual honorees.<br><a href="http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/42402-1.html"><u>2006 GCN Gala photo gallery</u></a>
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Digital TV offers opportunity for interoperability
When part of the radio frequency spectrum currently reserved for television is freed in 2009, it could help strengthen public safety communications, an expert said.
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GCN Awards Gala honors the people behind the projects
At last night’s GCN Awards Gala, hundreds of women milled about the Washington Hilton ballroom dressed in flowing chiffon gowns, diamonds and strappy high heels. Brig. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, attending the event via live feed from Qatar, was wearing desert camouflage. She was the best-dressed woman in the room.<br><a href="http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/42402-1.html"><u>2006 GCN Gala photo gallery</u></a>
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IRS' integrated strategy for IT modernization
The IRS will implement its Business Systems Modernization in smaller increments and in a more unified strategy, according to agency CIO Richard Spires.
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NASCIO salutes innovative state IT projects
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has announced its 2006 Recognition Awards for outstanding achievement in information technology in state government.
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DISA close to awarding $3B circuit contract
Agency officials also update industry on upcoming procurements, including Encore II and NCES.
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La. court chooses lower-cost videoconferencing option
A Louisiana state court has replaced a hardware-based videoconferencing system with a software solution that uses workaday PCs.
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USPS wants to stamp out excess costs
The Postal Service recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to ProfitLine to analyze account data on its 34,000 wireless devices and point out potential savings.
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