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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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IT business cases going online

By mid-February 2007, agencies will have to post all of their Office of Management and Budget-approved business cases on the World Wide Web.<@SM>

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The Pipeline

A handheld for Lewis and Clark; Fingerprint capture for G.I. Joe.

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GSA launches site to sell surplus assets

GovSales.gov cataloges surplus assets for sale to the public.

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A message worth saving

E-mail archiving and performance management tools gain favor as the volume and importance of electronic messages grows.

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BlackBerry 8700g pumps up the power

Intel XScale processor boosts speed of RIM’s new wireless handheld multifunctional device

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PackBot gets a promotion

iRobot unveils new battlefield robots

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DOD schools contract with GTSI

GTSI partners with Gateway and Prism Point to supply computers to DOD schools in Europe and the Middle East.

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Data held by feds, vendors at risk

Federal contractors that agencies rely on for IT management services are responsible for many of the data breaches that agencies reported to the House Government Reform Committee

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GSA flips FAS sign to 'open'

The Federal Acquisition Service is officially open for business.

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Bush drums up support for PMA

President George W. Bush gave a pep talk to the President’s Management Council, reminding deputy secretaries of how far they have come and how far they still need to go.

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Pandemic prospect complicates COOP

Even organizations that have developed continuity-of-operations plans should re-examine them in light of a possible disease outbreak, according to a panel of experts.

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Commerce unveils new award

The department's Technology Administration will present its first Recognition of Excellence in Innovation award to Odin Technologies.

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New VOIP monitoring tools would make Ma Bell proud

Specialized products help agencies aim for carrier-grade quality levels.

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Circle the wagons

Technologies to protect data from getting tapped, leaked or stolen.

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Attensity masters linguistics

Company touts its mid-October release of Attensity 4 as a complete analyst’s desktop

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New L-3 device protects against IEDs

The Broad Shield Tactical Manpack is a programmable improvised explosive device jammer and countermeasures system.