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Customs agents are seizing record amounts of pirated IT hardware
But counterfeit technology is finding its way into government agencies.
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Meet the new enterprise network
Next-generation network gear aims for a bigger slice of the processing pie
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Obstacles confront ATC modernization: GAO
The offices responsible for overseeing the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system face several obstacles, including transforming the Federal Aviation Administration’s culture.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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Budget cuts could slow IRS modernization
The IRS may take longer and have to pay more over the long term to modernize its business systems because the administration dramatically reduced funding for the program in its proposed fiscal 2007 budget. The Government Accountability Office and the IRS Oversight Board told lawmakers that IRS Business Systems Modernization should receive more funding to accelerate its progress.
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Rule banning brand-name specs gets teeth
A year ago, the administration warned agencies against using brand names in contract solicitations. The Office of Management and Budget recently released a memorandum that adds some muscle to the regulation. While the existing guidance has the force of law, OMB also has started a rule-making process for the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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IRS struggles to take next step in E-filing
The height of tax season may be past, but the IRS is still feeling the pinch, as the agency tries to expand its electronic filing and free tax services. With Congress hot on the case, IRS officials are acutely aware that the pressure is on to make tax services more accessible.
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Sun's McNealy to focus on e-government
Dressed in a hockey jersey and shooting pucks into the audience, Sun Microsystems chairman Scott McNealy said the biggest federal business opportunity is e-government.
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XO spinoff beams broadband
Nextlink will market its wireless broadband service as a COOP solution.
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Nels Olson’s new lab is in the library
The materials researcher has given up a biotech career to work with books at Library of Congress.
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The next bright idea
The roles government and industry play in innovative research have changed dramatically. Will America continue to lead the world in innovation?
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BPM aims to be a better team player
Success with business process management software lies in winning over weary users and linking to other office applications
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Laptop is one tough traveler
The Panasonic Toughbook W4 makes a nice travel companion with its semirugged features in an ultralight design.
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XBRL could make A-123 reports easier
Federal financial and IT executives risk falling behind their commercial-sector counterparts by being slow to develop the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) in their financial-reporting systems.<@SM>
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Army awards $4B in infrastructure contracts
The winning companies will help modernize and standardize the service's equipment and networking capabilities, among other things.
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The Pipeline
Has someone been eating my porridge?; Observing even more on your network
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IRS modernization budget needs more funding
Two organizations that monitor the IRS agree that the tax agency’s Business Systems Modernization should receive more funding than what the administration has proposed so the program can move forward faster.<@SM>
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Optimus to develop DOD logistics information system
The company's job is to replace an outmoded CD/DVD system for data distribution.
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NIST releases standards for security logs
The National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines cover log generation, transmission, storage, analysis and disposal.
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