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OMB's Clay Johnson predicts e-government's future
By the time the Bush administration leaves office in 2008, all 25 original E-Government initiatives should be fully implemented.
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NGA: States make interoperability a top priority
Coordination of state and local efforts, protection of critical infrastructure and creation of intelligence "fusion centers" are also on the list.
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Wash. state to use Network Chemistry products
The auditor's office will use elements of the RFprotect line, which detects and identifies the location of rogue wireless devices and access points.
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Ericsson buys Marconi Federal
Soon to be called Ericsson Federal, the new organization will combine Marconi's presence in the federal government with Ericsson's capabilities in mobile telecom and systems integration.
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GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough
Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood.
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Editorial: When the office is optional
Although telework has never really taken hold, acceptance seems to be growing.
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Honey, I shrunk the computer
OQO’s model 01+ packs more technology into a smaller handheld computer.
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Audio recordings are an endangered species
Preservationists say policy-makers should be more alarmed about the losses
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FAA telecom effort lags
The agency's initiative to replace the systems that let air traffic controllers communicate with pilots is unlikely to finish on time or on budget.
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Nadler: Know your rights
Companies must take certain steps to protect their proprietary products.
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OMB sidelines two rules on interagency transactions
The Office of Management and Budget temporarily set aside two business rules related to how agencies make payments and conduct transactions with each other because the rules caused unintended confusion.
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IG: FAA telecom program at risk
The FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure program is getting costlier and likely won't be done by its deadline.
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Phoenix recruits resellers, integrators
The company wants to promote its device-authentication product in the federal sector.
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Labor starts A-76 competition for over 300 management, technical support jobs
The Labor Department has launched an analysis to determine if it would be more cost-effective to turn over to the private sector 330 jobs that support assorted administrative and technical support services.
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EPA retains help desk, Lotus Notes support functions
The Environmental Protection Agency will keep a handful of its IT services in-house after analyzing whether it would be cheaper to outsource those functions to the private sector.
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Apriva licenses FIPS-certified module for Feds
Arrangement with Certicom allows company to speed delivery of its secure wireless messaging products to government customers.
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DISA orders AT&T circuits
Domestic circuits provide the backbone for the network that serves warfighters in combat zones.
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Hughes unveils new government hook
A satellite company also announces a new brand and ownership structure.
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