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Innovations abound at CES
Vendors display advances in notebooks, flat-panel monitors and new headsets
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Social Security seeks VOIP plan
Agency would be the largest in the federal government to switch to voice over IP, potentially easing the worries of others contemplating a similar shift.
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Citrix product gets Common Criteria certification
Presentation Server 4 is a major component of Citrix's Access Suite products.
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IRS tightens business rules management
The IRS has put in place processes to manage the business rules that drive its new taxpayer database in response to issues that challenged the agency’s Business Systems Modernization program.<@SM>
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SEC offers incentives for corporate XBRL filing
The Securities and Exchange Commission will offer public companies expedited reviews of their registration statements and annual reports if they volunteer for a test group as part of the SEC’s interactive data initiative.<@SM>
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SPI Dynamics takes aim at Web vulnerabilities
Two products protect Web applications that use Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language.
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DOD sets real-world test of HSPD-12
An exercise to uncover operational problems with issuing and using uniform federal identity cards is set to begin in April.
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Meru tackles communications security
The company will offer a solution that protects at the radio frequency signal level.
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Alaska nears completion of Citrix deployment
The network technology for the Corrections Department allows remote employees to get better access to documents.
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Justice financial systems to be consolidated by IBM
Under the United Financial Management System contract, which has one base year and six one-year options, the company will combine six separate systems into one.<@SM><@SM><@SM><@SM>
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DHS, State plan new IT for borders
The departments' three-part strategy will create a new ID card, improve passenger screening programs and use IT to make visitors feel more comfortable.
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GSA will extend FTS 2001 contracts
The agency wants to ensure that agencies have enough time to move from the FTS 2001 contract to Networx.
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Network Chemistry extends government reach
The company's RFprotect product line will be available through SonicWall's channel partners.
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OMB to enforce records management
Federal officials have expanded the federal enterprise architecture program by adding a large-scale records management initiative.
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EMC acquires federal presence in Internosis
EMC buys Internosis, which provides IT strategy, application development and other support for Microsoft environments.
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Army releases satcom RFP
The proposals for the $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems contract are due March 13.
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NFC IT heads back to New Orleans
National Finance Center director Jerry Lohfink moved back to his New Orleans office this week, but NFC’s data center will remain at its backup location near Philadelphia until a new center is completed in June.<@SM>
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SAP taps former BearingPoint exec
Rand Blazer succeeds Steve Peck, who will lead SAP Americas’ Alliances division.
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USPTO to modify patent reviews
The open-source community has criticized USPTO for not reviewing software in the public domain before issuing patents.
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