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Coast Guard tech situation improving
The Coast Guard has regained most of its IT capabilities along the Gulf Coast.
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Carriers scramble to restore Gulf Coast mobile phone coverage
Wireless companies dispatch mobile units to restore lost service in storm-struck region.
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HHS seeks volunteers for Katrina disaster relief
The agency has created a Web site for medical professionals and IT and communications personnel with experience in health care IT who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts.
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Red Cross works to restore communications at shelters
Red Cross CIO Steve Cooper says the organization is working to restore communications with its 300 shelters in the region devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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DHS, Navy and MCI deploy mobile command posts to Gulf Coast
Mobile communications vans are being deployed to the hurricane battered Gulf Coast to fill in telecom gaps.
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Air Force comms unit to aid Katrina relief effort
The Air Force's 5th Combat Communications Group will provide public telephone services for Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a makeshift hospital in New Orleans.
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Katrina smashes Coast Guard IT
As the U.S. Coast Guard handles search and rescue efforts on the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina’s wrath, it also copes with the loss of much of its IT based in the region.
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Army comms unit backs FEMA, DOD
93rd Signal Brigade to provide voice, video and data communications for Katrina relief.
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DOD, Coast Guard deploy satcom systems to Gulf Coast
Agencies provide much needed communications in wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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IRS requires professional e-filers to use approved encryption
The IRS has directed e-file program participants who transmit directly to the agency’s Electronic Management System to use only IRS-approved encryption methods for the 2006 and subsequent filing seasons.
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New Orleans radio system flooded
State police bar entry of radio repair technicians to city.
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Companies faulted for shipping flawed software
Software makers should offer buyers a level of assurance that the software they're purchasing is secure, said Howard Schmidt, eBay's chief information security officer.
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FEMA gets Hurricane Katrina help from unlikely place
FEMA taps the National Interagency Fire Center for radios and frequencies to support disaster relief efforts.
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D.C. first responders to get smart cards
The Homeland Security Department will soon issue Washington, D.C.-area responders smart cards to ensure that the right people are at the right place at the right time.
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HUD streamlining loan review process
The Housing and Urban Development Department will automate a component of its home loan business process in a pilot starting in October.
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Westcon makes small business matches
Westcon Group's Comstor division launches a Web-based service to match government buyers and prime contractors with small, disadvantaged businesses.
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Justice tackles standards for computer-aided dispatch systems
Two law enforcement government bodies have assembled a committee to address the problem of making computer-aided dispatch systems interoperable.
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Product allows encryption of archived content
Nexsan Technologies' new disk appliance supports two of the hottest trends in enterprise storage: encryption for stored data and fixed content archiving.
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