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White House may veto bill over PMA measures
Bush administration officials object to a number of provisions in the Treasury, Transportation and independent agencies appropriations bill.
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Glitches in FAA system
An air traffic controller association alleges that there are safety problems in new information technology system are being ignored.
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California lawmakers soften RFID stance
Update: Bill revised to put three-year limit on proposed ban of radio frequency identification tags.
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Tech groups want treaty ratified
Industry officials push for a treaty that they say could be helpful in investigating and prosecuting computer network crimes.
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OMB: IPv6 by June 2008
Federal agencies will make the change to the latest version of IP, Karen Evans tells a House committee.
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Army orders more JNN nodes
Satellite-equipped trailers provide mobile communications for troops working in remote areas.
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Army drafts Accenture for financial-management system overhaul
The Army has awarded a $537 million contract to Accenture to develop a consolidated financial-management system for active, Reserve and National Guard units.
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IRS search for public records access ends with ChoicePoint
Under a five-year contract, ChoicePoint will provide the IRS with access to its suite of custom data solutions. IRS officials will use ChoicePoint’s public records data capabilities to support customized data retrieval requirements.<@SM>
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Xiotech SAN on wheels
Self-contained storage-area network includes system management software, network connections, power distribution equipment and up to 67 terabytes data capacity.
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Lose the file cabinets
New PDF/A standard preps electronic documents for long-term archiving.
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Cyber Eye: For crying out loud, encrypt data at rest
The nation owes a debt of gratitude to California, which last year began requiring that companies doing business in the state notify consumers whose unencrypted personal data has been compromised. Because so many companies do business in California, the law has in effect become a de facto national requirement.<@SM>
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Hands on: In search of the perfect notebook PC
As vendors close gaps between laptop and desktop computers, the remaining shortcomings become more irksome.
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Voice over IP exposed
VOIP can lower telecom costs and help with network consolidation -- and cause security problems if not handled right.
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Adobe looks to add Flash
Macromedia's Flash Platform enables building of Web applications
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Smokers get the message
New Zealand study finds correlation between text messaging and smoking cessation.
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State and local health agencies get grants
The nation’s largest private funder of health care research and development will make grants totaling $2 million to state and local public health agencies.
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Tumbleweed upgrades file transfer
Tumbleweed Communications recently added security, authentication and reliable delivery features to its SecureTransport product.
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Business transformation puts DLA in the know
Business transformation is starting to pick up steam at the Defense Logistics Agency.
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Satcom industry presses for long-term buying
The leader of Americom Government Services renewed the call for the Pentagon to come through with new procurement policies for commercial satellite service.
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