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Robert Otto - Postal Service: Early to rise

Robert L. Otto got his first management training milking dairy cows. Growing up on his family’s farm in Fishertown, Pa., Otto rose at 3:30 every morning to help his father milk 200 cows.

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Northrop wins network deal

The company will get $350 million to create the Homeland Security Data Network.

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State, NARA complete first transfer of electronic records

The State Department and the National Archives and Records Administration today completed the first electronic transfer of diplomatic records.<br>

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Defense agencies develop data-sharing standard

The Defense Department and defense agencies from several countries have developed a standard for documenting and sharing configuration information about large systems.<br>

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Sprint protests contract award

The company is protesting the award of a Justice Department networking contract to rival AT&T.

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NASA to move data faster with bigger pipes

The space agency is preparing an Ethernet network.

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Securing XML

Emerging cadre of products attempt to block attacks, viruses

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the Pipeline

Mad Max's PC; Securing the base; Follow me

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FCC broadens broadband study

Latest inquiry to examine how market dynamics affect public access to high-speed telecommunications

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JLT debuts ruggedized tablet

The 2.87-pound G-Force 850 ruggedized tablet PC is JLT Mobile Computers Inc.'s first foray into the ruggedized tablet PC space.

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Symantec toughens mobile security

Client Security 2.0 combines antivirus, firewall and intrusion-prevention tech for remote users and handheld devices.

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IRS to use Symark software

Symark's PowerPassword will be used to strengthen the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information on Unix servers.

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Veritas launches document storage management software

Veritas Software Corp. of Mountain View, Calif., has released software that will help agencies automatically file and dispose of electronic documents.<@SM>

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New network cuts Pa. county's costs

The third largest county in Pennsylvania expects a new fiber-optic system to pay for itself by July 2005.

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Return of the ASP

Corio pitching application services to agencies

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Portables sizzle at FOSE

Tablets, handhelds expand in new directions

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9-11 Commission keeps network secure

Tech managers with the commission have set up a VPN.

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You can take it with you

Handhelds close to delivering anywhere Internet access, but security, display issues remain

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Army comes to attention on biz apps

The Army needs help.<@SM>Faced with wrangling its financial systems into a coherent structure, it’s turned to integrators for a hand with an effort that has so far eluded the service.

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MCI to settle overbilling claims

MCI will pay the Justice Department $27 million to settle claims that it overbilled government customers under the FTS 2001 contract.