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DOD casts Coast Guard secure line

Link to classified net will aid agency's homeland security work

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Cisco targets agencies' overall needs

It's a change from focusing on individual transactions.

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NENA: States should take bigger E911 role

According to the National Emergency Number Association, by the end of 2005 only half of 911 call centers will be able to locate wireless callers.

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GSA offers telework freebie

The General Services Administratino plans to offer a 60-day free trial of satellite offices set up for telecommuters.

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Calif. district goes broadband

The Truckee Donner Public Utility District will break ground for a high-speed communications network for residents, businesses and first responders.

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Denying denial of services

Vendor banks on key research to stave off cyberattacks

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Qwest to build network for NASA lab

The optical network will connect a NASA facility to two others in West Virginia.

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Coast Guard faces comm hurdles

The Coast Guard must overcome large communications barriers with Defense services, says the Coast Guard's Pacific commander.

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Defense industry to get JTRS update

The military will meet with companies Feb. 26 to discuss the future of the multiyear, multibillion-dollar Joint Tactical Radio System program.

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Verizon Wireless joins GSA schedule

Now agencies can buy the company's products and services through GSA's governmentwide contracts.

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Air Force awards optical deal

Lucent will get $12.5 million to build a prototype system for optical data communications.

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Air Force to issue Netcents RFP

Officials expect the solicitation for the Network-Centric Solutions contract to be released Jan. 30.

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WorldCom ills blamed on weak controls

The report, by former attorney general Richard Thornburgh, blames the company’s internal audit department and the board of directors’ audit committee.

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GSA offers free telecenter trials

The centers offer access to computers, telephones, other office machines and meeting facilities.

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Treasury plans set rate for telecom

The Treasury Department intends to buy digital communications services in the future for a fixed monthly fee.

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SharePoint brings collaboration to Office

The new collaborative capabilities of Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2003 depend upon Windows SharePoint Services.

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Unique funding saves costs

After the first five years, NASA and NOAA will have almost free use of a fiber-optic cable to a remote polar station for 15 years.

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The kitchen sink approach

Can all-in-one content management suites reduce costs and integration hassles?

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Office 2003 pushes integration forward

Web-based collaboration, XML support highlight latest release

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Listening to the arctic skies

NASA, NOAA use Norwegian facility to gather weather and climate data from satellites