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Lockheed suffers earnings slide

DOD's No. 1 contractor reported that its fourthquarter earnings fell by 70 percent compared with last year

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System monitors flood-prone creeks

A Web-based system helps Palo Alto, Calif., residents and city officials keep an eye on water levels

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Soldiers take e-university by storm

More than 600 soldiers enrolled in the Army University Access Online program during the first week

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Montana gets IT word out

An educational event at the state capitol instructs legislators on how technology can benefit government

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Agriculture CIO leaving government

Joseph Leo, retiring from government after 34 years, is headed to SAIC

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Spacecraft opens gateway to Earth data

Data collected by the Terra spacecraft is being made available to scientists and citizens via the Web

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Lockheed tops DOD biz list

Lockheed Martin grabbed the top spot for reported business with the Pentagon last year

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Morphing into Web business managers

FCW's DotGov Thursday column explains the evolving responsibilities of Web managers

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SBA takes on women's Web resource

SBA has taken over the management of a popular Web resource for women entrepreneurs

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New chief key to "Defense in Depth"

Several challenges await a former NSA cryptologist who recently became the armed forces' information assurance director

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Feds push to close accessibility loophole

The 'micropurchase exemption' to the new federal accessibility standards is likely to be phased out

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New squadron tests space weaponry

A new Air Force squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., will test prototypical weapons for controlling space

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Louisiana trying AMS welfare system

The state signed a deal that should allow caseworkers to spend more time helping kids, less time doing paperwork

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State issues World Wide invitation

Multilingual messages are accessible from the home page of State's Office of International Information Programs

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Medicare.gov expansion aids elderly

HCFA is expanding its Medicare Web site with several new interactive databases, including one to help users compare nursing homes

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Illinois unifying PKI program

The state is getting down to the nittygritty in establishing its system to allow secure online transactions

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NFC at center of authentication

The USDA's National Finance Center is positioning itself to serve agencies as a trusted source for authentication services

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NIST's Balutis leaving government

Alan Balutis, director of NIST's Advanced Technology Program, will become executive director of FGIPC

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CIO performing emergency duty

FEMA's chief information officer has been named acting chief of staff during the Bush administration transition

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