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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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Roster Change

Roster Change

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FDA, drug firms to test online filings

The FDA is launching a pilot project to help pharmaceutical companies file information about their products online

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Interactive budget follows the money

Florida's new e-budget allows people to search and figure out how much money is being spent on programs

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Maintaining a sense of history

Agencies told to preserve Clinton-era Web sites for posterity

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DOE contract management, security targeted

GAO report finds weaknesses in the Energy Department's project, contract and financial management capabilities

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Briefs

Briefs

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Looking for a better fit

New command and control system requires Web facelift, Air Force decides

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DOT facing familiar criticism

GAO's latest recommendations to DOT include air traffic control modernization and financial management, both sources of past criticism

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Who will be the federal CIO?

President Bush has not indicated his choice for federal CIO ? these candidates may have the inside track on the job.

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FAA office to get help on easing crowded skies

Federal Aviation Administration leaders are joining with union and industry officials to create a plan they hope will help a new air traffic services organization set priorities and manage solutions

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DOD eyes cyberspy exec

The Pentagon wants to create a national counterintelligence executive to help the Defense Department tap the abilities of all national counterintelligence forces and fend off cyberspies.

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Workforce woes make GAO's high-risk list

Government workforce issues for the first time have been placed on the General Accounting Office's high-risk list reserved for programs that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

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Navy lifts sights on NMCI

The Navy has upped the ante in one of the most ambitious federal technology outsourcing projects afoot

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State needs to shore up security

The State Department needs to improve security, from installing intrusiondetection programs to clarifying agencywide security responsibilities

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HUD hailed, but still has high risk

Weaknesses with internal controls, information and financial management systems persist in some HUD programs

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Whither go the CIOs?

The door is revolving, but it is uncertain how many chief information officers will come out.