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Turning over control
The information technology services the National Security Agency plans to outsource to a private contractor under its Project Groundbreaker contract include:
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Digital fingerprints track inmates in Texas prisons
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which oversees and operates the state's prison system, will soon get digital fingerprint scanners to log and help identify inmates.
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Experts: E-gov examples shine abroad
If the new president needs some ideas about egovernment, he ought to look at Bulgaria, a group of government experts advises
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Army portal hits milestone
Army Knowledge Online recently reached a major Information Age milestone when its 100,000th user logged on to the portal
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CIO Council readies XML portal
A CIO Council working group plans a portal to coordinate the use of XML a specification that can help organizations share data
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Stress test puts EDGAR under fire
The SEC's automated system for filing corporate and financial information is slated for a stress test in January
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Raytheon looks to leverage NMCI
Officials at Raytheon hope success with NMCI will propel them into a greater network security role with DOD
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Students' site scores State award
The State Department gave its firstever Digital Diplomacy Award to three students who created a Web site to draw attention to world hunger
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Supreme Court posts digital advances
The U.S. Supreme Court will post transcripts Friday of George W. Bush's appeal of the Florida ballot recount
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Webmasters: Link affinity and customers
FCW's DotGov Thursday column urges agency Webmasters to band together to serve users, spread information
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Agency adds smart cards, PKI
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is bolstering systems security by adding publickey infrastructure and providing smart cards to 1,500 employees
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Montana offers NIC room to operate
After hiring NIC to develop e-government applications, the state hopes to cut costs by giving the company its own space
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Army showcasing 3-D tools
The Army is showcasing software and virtual reality tools that enable farflung engineers to work closely in designing future combat vehicles
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Anteon building e-gov portfolio
Anteon Corp. and Information Builders have announced a strategic partnership focused on providing egovernment solutions
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NARA endorses software testing
Tests designed by the military to evaluate recordkeeping software have earned NARA stamp of approval, with caution
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Groups clash on results of Carnivore report
A privacy group says the FBI's email surveillance system can collect plenty of information without judicial review, even though a recent report states otherwise
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FDA Web site gets a fresher look
Agency unveils a redesigned Web site to give consumers and health professionals faster access to information about health products
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DOD extends contracts for digital radiology
Defense Department officials have given the goahead for the third option year of a contract for their flagship program to make radiology digital in military hospitals.
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