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Policy revision aims to defeat friendly fire
Military officials in recent years have become increasingly worried that the sheer number of weapon systems to fill the airspace of the future battlefield will overwhelm battlefield command and control efforts and lead to a rise in deaths by friendly fire. But a recently published joint operations manual should ease many of those fears.
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Firm nabs FirstGov portal pact
A Northern Virginia company has been hired to build FirstGov, the federal government's official Internet portal.
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Navy handheld pilot program
Capabilities: Sending and receiving e-mail, coordinating daily and weekly schedules, and consolidating and coordinating checklists and databases.
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Ohio county court records go online
Butler County, Ohio, launched an Internet site last month that enables people to search court records.
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Air Force reaps savings
The Air Force announced last week that it saved $88,000 by using online reverse auctions to buy computer equipment.
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All Palms on deck
The Navy last month installed 32 infrared wireless communications ports and deployed 115 handheld computers aboard one of the most technologically advanced warships in its fleet as part of a pilot project that is changing the way sailors communicate at sea.
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Who wants to be a spy?
The CIA has broadened its recruitment efforts and is fishing for resumes on the Internet for its next generation of spies.
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Lieberman a boost to IT ticket
Electronic government advocates hailed the selection of Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic vice presidential candidate as a boost for information technology issues.
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Infosec education needs revamping, professor warns
One of the nation's top educators in information systems and security calls for a revolutionary change in the way the government, academia and industry cooperate
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FirstGov: All bark, no bite
We were hopeful about the plan that set out to develop a World Wide Web service to ?quot;promote access to government information organized not by agency, but by the type of service or information that people may be seeking.?quot;
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Feds lag behind states in e-gov efforts
Even though it's better financed, the federal government is jumping into egovernment at a slower pace than its brethren at the state and municipal levels, which are under intense pressure to provide online services,
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What helps, hampers the infosec profession?
According to a report by professor Corey Schou, chairman of the National Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education, efforts to address the shortage of skilled information workers have been hampered by:
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Navy unveils IT work force plan
After a yearlong study designed to resolve the growing shortage of information technology personnel, the Navy has issued a draft fiveyear plan that officials say will help the service attract and retain highly skilled knowledge workers.
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Army: Sign up, log on
The Army intends to kick off in January what officials describe as the largest educational portal in the world, and the highestranking enlisted member ? Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley ? may be among the first to sign on.
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Access restricted
The Justice Department and the EPA have proposed creating 50 or more federal reading rooms where riskmanagement plans could be studied by the public.
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GSA: Just wait 'til next (fiscal) year
The General Services Administration has decided to delay rolling out its revamped online shopping portal until after the new fiscal year begins.
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Dot-coms nervous about FirstGov
Questions about fees, liability and the quality of information are giving some Internet businesses pause about partnering with FirstGov
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Funding fears surround military review
In a sweeping review, Pentagon will include technology's influence on the military and establish a defense program for the next 20 years
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Software upgrade key to NMD future
The Pentagon plans to upgrade software in a key flight control system that officials believe was responsible for the failure of a national missile defense system test
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