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GSA moving to open WebGov portal
The General Services Administration plans to have the longawaited governmentwide Internet portal in operation this fall
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Air Force vision focused on IT
The Air Force has a worldwide reputation for precision bombing, but information technology will define the service's future
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National missile defense on track
A panel of experts finds that the technical capability to field a limited national missiledefense system is available and that the schedule should not be changed
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Internet brings Alaskans, government closer
Until the Internet made electronic government possible, many Alaskans had little contact with government at any level ? local, state or federal
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Salt Lake County introduces digital signatures
The county will conduct seminars to teach banks, title companies and others about the technology
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$10M available for crime-reporting systems
The money will help states to participate in the new National Incident-Based Reporting System
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Dot-com provides voter registration services
At election.com, people can print out registration forms, sign them and mail them to local election officals
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Army opening biometrics center
The Army is on the verge of opening a new R?#038; Amp;D facility for developing advanced biometrics technologies
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One last Y2K lesson: 'People get the job done'
The Year 2000 Information Coordination Center officially closes this month, owing much of its success to teamwork
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Infosec poses allied communication challenge
The war in Kosovo offered examples of how lack of planning and restrictive security policies can hamper allied interoperability
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Army transformation built around IT
The rapid explosion of information available to potential foes is driving the Army's transformation to a lighter and more lethal force
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Reno: Band together against cybercrime
Attorney General says cybercrime has to be fought internationally through the cooperation of law enforcement and industry
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Alliance forms for e-gov industry standards
GovWorks, a provider of electronic government services, has announced an alliance to establish a code of e-gov conduct
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Software a 'Click' for smaller governments
Tidemark Solutions is unveiling products that target smaller governments that do not have the resources to provide e-gov applications
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Agencies act to secure the future
In the charge to protect computer systems against cyberattacks, the National Security Agency and the State Department are two prime examples of agencies that have taken a proactive approach.
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Secure middleman
When one agency receives an electronic transaction created using a private key that corresponds to a public key issued by the sender's certificate authority (CA), the receiving agency has to determine that the certificate carrying that public key originated from a trusted source.
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Navy merges paperless initiatives
The Navy has taken a major step toward simplifying its electronic procurement process by combining the efforts of two major paperless contracting programs
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Navy enlists handhelds
Navy pilots and their crews face an avalanche of forms and checklists that must be completed before, during and after every flight, even the most routine training missions.
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