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Digital video aids Hill police
The Capitol Hill police know they need more manpower. But they also know that manpower only goes so far.
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Education tops security agenda
Congressional funding to curtail cybercrime has focused on law enforcement and existing programs, but the real solution will come from education and research and development programs, federal officials said last week.
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Future STARs
While many agencies are talking about a new era of customercentric government, the Treasury Department is using a governmentwide training program to make sure that its staff can deliver that vision to fellow employees and citizens.
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EDGAR gets Web fever
New rules at the Securities and Exchange Commission place the Internet at the center of a plan to upgrade EDGAR, the 16yearold automated system for receiving, processing and publishing corporate filings of publicly held companies.
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CIOs mull cyberalarm net
The federal CIO Council has begun to develop plans for a network that will quickly alert agencies to software virus warnings and cyber-attacks.
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Replenishing the ranks
The federal work force could lose nearly a million employees over the next few years from retirement alone. So it is more important than ever for agencies to set aside money for initiatives to train and retain workers, including World Wide Webbased training and Internet forums.
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DOD redefining info ops
Based on the lessons learned from the 78day air war in Kosovo, Defense Department officials are seeking to redefine the emerging field of hightech information operations, a senior DOD official said last week.
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'West Wing' does feds right
I don't watch much television and have always been amazed at how much more I can get done when it's turned off. However, on Wednesday nights, there is a TV show I would urge everyone in and around government to watch: 'The West Wing,' NBC's weekly drama about President Josiah Bartlett (played by Martin Sheen) and senior White House staff.
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Timing is everything
Reacting to the delay in warnings about the 'love bug,' the CIO Council is working on a system to warn agencies about cyberattacks.
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E-gov: Customers first
While designing electronic government, federal information technology managers should keep one thing foremost in mind their 'customers.'
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New push for federal CIO
Rep. Jim Turner plans to introduce legislation next month that would create the executivelevel position of chief information officer
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Prescription pains
If you're like me and are enrolled in the service benefit plan run by Blue Cross and Blue Shield, keep a close watch on your prescriptions.
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Retirement planning made simple
Retirement planning can be complicated, but it doesn't have to be. If you properly address the four following questions, you will have the essentials of your plan.
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Gilmore outlines e-gov plan
The governor says Virginia must move 'aggressively' to ensure that state residents can benefit from interacting with government through the Internet
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Clinton asks for continual funding of IT study
The Clinton administration has asked Congress to permanently fund a governmentwide study of federal information technology workers pay and position to serve as a reference for future initiatives
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Online education, the Next Big Thing
FCW's DotGov Thursday column explains why ongoing, online adult education will be necessary as technologies continue to accelerate and converge
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