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Mapping out potential GPS threats
The Transportation Department is waiting for the results of a study on how to protect systems that use the Global Positioning System from hackers intent on knocking out or distorting positioning data.
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A driving force at FTS
You won't see the General Services Administration Federal Technology Service's new commissioner out playing golf with her coworkers on a sunny weekend afternoon. More likely, you'll see her decked out in leather and a helmet, zooming down the road on the back of her husband's HarleyDavidson.
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Leaders Must Embrace Information Age
Government leaders must embrace the digital revolution and revamp information technology policy or they and their communities will be left behind, according to a Harvard report.
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Building a blueprint for agency CIOs
Federal agencies have much to learn from their state government and industry counterparts about the role chief information officers play.
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Measuring success
Despite the training-related problems, SOAR has achieved most of its goals.
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Commerce commits to outsourcing
The Commerce Department, preparing to launch a desktop outsourcing pilot project this month, has decided to select a vendor from one of its own services contracts, rather than use the existing governmentwide seat management programs.
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Oracle Launches E-gov Initiative
Oracle Corp., one of the world's largest software providers, has launched a global initiative aimed at helping governments go electronic.
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Study Finds Florida Should Hone IT Use
Florida needs to take a hard look at how it uses technology to deliver services via the Internet and to conduct business internally, according to a report issued by the IT Florida task force.
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DOD charts GPS path
The Defense Department is in the early stages of setting a new course for its satellitebased Global Positioning System, DOD officials said last week. And the Transportation Department and other civilian GPS users are asking for more of a say in the process.
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Figuring taxes on your mutual fund sales
Figuring your tax bill on mutual fund sales is not an easy undertaking. That's because you probably have purchased shares at different times for different amounts.
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Report: Keep NTIS open ? for now
The Commerce Department should keep its National Technical Information Service open at least for the shortterm a report released this month recommended to Congress and the administration
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'Accessibility' standards released
They're here: The longawaited proposed 'accessibility' standards for information technology bought by federal agencies
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Feds feel job satisfaction
A survey shows that federal employees are especially happy in offices where reinvention is a priority
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House OKs emergency millions for IT
Bill sent to Senate includes $45 million for 'urgent cybersecurity needs' at three Energy Department nuclear weapons laboratories
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Farmers on track to e-file for subsidies
A House committee approved legislation calling for a system that would let farmers use the Internet to request federal subsidies
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Alan Balutis heads to NIST
Commerce deputy CIO will become director of NIST's Advanced Technology Program
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NASA restructures Mars management
Announcement comes after a report blames software problems and inexperienced project management for the loss of the Mars Polar Lander
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10 skills federal Webmasters need
If I were asked what one article I would want to send to every Webmaster in the federal government, it would be this one.
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FTS fills IT posts
GSA's Federal Technology Service continues filling positions, including naming Charles Self as the new FTS deputy commissioner
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