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Navy: Don’t access personal e-mail at work
Acceptable use IT policy explains the do’s and don’ts.
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Senate should up 2006 e-gov, Census funding: White House
Senate plans to reduce requested Census Bureau 2006 funding would suspend the American Community Survey and increase the cost of the next decennial census, according to a Statement of Administration Policy.
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Is this thing on? (tap, tap)
It started as a hobbyist technology and recently found a foothold at forward-thinking federal agencies.
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Lessons learned: NASA patch management
In little more than a year, NASA managed to deploy an automated patch management system that now covers more than 80,000 devices, about 94 percent of the space agency’s computers.
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Health IT standards body in the offing
Health and Human Services secretary Michael Leavitt this week will name the members of a public/private organization that will set standards for health care data exchange.
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At long last, it's Lockheed for electronic archives
The National Archives and Records Administration chose Lockheed Martin Corp. to build the $308 million Electronic Records Archive system.<@SM>
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Katrina knocked out real-time weather
The Internet weather service WeatherBug reported that 50 percent of its weather instrument stations were not functioning.
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NARA selects Lockheed for its e-records program
Lockheed beat out Harris for the $308 million contract to create an electronic records archive.
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Lockheed Martin names ITES-2S team
Lockheed Martin announced the company will lead a nine-company industry team pursuing the Army’s $20 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract.
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Some fed contractor salaries rise, most fall
Pay is increasing faster for fed workers, according to a new survey.
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Colorado law enforcement agencies sharing data
7 law enforcement agencies near Denver will exchange data through the new Jefferson County Law Enforcement Sharing System.
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Leavitt: Katrina demonstrates need for e-health records
Most people displaced by Hurricane Katrina have no medical records, making it difficult for clinicians working in disaster medical centers to treat them, the HHS secretary says.
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GAO: ICE IT program at risk
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement's modernization program is at risk because the bureau has done little planning or management.
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OPM offers Katrina help
People will be available to answer benefits questions on the Office of Personnel Management hot line seven days a week between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CST.
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DHS delays new pay system
Union officials say Homeland Security Department told employees that the new pay system will be delayed for at least a year.
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SBA centralized crisis center to manage Katrina claims
Small Business Administration inspectors are waiting for instructions from a new, centralized disaster management center to assess damage and process thousands of loan applications from small businesses along the Gulf Coast.
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Makeshift control towers guide rescue planes
The FAA used its ingenuity to create control towers that allowed thousands of planes to land in hurricane-devastated areas.
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Holcomb: Katrina could shift DHS priorities
The disorganized and delayed federal response to Hurricane Katrina will likely alter the Homeland Security Department’s priorities, DHS’ chief technology officer said.
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New help for consumers to pick best hospital
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds three new quality measures to the 17 already available for consumers to compare hospital performance.
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