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Army emphasizes, recognizes network management

Army leaders appear to be using awards as a means to boost morale and inspire better performance.

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Orange County agencies share databases

Law enforcement and justice officials in Orange County, Calif., have started to integrate various databases to improve information sharing.

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Preparing for IPv6: The game is afoot

The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies a tight timetable for moving to the next generation of Internet Protocols over the next three years.

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USDA takes E-Authentication to a new level

The Agriculture Department is one of a handful of agencies that don’t have to worry about meeting the administration’s goal of using e-authentication services for at least one of its applications.

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With the contract finally settled, OPM has Monster plans for USAJobs.gov

In the two years since the Office of Personnel Management revamped how the federal government posts job listings and accepts resumes online, USAJobs.gov has received more than 130 million unique visits and 1.5 million new resumes.

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Federal-state e-authentication project pays off

When employees for the City of Chicago file reports on the discharge of wastewater into public waterways, they fill out an online form and press a few keys.

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Army awards e-learning contracts

The contracts support a program that gives soldiers access to college and vocational courses online.

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Carroll appointed as CIO for Ohio

Gov. Bob Taft said Carroll was ideally suited to set strategic directions for information technology operations in the state.

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DOD builds health library for deployed troops

An online library will help service members and others understand the risks that come with the assignment.

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How strong is your password? NIST has some formulas

Entropy is a measure of disorder within a system.

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DISA extends date for circuit bids

Sept. 1 is now the deadline for placing bids to provide circuits that will connect bases nationwide to GIG-BE.

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Adm. Vern Clark, the chief of Naval Operations who has long been an advocate for transformational weapons systems and integrating Navy information systems with those of the other services, retired late last month.

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Army pilots automated logistics system

IBM products help soldiers remotely repair vehicles and replenish supplies.

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Navy gives new office IT budget authority

IT office to manage $2 billion in spending onn enterprise-wide technology systems.

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State to buy PDAs for telework overseas

A pilot program last year showed that State personnel want international access to the Internet and their calendar and contacts.

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Arkansas renews deal with NIC for e-government services

Arkansas has awarded a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract renewal to NIC Inc. to continue providing e-government portal services.

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PSST: the password is...

Passwords are among the oldest and still most commonly used forms of authentication.

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DOD IG finds trouble with GSA buys

Many purchases the IG studied lacked proper planning or did not follow acquisition regulations.

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OPM: Student loans can pay off

Federal agencies can repay as much as $10,000 for an employee in a calendar year, which can be an incentive for them to stay.

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DHS readies IT acquisitions

Agency plans two major buys, one for leading edge solutions, the other for commercial products.