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Customs hopes for better buying

U.S. Customs and Border Protection today unveiled a plan to improve the way the agency buys goods and services.

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Bermuda buys first bill-tracking system

Bermuda government buys a $64,000 automated law tracking system for its own lawmakers.

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Military stirs NetOps debate

The Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations will publish a key document next week to generate ideas on how to better operate and defend the Global Information Grid.

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A continental security job

Border officials eye technologies that help a limited corps of agents cover more ground.

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Circuit

Timing is everything. WhiteHouse.xxx. Cyber editorial. A bright star.

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At loggerheads over cybersecurity

As DHS, GAO disagree, one expert says a pox on both their houses.

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DHS looks at interoperability using encryption software

The Homeland Security Department may have found one of its holy grails in its mission to protect the country.

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A room with a view

Public safety agencies grapple with loads of data flowing into command centers.

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F Street shuffle

GSA draft reorganization plan gets cautious, critical reception.

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Conservative at helm of privacy panel

Rosenzweig says he won't compromise on balancing privacy and liberty.

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NASA looks at insourcing

New administrator seeks to reclaim its research mission.

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New Jersey expands data-gathering system

The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety bought a statewide site license for Memex technology.

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Can we have a word with you?

DOD employees flood agency with e-mail on pay-for-performance plans.

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HHS to form standards, operability group to spur health IT adoption

Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the formation of a national collaboration and four requests for proposals as the next steps to advance adoption of health IT.

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E-gov projects win over doubters as support blooms

Agencies are more willing than ever to take ownership of and devote resources to the Office of Management and Budget-sponsored e-government initiatives.

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HHS seeks to build a foundation for health IT network

A 4-year-old Denver child who suffers from seizures will receive better care because the doctors and hospitals treating him now have access to his electronic health records.

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Wiki advocate sees government uses

The co-founder of Wikipedia says government organizations can benefit from the collaboration that wikis offer.

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Public wants open health records standards

A request for public comment on the National Health Information Network generated more than 5,000 pages of responses.

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BRAC brass visits Ft. Monmouth

Leaders of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission went to the base that houses many of the Army's IT offices.

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Texas police force looks to CompuDyne unit for public safety system

The Irving, Texas, Police Department has awarded a $1.3 million contract to a unit of CompuDyne Corp. for an integrated public safety and criminal-justice system.