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Process re-engineering back again
Business process re-engineering, an approach to automation that had fallen out of favor for being too unwieldy, is gaining new credence with the integration of the Homeland Security Department.
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DARPA awards network security deal
Computer Systems Center Inc. will get $8.7 million to study the feasibility of dynamic network security access.
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DHS proposal seeks HR flexibility
New regs would link pay, performance and create occupational clusters
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Changing the odds
We have heard many times from government officials that the war on terror is unlike any war this nation has fought.
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Security vendor caters to new mission
Terry Flyntz is counting on one thing when it comes to selling technology to the federal government ? the fear that people can't be trusted.
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Don't overlook preventive measures, expert warns
Patrick McBride, chief technology officer and co-founder of META Security Group, thinks the government and industry are in danger of missing the forest for the trees if a cybersecurity early warning system focuses only on potential threats.
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HSARPA seeks the best of the new
When officials at the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency invited the private sector to present the latest and greatest technology to combat terrorism, they were inundated with more than 500 white papers.
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Army buys Linux cluster
The Army Research Laboratory bought a 2,132-Intel processor Evolocity II from Linux Networx.
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Emergency alert system yields valuable lessons
Oregon's Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS) is an emergency alert system rather than a system for cybersecurity alerts
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Voting bill still stalled
Legislation to have touch-screen voting machines generate a paper record remains stalled in the House.
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What tomorrow may bring
Government challenges industry to develop software to help predict terrorist actions
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Pushing the integration envelope
DHS faces technical, cultural issues as it combines 22 agencies
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Pentagon to cancel Comanche
DOD will announce the termination of the Comanche helicopter program, according to Defense and industry officials.
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DHS pursues performance
The Homeland Security Department is employing performance-based contracting methods, a move consistent with the organization's use of commercial best practices.
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