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DOD will split IT spending, CIO says

Budget will separate business systems from war-fighting IT

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Video's supporting cast also important

Cameras are just one part of the digital video picture

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DLA tinkers with its modernization

A Defense Logistics Agency program designed to provide faster access to military supply information will take four months longer to complete and will cost $36 million more than planned

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Boston airport tests video alert system

Logan International Airport in Boston launched a digital video pilot project in May designed to automatically detect airport sercurity breaches

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Pennsylvania takes the back roads

Even with money due to state and local governments from the Homeland Security Department for first responder needs

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Federal agency finds local planning helps a seller's market

One place where many cities will turn for assistance when planning homeland security-related exercises is the federal Office for Domestic Preparedness

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Virus worms into NMCI

For the first time in its short history, the Navy Marine Corps Intranet fell victim to an outside attack

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Interior to respond to court report

The department has 10 days to answer a special master's assertion that officials broke the law by destroying computer data and undervaluing Indian lands.

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IRS Digital Dispatch goes weekly

The Internal Revenue Service this week doubled the frequency of one of its Digital Dispatch e-mail newsletters

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E-Travel takes flight as GSA names winning vendors

The General Services Administration has awarded 10-year contracts to two companies that will help agencies migrate to the pair’s online travel services over the next three years.

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Inspector says improper payment made to MCI

DOD's inspector general has accused DISA of telling one of its agencies to improperly certify $16.6 million payment to MCI/WorldCom.

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GAO sees electronic archive problems

The National Archives and Records Administration's long-term program to store and retrieve electronic records lacks several key elements, according to a GAO report

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Agencies join for weather forecasting

Five agencies agreed to test and further develop a new weather forecast system for the research and operational forecasting communities

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Court appointee: Interior broke the law

Interior officials violated federal law and breached trust duties to American Indians, according to a U.S. District Court official.

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GAO: Reserve, Guard need better systems

The General Accounting Office today said the Defense Department needs better, more centralized systems for overseeing Reserve and National Guard forces

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Telework website updated

Officials from the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management today introduced an updated version of their telecommuting Web site

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Navy purchase cards hacked

The Navy canceled all 22,000 of its purchase card accounts after discovering that more than half of them may have been compromised by a hack attack

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E-Grants portal preps for launch

After two years of planning, the Health and Human Services Department has three more months to fine-tune its portal automating the federal grants process.

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CDC to consolidate hotlines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to make it easier for the public to get disease info

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DHS to host alert system fair

Homeland Security Department officials plan to host an industry day in October for companies to show off their solutions for public warnings and alert systems