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OMB weighs info classification
Efforts to protect some public data from misuse are generating a mix of reactions
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Web sites reinforce security and privacy policies, review finds
A Brown University analysis of government Web sites found that more federal and state sites are taking security and privacy seriously compared to last year.
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A time for reflection
Feds discuss how their jobs have changed in the wake of last year's terrorist attacks
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Lessons worth remembering
Army tools used for search and rescue at World Trade Center could pay off in future
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FAA workers getting pay raise
Several computer specialists at the FAA will get a long-awaited financial boost
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Enterprise architecture expanding
Enterprise architecture approach could spread past IT and into such areas as workforce management
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Justice backs South Dakota’s fight against Internet child crimes
South Dakota’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit has received a $1 million Justice Department grant to help support local authorities’ investigations.
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Study lists success factors for cross-jurisdictional e-gov projects
The Industry Advisory Council and the General Services Administration today released a report outlining the characteristics of successful federal, state and local e-government projects. The study researched 23 initiatives and found five successful projects that included a federal agency working with state and/or local agencies.
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OMB names Microsoft and IBM tools as e-gov platforms
HERSHEY, Pa.—Slowly, a plan is emerging for taking the administration’s 24 Quicksilver projects from ideas on paper to interactive online services.
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GSA mulls charging a fee to access some FedBizOpps features
The General Services Administration is considering charging vendors a fee to use the advanced features of the FedBizOpps Web portal, the governmentwide repository of contract opportunities worth more than $25,000.
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Officials detail Army tech needs
Officials say they need tools for better awareness and tracking of soldiers, and better language translation
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Prototype gateway will test authentication needs
By this time next year, Stephen Timchak expects to have rolled out a system to confirm the identity of authorized users of e-government systems.
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Army prepping for Netcom launch
The service is scrambling to ensure that the implementation is synchronized across the enterprise
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Poll: Protect firms from liability
Public wants the government to offer additional liability protection IT companies that provide homeland security solutions
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Army gives C4ISR a promotion
C4ISR has been given its own line in the service's transformation campaign plan
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DISA enhancing GCCS at Northcom
DISA will bring enhancements to the Global Command and Control System being used at the new Northern Command
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