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House panel enters 'new world'

House International Relations Committee offers first Webcast of a public hearing

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Powell pitches IT revolution

Secretary of State calls for increased funding for IT aimed at revolutionizing diplomacy

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Jewel in the Middle East

Dubai is moving rapidly into the Information Age.

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Export limits may shift to software

DOD suggests abandoning supercomputer export restrictions based solely on processing power

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Army intell commander steps in

Brig. Gen. Keith Alexander is leading the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

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New strike force has IT arsenal

The Air Force unveiled the Global Strike Task Force, which will rely heavily on IT

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Form helps scrutinize foreign funds

State Department effort is designed to thwart illegal deposits of foreign assets in U.S. banks

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Becoming a true World Wide Web

Agencies spread the word in Spanish and other tongues

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Gateway adds global tech support

Gateway Inc. has updated a set of services that will help federal customers outside the United States get faster support and reduce downtime.

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Senate hearings span the globe

C-SPAN is starting a Webcast service of most Senate committee hearings

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Gateway updates overseas service

Gateway has relaunched its support services to federal users outside the United States

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State issues World Wide invitation

Multilingual messages are accessible from the home page of State's Office of International Information Programs

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New squadron tests space weaponry

A new Air Force squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., will test prototypical weapons for controlling space

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Navy builds virtual community

The Navy has developed a portal to offer SWOs deployed worldwide easy access to information

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State debuting dynamic site

The State Department is archiving its current Web site and replacing it with an overhauled, databasedriven site

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DOD exec to thwart cyberspies

In its annual report, the Pentagon says it intends to create a national counterintelligence executive

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IT firms unite to share security info

Nineteen companies formally announced the creation of a fourth center to help protect the nation's critical information systems

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NOAA builds networks in Africa

NOAA, with the help of USAID, is building a communications network in Africa to talk about the weather

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DOD network attacks level off

The number of detected attacks on unclassified DOD networks has leveled, according to JTFCND commander, speaking at the AFCEA AsiaPacific conference

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Allied IT funding vital

NATO must commit resources to developing abilities outlined in the Defense Capabilities Initiative, Defense Secretary William Cohen said