Modernization
Search fusion
Support grows for new way to integrate information analysis and retrieval tools.
Cybersecurity
Fail-safe storage options
New options promise faster recovery plus better data protection at headquarters and remote sites
Modernization
Embarcadero refines strategy
Embarcadero Technologies is assessing its progress in the government market and fine-tuning its strategy.
People
Audio archives could become inaccessible, engineers warn
Tapes and records could deteriorate, making audio archives useless, so urgency is needed to transfer them to digital media.
People
Panel: Interoperability will improve health care
It also could help the industry save $78 billion a year, according to some estimates.
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Bush budget seeks cuts in EPA library network
Librarians say the proposal endangers scientists’ access to environmental articles.
People
Mississippi creating fund for court case management system
The state's legislature is fine-tuning a bill to collect fees for case filings that would then pay for new technology.
Cybersecurity
Editorial: The dangers of secrecy
A representative democracy only works when the actions of individuals and the operations of institutions are transparent
People
Sprehe: NARA profile reflects bad focus
The architecture document gives more attention to the risks than the benefits of records management.
People
Decrying secrecy, citizen groups fight back
More federal agencies are taking data off the Web, while citizens seek ways to restore public access
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Official: Inefficient systems hinder commanders
Army Lt. Gen. John Vines said combat commanders in Iraq need integrated information to do their jobs.
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NSA issues redacting guidelines
The report explains how officials can effectively remove classified information from public documents.
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DHS helps DOJ with case management systems
The departments want to create a Consolidated Enforcement Environment to improve information sharing, DHS' CIO said.
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Web helps librarians find digitized documents
The Government Printing Office has launched an online registry that will serve as a locator tool for identifying federal document collections that are being digitized.
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University to help create database of mine maps
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Deep Mine Safety is teaming with Indiana University of Pennsylvania in hopes of ensuring miners' safety.
People
Mission Impossible: Printing in the Digital Age
GPO faces a mission that it has no choice but to accept -- remaining viable in an era in which traditional printing is disappearing
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Study: EHR adoption will miss goal
A study concludes that it might take a decade longer than Bush envisioned to have e-health records for most Americans.
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Library to store records, movies in Cold War vault
The Library of Congress will transport thousands of vinyl records to an underground vault for digitization and preservation.
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