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Covansys works with SPIRIT

The Chickasaw Nation awarded a $3 million contact to Covansys to develop a Web-based system for the Successful Partners in Reaching Innovative Technology program.

Modernization

New Jersey invests in security

Protego appliance detects, blocks cyberthreats across state network

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NGA wants flight, sea data offline

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will take comments on the idea through June.

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Sarbanes-Oxley for feds?

OMB's controller says there will be new guidance for agencies' financial management before she leaves in January.

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Helping everybody get along

New homeland security system will create the framework for emergency response

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County officials urge ongoing intergovernmental cooperation

Cooperation across all levels of government is necessary for homeland security, officials said.

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DHS grant time extended

State and local governments will have almost four months instead of five days to use money from DHS' fiscal 2005 grants.

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Tenet touts info sharing

Data sharing is the "most critical" part of intelligence reform, the former CIA director says.

Cybersecurity

Stressing security training

Arlington County's chief information security officer says basic computer security training has become essential for all government employees.

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Gorelick calls for more intell architecture work

Former 9-11 commissioner Jamie Gorelick wants to see more progress on an info architecture for intelligence.

Modernization

Intell agencies adapt data architecture model

Spy agencies need a meaningful way of exchanging information, and the federal enterprise architecture's data reference model can help, says the lead enterprise architect for the U.S. intelligence community.

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White: Driving performance

How are our e-government efforts doing overall?

Digital Government

Technologies will be taking stock

Key indicators would measure the nation's well-being

Modernization

Considering COTS standards

Federal human resources managers are pondering formal standards for commercial off-the-shelf software.

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Groups demand e-voting improvements

Public interest groups call for paper receipts, better training and other steps meant to improve electronic voting.

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Keeping maps up-to-date

Penn State is working with several government agencies on a system that would provide real-time maps to emergency personnel.

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Rand proposes analysis method

The nonprofit research firm says terrorism-related information can be found by limiting data at first, then building on it.

Modernization

Meshing with standards

Rivals of MeshNetworks say the latter's acquisition by Motorola goes against the trend of wireless open standards, but proponents of the deal say the opposite is true.

Cybersecurity

Groups urge 911 improvements

Existing 911 system is woefully outdated, it cannot use new tech.

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Group to launch terrorist database

Web-based system seeks to provide authorities with terrorist info.