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Here's what some agencies have scrubbed from their Web sites and how they determined what should be removed.
White House asks industry for ideas
The White House cannot secure cyberspace without help from industry.
VA portal uses FAQs to guide applicants
Basil White, a webmaster at the Veterans Affairs Department's IRM Office, has his own idea of how the Labor Department should design an eligibility portal.
Lorentz: OMB will give tech support for e-gov
As the Office of Management and Budget's first chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz will provide technical support for OMB's 24 e-government initiatives'up from 23, counting a newly added governmentwide payroll system'plus the Homeland Security Office.
Bill calls for cybersecurity best practices
A Senate bill introduced last month would require agencies to follow a set of best practices to guard their computer systems.
DOD continues to dog FCC on spectrum use
On the eve of a Federal Communications Commission vote on whether to approve the use of ultra-wideband technology across all radio frequency bands, the Defense Department continued to push FCC to protect military-only bands.
OFPP reform agenda tilts toward contractors
The Defense Department, the National Institutes of Health and NASA are a step closer to merging disparate past-performance databases.
Norwich U. introduces an infosec degree
The nation's oldest private military academy, Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., will offer a bachelor of science degree in information assurance and security technology.
Army revises threshold for services buys
The Army last month eased new restrictions on services contracts.
NACo requests security help at a local level
The president of the National Association of Counties last week outlined a call to action for homeland security.
Transportation begins stricter bag screening
The Transportation Department last month implemented a multilayered security system to screen baggage, the latest in a series of security upgrades since Sept. 11.
Sky-written map
Three agencies last month pieced together 3-D, high-resolution topographic images of California with part of the data collected by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in 2000.
Taxman faces seven years in computer scam
A former IRS agent faces a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $450,000 after pleading guilty to three felonies in a computer fraud and graft scheme.
Calif. integrates state workers' benefits info
The California Public Employees Retirement System is integrating multiple portals to accept a single sign-on from each of 1.2 million former and current state employees who receive retirement and health benefits.
Commerce puts a procurement manual online
To help agencies prepare to meet Bush administration performance goals, a team of federal procurement executives led by the Commerce Department is putting a comprehensive guide to performance-based contracting on the Web.
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Idiotproofing has taken on a whole new meaning in the Rat household now that the whiskered one's youngest progeny, a month shy of her first birthday, has started walking.
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Powelldigm shift. Secretary of State Colin Powell hasn't gotten over his passion for technological gadgets developed over a long military career. Earlier this year, a senior staff member reports, Powell waxed rhapsodic about a new household toy: TiVo, the digital video recorder that lets viewers replay or delay TV shows without tape. The staff member quoted Powell as saying, 'This will change your TV viewing paradigm.'
IT execs discuss building blocks of assurance
Agency IT officials met last month in Washington to compare notes on security at the Computer Security and Information Assurance Conference V: Best Practices and Lessons Learned, presented by Potomac Forum Ltd.
Feds toast an IT fixture
Ray Kane, one of the most familiar faces in federal IT, turned 75 last month, and friends staged an impromptu birthday party at a hotel near Washington. Kane has 38 years in the business, including stints at American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., and Unisys Corp. Since retiring in 1991 he has consulted with many companies that market to the government.
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