Homeland Security names new university centers of excellence
Homeland Security adds two new universities as research sites: the University of Minnesota and Texas A&M.
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Planning a spring wedding and a full life? The government has you covered.The Federal Trade Commission, as enforcer of the Textile Act, regulates wedding gown labels. The commission has posted a lengthy guide, accessible from <a href= "http://www.ftc.gov">www.ftc.gov</a>. For the honeymoon, the Postal Inspection Service posts warnings about vacation scams at <a href= "http://www.usps.com">www.usps.com</a>.
Another View: Here's an idea: Face common foes
The gap between government workers and contractors continues to shrink, yet there are still myths and challenges on both sides. Federal and contract workers should consider some strategies to further close the gap.
State of grace
It must have given secretary of State Colin Powell a lot of pleasure to personally hand over CD-ROMs of department documents to archivist James Carlin.
Net-centric approach proven in Iraq
John Garstka knows networks and what they can do to enhance warfare. He's written the book on it. In fact, he's written several books on it.Garstka, assistant director for concepts and operations in the Defense Department's Office of Force Transformation, co-authored Network Centric Warfare: Developing and Leveraging Information Superiority in 1999.
OPM unveils diploma mill abuses and outlines policy changes
The personnel agency has identified several federal employees who claim undergraduate and graduate degrees that OPM has found were obtained from diploma mills.
Smart cards aren't just cards anymore
The latest crop of "smart cards" are packaged as key fobs or embedded in other devices.
Bush calls for broad e-records use for health care
President Bush wants most Americans to have electronic health records within 10 years.
HUD plays fast and loose with computer buys, GAO says
Computers at the department are vulnerable to loss or misuse because HUD lacks controls to account for them, GAO reports.
Battle brewing over the successor to the DVD
With its release of what it claims is the first blue-laser optical disk reader for data, Sony has kicked off a standards clash over the eventual replacement of DVDs.
New director set to take NASCIO helm
The National Association of State CIOs has named Douglas T. Robinson its new executive director.
DHS issues wireless interoperability requirements
Homeland Security today released technical requirements for public-safety wireless communications.
IRS unveils latest online app for tax professionals
The tax agency launched a new online form today to speed the turnaround of tax professionals' applications to become authorized electronic filers.
Lawmakers renew push for data-mining law
A pair of senators is urging lawmakers to support a bill that would require agencies to report on data-mining technologies used for homeland security.
Collins drafts bill to give feds standing in A-76 protests
Sen. Susan Collins is set to introduce a bill to give federal employees the right to protest A-76 decisions to GAO.
Agriculture begins use of licensed geodata services
USDA is making geographic information systems data and services available to its agencies, as well as to farmers and growers, for crop analysis and reporting.
Homeland Security's R&D center gets Anser
The Homeland Security Institute will assess, analyze and mitigate security threats, vulnerabilities and risks.
Air Force user sparks government e-community
Weapons systems testers have been using a Web-based collaboration and content-management software to search engineering libraries by any chosen word.
Personal space: Flagger
State Department programmer David W. Sterling has been flagging racers for the Sports Car Club of America since 1984. Shown in action at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Charlestown, W.Va., he says, 'Flaggers are the eyes to see the race is run safely and fairly. I get in for free, and I'm guaranteed the best seat in the house.'
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