IRS posts info on abusive tax shelters
The IRS, as part if its effort to combat abusive tax shelters, today launched a new section today on its Web site to warn and educate employee retirement plan professionals about shady schemes and transactions.
Slew of new Windows vulnerabilities prompts new patches
Microsoft releases patches for a handful of serious new security flaws, as security experts warn of imminent multi-avenue attacks.
County day care data mistakenly posted on Web
A database project last week turned into a privacy nightmare for Livingston County, N.Y., when a programmer mistakenly posted personal data to the Web.
Semantic Web tools get W3C approval
The consortium governing technical specifications for the Web has given formal approval to two semantic Web technologies.<br>
HUD to sell 4,000 homes online
The Housing and Urban Development Department intends to use the Internet to increase homeownership.<br>
FCC says no to FBI on delaying VOIP rules discussion
Despite an FBI petition to delay discussions of regulations for Voice over IP services, the Federal Communications Commission plans to open the topic to discussion Thursday.<br>
Federal statistics site gains tools to ease access to local data
The Housing and Urban Development Department and the Census Bureau have combined forces to make trolling for government statistical information about cities, counties, states and the nation easier.
FirstGov touted as model for collaboration
The FirstGov portal is a model of successful public-private partnership, a New York research center said in a study.<br>
NASA's Mars images generate billions and billions of hits
NASA's twin Mars Rover missions have proved to be crowd pleasers, generating more than 4.5 billion hits on the space agency's Web site.<br>
FirstGov's FAST engine gets faster
To speed responses to FirstGov site visitors, the General Services Administration will update the portal's search engine software.<br>
Navy upgrades Web app to monitor sailors' fitness
Upgrades to a Web application that tracks physical readiness are helping Navy brass get a true picture of the overall fitness levels of sailors.<br>
Democrats' cyber-embarrassment offers lessons on IT security
A compromise of Senate files appears to be a classic case of an IT system that is crunchy on the outside but chewy on the inside'lacking internal security against insider threats.<br>
They've got answers
People ask every imaginable question at <a href= "http://www.acf.hhs.gov">www.acf.hhs.gov</a>, the Web portal of the Administration for Children and Families.
Security analysts recommend scrapping online voting plans
A group of security analysts who have evaluated Defense Department plans for an online voting pilot have recommended that the plan be scrapped because its security cannot be ensured.<br>
Improved USAJobs site attracting hordes of job hunters
Federal job seekers are using the new USAJobs Web site at a rate of more than 10 times the previous site, the Office of Personnel Management said.<br>
NASCIO releases online library, new report on state CIOs
State, federal and other CIOs now can search for best-practices guides, issue briefs and other technology information.<br>
USDA site to customize services for farmers, ranchers
The Agriculture Department has redesigned its Web site to improve access to agency information. <br>
ICANN calls for redundant Internet name servers
The organization that oversees the Internet Domain Name System wants top-level domains to double up on their DNS servers.<br>
Will it float? Wis. builds bridge on Web
When the Wisconsin Transportation Department floated a 2.8-million-pound steel arch down the Mississippi River, they captured the event in a webcast.<br>
CDC charts violence against women online resource center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to develop an online resource center aimed at preventing violence against women later this year.<br>
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