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The administration's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace lays out generally voluntary methods by which the government and the private sector can cooperate on information security. But in the military, where information defense and attack have taken institutional form, a proposal has emerged for a more aggressive approach.
Another View: The spectrum debate is obsolete
When the Defense Department recently reached an accord with the wireless industry over the narrow issue of 5-GHz radio spectrum sharing, both sides missed the big point.
An easy fix
Sometime around 1992, the term 'low-hanging fruit' came into the federal lexicon. It simply means doing the obvious and relatively easy things first to improve management. Often that's where you will get the largest positive changes the fastest.
Major programs within the Air Force
<b>Enterprise Portal</b>. The Air Force is using One-to-One Enterprise and InfoExchange Portal software from BroadVision Inc. of Redwood City, Calif., and Plumtree Version 4.0 from Plumtree Software of San Francisco to consolidate hundreds of legacy systems at 110 bases into a single point of access. The portal will merge about 700 legacy databases and hundreds of applications and make a variety of information'from personal data to frontline combat intelligence'available to authorized users throughout the service.
Budget crunch doesn't keep TSA from playing its cards
The Transportation Security Administration is moving ahead with a smart-card pilot for employees and a passenger-screening project despite a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. <br>
State of the states: Rough times ahead
Even the most starry-eyed optimist couldn't put a happy spin on Federal Sources Inc.'s 9th annual State of the States conference yesterday in Washington. <br>
State plans to get SMART on e-mail
The State Department is considering issuing a $10 million planning contract by the fall for the State Messaging, Archiving and Retrieval project, a department official said. <br>
NSA could expand Groundbreaker seat contract
The National Security agency is considering expanding its Groundbreaker seat management contract with Computer Sciences Corp., an agency official said. <br>
Florida taking a multipronged terror-response approach
State and local officials in Florida have woven a digital safety network to help prevent and respond to terror attacks.<br>
Service takes aim with air-planning app
The Air Force has removed the large maps and yellow sticky pads that were tacked around the air operations center for its air warfare planning in Afghanistan. Now the service uses Web software to match weapons to targets.
Web expands access to labor stats
Richard Devens, executive editor for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Monthly Labor Review, knows the value of technology for the bureau's employees and also for citizens.
Navy begins analyzing voice services for NMCI
The Navy now has a working group to conduct cost reviews for adding voice services to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.<br>
State lines
<b>Working together</b>. Thirteen states, led by New York, last month conducted a communications exercise that could lead to a multistate initiative to create an information sharing and analysis center.
Va. county fights comm failures
First responders in Arlington County, Va., have faced many communications crises.
Team works on first-response net for D.C.
District of Columbia police chief Charles Ramsey last month delivered sobering news about the ability of Washington-area officials to respond to a terrorist attack: Local first responders aren't able to fully mesh their digital communications.
System blends smart-card and biometric access
Two intelligence agencies are testing a network access system that integrates the biometric and smart-card technologies of three companies. <br>
SBA frees its managers from daily backups
By moving its data backup and recovery operations to a secure Web application, the Small Business Administration transformed the process from a time-consuming and inefficient chore to a quick and painless one.
ATF's database fires four barrels
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has built a case management database that relies on four systems developed to integrate information used for criminal investigations, regulatory activities, intelligence analysis and text management.
HSD begins by setting up common HR and financial systems
The Homeland Security Department likely will apply its first efforts to consolidating systems that support human resources and finances for its 22 component agencies, a senior department official said.<br>
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