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News

� FEMA should outsource IT, study says
� GSA takes next step to realign FSS and FTS
� FAR rule will require IT security plans
� NIST identifies good and bad points of biometrics
� OMB still must name business review team
� GSA plans portal for FTS contract data
� White House promotes data sharing
� Feds expect XML to ease info exchanges
� Oak Ridge gets Internet2 link
� Army investigates breaches
� AT&T will host FirstGov
� Thrift postpones online system start

Interview

� FTS takes on consulting mantle

Editorial / Opinion

� Maintain control
� Another View: FOIA and data sharing don�t mix�an industry view
� By the numbers
� Editorial Cartoon

Tech Reports

� Card smarts
� Agency call centers get good marks for service
� Power User: Mine rescue puts PC crisis in perspective
� Internaut: Boost for wireless government
� Carriers add registered e-mail
� Sun slenderizes two entry-level server products

Product Reviews

� Four antivirus programs depth-charge viruses before they can infect

In Brief

� Agencies award IBM a contract for safety net
� First product gets validation under FIPS 140-2
� DOD users can add S/MIME to BlackBerrys
� Navy awards R&D contract for network
� IG report calls IRS� tracking of its PCs shoddy
� EPA views Web posting of data in a new light
� VA sets plan for securing nets at sites nationwide
� Burek leaves Md. CIO post

Buyer's Guide

� Webcams get serious
� The lowdown on webcams
� D-Link�s DCS-1000W has wireless appeal plus a low price

Departments

� Next NIH system to support research
� Major programs within NIH

State & Local

� Health alert system is ready in Mo.
� Servers with a smile at Midwest unicameral
� State lines

Logging Off

� �Did you hear...�
� Packet Rat: The Rat�s boss prepares to take aim
� Find a word En em see eye

The Manager

� BIA systems are in limbo
� Federal Contract Law: Agencies only seem to meet small-business goals
� Calendar

The Community

� People on the Move
� IT pros link up for charity

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