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News

� House looks at failure of eMerge2
� Workforce issues creep into LOB debate
� Navy, EDS avert NMCI divorce at least for now
� Under pressure, VA management begins IT reorg
� USPS bar codes get smaller, smarter
� GSA set to issue RFIs for new lines of business
� DHS postpones IT services contract award
� GSA to hold Networx transition conference for agencies
� North Carolina puts out a net for tracking diseases
� CDC weaving national information web
� Feds look for common thread among medical info exchanges
� Joint forces test net-centric tech
� The next steps for Netcents
� People on the move
� PACKET RAT: Second-hand security
� THE COMMUNITY: On the money
� And another thing...

Defense IT

� Task force rolls DICE to keep lines open
� Incoming

Interview

� Bruce Brody | Waiting for �Son of FISMA�

Commentary

� EDITOR�S DESK: FISMA challenge
� ANOTHER VIEW: Move projects from possible to practical�and then, inevitable
� TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
� Neal Fox | Contracting in perspective: Door opens for non-GSA deals
� Rep. Jon Porter | Let federal employees lead the charge for electronic health records
� Neal Fox | Contracting in perspective: DHS' Eagle�Will it fly?

Tech Reports

� Lost in Transition
� Don�t look for rapid ROI from IPv6
� DOD turns to industry for the Internet it wants
� How exactly will you get your IPv6 addresses?
� INTERNAUT: What does it mean to build secure Linux?
� Agencies find there�s no single path to IPv6

GCN Lab Reviews

� 2006: The year of desktop Linux?
� Red Hat Linux Desktop
� Fedora Core 5
� Ubuntu Linux 5.10
� Mandriva Linux 2006
� Novell SUSE Linux 10
� Xandros Desktop 3.0 Business Edition

GCN Insider/Tech Briefs

� Streaming desktops: Don�t call them thin
� When you can�t trust the end point
� Trusted handhelds can be easy to manage
� Motorola Mobile VPN
� Tumbleweed and PKI
� Firetide: another mesh option

Promising Practices

� When portal software is overkill

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