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Ten federal IT leaders earn honors
GCN today announced the names of the 10 individuals who will receive this year’s GCN Technology Leadership Awards.
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DOD, intell community to share services
U.S. military and intelligence communities plan to integrate their computer networks to share authorization and attribute services.
Security appliance is Common Criteria certified
AppGate Security Server bundles network security elements such as authentication, authorization, encryption, access control, client control, monitoring and reporting.
Cyberterrorism meeting scheduled
International partnership against cyberterrorism to convene next week.
Pentagon seeks advice on classified systems ()
GCN Insider Report
OWC gooses portable storage
Product spotlight: Other World Computing’s Mercury On-the-Go 500-gigabyte flash drive fits in your hand.
EPA asks for data center data
PASS cards’ memory disputed
When to hold ’em
PASS card security
GCN Tech Blog
NSA DNS SNAFU
Was the intelligence agency plagued by malicious hackers?
The reverse Turing Test
Fake Cisco gear suggests procurement failure
GCN Lab Review
Tech Trends
Information security goes pro
Lynn McNulty has been recognized as a leader in making information security a profession rather than a job.
More GCN Interviews
Careful with that call
It’s only a matter of time until IP telephony is hit by spam and malware.
Softphones answer the call
When wildfires hit, California’s insurance department puts IP call centers to the test.
Ready, aim, record
Army’s prototype system uses RFID tags to track weapons use.
Tools to make sense of sensors
SensorBridge software helps Army build the middleware that converts data into database-ready information.
Commentary
Another chance for FCC
Failure to sell Block D means FCC has a second chance to get public safety network right. More
System re-use:
acquisition allusion
What is preventing the acquisition of re-usable system assets for the government? More
Knowledge management
Looming retirements mean government must capture knowledge for future workers. More
The path to open source
Is the federal government ready to make the transition to open-source software? Scott McNealy, co-founder and chairman of the board at Sun Microsystems, sat down with FCW news editor Michael Hardy to discuss the impetus for — and barriers to — adopting an open-source strategy.
Data security in a world of removable devices
Government Computer News presents Dr. Eric Cole of the SANS Institute in this recent eSeminar highlighting where new data security threats are coming from and what steps government agency IT managers need take to more completely secure government information.
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The Lab guys test out at a bright idea from Panasonic: the PT-F100NTU conference room projector. It may be 13.7-pounds and cost over $4,000, but it may just be worth it.
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COOP/Disaster Recovery Data Center Strategies
GCN presents Jack Nichols, manager, Enterprise Technology, for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rich Zanatta, House Information Resources facility director, in this recent eSeminar on how IT officials at the House developed an alternate IT services facility to support the operations of the House in the event of a disaster. GCN Editor in Chief Wyatt Kash moderates.
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