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 <title><![CDATA[Doan&#146;s plan for GSA's Renaissance]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[It&#146;s appropriate that Lurita Alexis Doan draws inspiration from the Renaissance&#151;after all, the new administrator of the General Services Administration is trying to pull the much-maligned agency through a rebirth of its own. In fact, Doan is not only aiming to reform GSA, but significantly alter government contracting.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[OMB refines use of architectures]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[OMB is giving agencies a set of guidances designed to make integrating their enterprise architectures with their budget submissions easier and more effective.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Microsoft relents  on open documents ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.&#146;s new-found support for  opening and saving Office documents in an open format could have a big impact on how government and industry organizations archive data and exchange information among multiple systems.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Editor's Desk | ODF gains ground]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The freedom to create and manage documents in the digital age has often meant living with a fundamental limitation: The information was chained to the application in which the documents were created.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Executive Suite | The last throes of Industrial Age management]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Recently, a high-ranking federal official cancelled his agency&#146;s flexible work schedule because he wanted his people present and accessible to him every day. His proclamation is a step backward for federal government initiatives in the Information Age.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES]]></title>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Navy pools power to track storms]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Officials at the Navy&#146;s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center use software that lets scientists at the Monterey, Calif., facility access high-performance computers in the center&#146;s sister facility in Mississippi.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Incoming]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Six companies will compete for work under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency&#146;s recently awarded, $200 million Support to Management and Resources for Technical Services (Smarts) program.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Liquid security?]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Liquid Machines&#146; ERM platform regulates what users can do with a variety of data sources, from printing, to copying, to saving.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41307-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[BlackBerry for the little guy]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[RIM is rolling out a hosted version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the one that we in the press assume all agencies run in order to feed their BlackBerry fetishes.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41308-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Shotgun wedding]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Altiris Endpoint Security Solution automates security policy enforcement on PCs and laptops.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[General Dynamics does secure VOIP]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[General Dynamics C4 Systems said it would incorporate Cisco Systems&#146; Skinny Client Control Protocol in its Sect&#x00E9;ra vIPer Phone.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Saflink broadens smart-card support]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Saflink Corp. announced that its SureAccess line of biometric smart-card readers would now also support proximity cards.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41311-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[ActivIdentity earns FIPS certs]]></title>
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 <title><![CDATA[A FIPS-approved flash drive]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Kanguru Solutions has announced its KanguruMicro Drive AES is now FIPS-140-2 certified.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41313-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Grady Booch | Avoid the &#145;stupid&#146; SOA approach]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[A few months ago, when famed software designer Grady Booch spoke before a packed auditorium in Washington, he tried to temper some of the fevered expectations swirling about services-oriented architectures, describing where SOA would and would not be useful.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[LCDs and the digital revolution]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[I can see clearly now, the rain has gone&#151;along with the moir&#x00E9; effects, and registration and color accuracy errors. At least for the most part. That might not make for a great song, but it describes the difference a year can make with digital displays.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ViewSonic VP2030b]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[For just $625, the VP2030b packs a lot of high-end features and quality into a 20.1-inch display. |GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice|]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ViewSonic VG2021m]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[When we unpacked the 20-inch VG2021m, it became our early favorite. Unlike the purely functional designs of other monitors, this LCD has a bit of an artistic flair with a black frame melted into a silvery base.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41322-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXi]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Sometimes, you get what you pay for, which is a good thing if you&#146;re talking about an LCD that costs the government $1,441. The 21.3-inch MultiSync LCD2190UXi is one of the largest 4:3 ratio LCDs in this review, which makes its image quality even more impressive.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[NEC MultiSync LCD2070WNX]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The 20.1-inch MultiSync LCD2070WNX is a widescreen panel with a native resolution of 1,680 by 1,050. For such a large-format display, the government price of $435 seems like a steal. However, in real-world conditions it doesn&#146;t particularly stand out from other LCDs we reviewed.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[EPI AOC 193P+]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The AOC 193P+ is a 19-inch monitor designed to fit comfortably into a tight space. It&#146;s one of two monitors in this review with a thin, wire-frame-type stand (the TBD is the other). However, the 193P+ goes beyond the normal design by putting a pivot point where the monitor pole intersects with the base. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41325-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard LP2065]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The HP LP2065 is highly affordable for a 20.1-inch LCD. And it&#146;s optimized for everyday work at government agencies&#151;it offers the best text display we tested by far.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard L1906]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The L1906 was the only LCD in our roundup not to have a DVI port. As such, we expected image quality to be drastically inferior. However, the L1906 did surprisingly well in our tests. And with a respectable 12-millisecond response time, it was no slouch displaying video as well as images.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41327-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Soyo Dymond DYLMO19B]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The tiny 19-inch DYLMO19B from Soyo has the smallest footprint of any monitor in the review. While it takes up only a fraction of the space of some others, the stand does not tilt, pivot or turn, so you might run into problems getting the LCD into the correct viewing angle for your workspace.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41328-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Eizo FlexScan S1931SH]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The 19-inch Eizo S1931SH is a great performer that scored extremely well in almost every test we threw at it. It wasn&#146;t the top monitor in overall quality, but it was very close.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41329-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Eizo FlexScan S2110W]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The 21-inch widescreen S2110W is one of the largest LCDs in the review. And while it could be a good choice if you absolutely need a wide-format LCD, we&#146;ve found that, the larger the display, the harder it is for products to ace our image quality tests. The S2110W is no exception.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41330-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sony SDM-S205F]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[It was surprising that Sony&#146;s entry in our LCD roundup looked like a fairly normal 20.1-inch display. Most Sony products have some design quirk or style that tends to set them apart from others. But this plain-looking vanilla LCD performed quite well, especially in video-related tests.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41331-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[VIRTUAL SPACE: Early bird warning]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Birdwatch: The Health and Human Services Department has created a portal to federal information on avian and pandemic flu.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41353-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Packet Rat | When hot dogs drain life from WiFi networks]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[If there&#146;s one thing that drives the Rat batty, it&#146;s a lack of connectivity. Nothing can drop bandwidth faster on a WiFi network&#151;especially one running on one of the higher channels&#151;than a running microwave, especially one six inches from the wireless router.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[And another thing...]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[You&#146;ve probably said it hundreds of times, so you might be glad to know that &#147;google&#148; is officially a verb.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41355-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Flood closes IRS headquarters until 2007]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The heavy rains of a few weeks ago have forced the IRS to shut down its headquarters until Jan. 1 because of flood damage, but the tax agency&#146;s IT systems were not affected by the severe weather.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41336-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Justice settles three tech fraud cases]]></title>
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 <title><![CDATA[Senate puts a damper on GSA&#146;s reorganization]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[An unexpected hurdle has appeared to the General Services Administration's reorganization when Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) placed a hold on a bill that would officially recognize the new Federal Acquisition Service as part of an effort to promote the government&#146;s use of energy-efficient buildings.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[GSA puts HSPD-12 on a tight timeline]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The first large-scale test of the technology that will put Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 into practice is slated to be in place by Oct. 20.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41343-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Grants.gov gets set for E-Authentication]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Grants.gov is expanding the choice of credential service providers for agencies and users that post their grant opportunities and apply for federal money online.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41344-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers call for accounting of data breaches]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The House Government Reform Committee wants a governmentwide picture of the risk from data breaches and has given agencies two weeks to provide a list of compromises since 2003.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41345-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Congress puts brakes on &#147;passport-lite&#148;]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Uncle Sam&#146;s plans to design a passport-lite for mandatory use by citizens entering the country have become further mired in debate, as Congress has joined the conflict between the State and Homeland Security departments.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41346-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[OMB updates HSPD-12 procurement guidance]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Agencies have until Aug. 30 to tell the General Services Administration&#146;s Federal Acquisition Service if they will need assisted services to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41347-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[OPM awards contracts OPM awards contracts ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Office of Personnel Management tapped U.S. Investigative Services of Falls Church, Va., to provide back-office and administrative support for agency officials who perform background investigations on potential government employees and contractors.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41348-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Joint networks key to QDR&#146;s plans]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Senior leaders across the Defense Department who helped write the Quadrennial Defense Review now are dusting off the guidance to put the ideas into practice.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41349-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[NGA meets new ISO standards]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has become the first organization in either the public or private sector to become certified in three of the International Standards Organization&#146;s standards: ISO 9001, ISO 15000 and ISO 27001.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[DOD plans to revamp Iraq contracting]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Defense Department is trying to bring contracting systems and processes in Iraq under tighter control. And deputy secretary for Defense Gordon England has tapped one person who has built a reputation for taming the unwieldy.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41351-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[Army pares down its data centers]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Army&#146;s move to consolidate e-mail and application servers by the end of fiscal 2007 could save it more than $200 million. Regardless of potential savings, officials expect to improve security and administration by consolidating more than 200 processing centers to no more than seven.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[D.C. hops on the bus]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The District of Columbia uses an enterprise service bus to coordinate the data and activities of more than 20 local agencies.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_20/41319-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[e-Gov meets Web 2.0]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Progressive agencies have taken a step beyond early e-gov programs, using the Web as a platform for delivering interactive services, aka Web 2.0.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 from A to R]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[How will your agency create new Web 2.0 applications? Most likely with one or more of the following technologies.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Internaut | Inside the life of data]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Information lifecycle management is slowly becoming more than just a buzzword.]]></description>
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