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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[IT security plans getting personal]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The recent spike in reported data breaches prompted the Office of Management and Budget in June to require that agencies enforce existing data security provisions and put new ones in place.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Security LOB wakes up from hibernation]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Of the $5.5 billion agencies plan to spend on IT security this year, almost $1.4 billion is slated for training and reporting. But by standardizing how agencies conduct training and reporting, Office of Management and Budget officials believe a good chunk of that money could be reprogrammed for other mission-critical systems.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Robert Gellman | @Info.Policy: A new approach to classification]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[It may be time for a whole new approach to an intractable problem&#151;namely, overclassification of government documents.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41628-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tom Temin l Editor's Desk: Baseball lessons]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The proposed construction of a federal spending database is technically possible, wouldn&#146;t do much to change spending patterns or habits.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Technical Difficulties]]></title>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[DOD prepares to leap net-centricity gaps]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite support from senior leadership, the military&#146;s network-centric push still faces hurdles that threaten the pace of progress, particularly on security and cultural issues.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41593-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Incoming]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Air Force has hired CACI International Inc. to help integrate its environmental, safety and occupational health management information systems into one IT system.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41626-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Portals for COOP]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[NASA finds new use for its employee portal&#151;as a hub for continuity of operations.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41638-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Enforcement the XML way]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Policy management is one thing, but enforcing policy is another issue altogether.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[NetApp's faster data recall]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Network Appliance Inc. has added a new feature to its NearStore Virtual Tape Library that allows administrators to stash multiple backup copies on disk.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41640-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tool for Unix programmers]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Open-source developer Bram Moolenaar has released Version 7 of Vim, an updated version of the ultrapopular Vi Unix text editor.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41641-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Symantec hones Storage Foundation]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Symantec Corp. has released two new editions of Storage Foundation, the storage management software the company acquired when it purchased Veritas.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41642-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Jim Williams | FAS Forward]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Jim Williams embarks on his latest challenge in what has already been a remarkable government career&#151;reinvigorating and completing the establishment of the Federal Acquisition Service.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41627-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Fighting spyware with 'spyware']]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Webroot&#146;s enterprise security software adds a new layer of defense.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41643-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[St. Bernard to the rescue]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[iPrism appliance can help admins get a better handle on Web traffic.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41644-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Breaking the 16X barrier]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[New Samsung rewritable DVD drive is fast&#151;and quiet.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41645-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Packet Rat | Commuters can't escape heat of Intel-AMD battle]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[With the heat index off the charts, the Rat abandoned his usual urban-assault cycling commute for the slightly cooler confines of the Wasington Metro system. ]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[THE COMMUNITY: Big Easy Pitch]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Lurita Doan, new administrator of the General Services Administration, has been making a lot of pitches lately, usually involving efforts to revive the agency&#146;s status as the government&#146;s procurement hub.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[William Jackson | Cybereye: Protecting data: Enforcement is the glue ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As of one week ago, Aug. 7, agencies are supposed to be in compliance with executive branch guidelines for protecting sensitive information. ]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Recent breach shines light on need for contractor oversight]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The next cybersecurity frontier is ensuring contractors keep government data safe. The Veterans Affairs Department found this out the hard way last week when Unisys Corp., working as a subcontractor, had a desktop computer containing sensitive personal information go missing from the company&#146;s offices in Reston, Va.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41648-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[People on the move]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Thomas O&#146;Keefe, a former Federal Aviation Administration executive and an expert on performance tracking, is the new chief of the Office of Personnel Management&#146;s Retirement Systems Modernization program.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41650-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[PKI use advancing at DOD]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Air Force, Army and Navy have successfully implemented the initial public-key infrastructure technology mandated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, and required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41654-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[State to issue e-passports despite criticism]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Electronic passports began flowing to citizens this week in spite of the continuing kerfuffle over a range of technology and policy issues surrounding border security. The rollout of the new e-passport has brought the credibility of smart-card identification units into sharper focus, as procurement and legislative disputes simmer.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41655-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[GPO puts content over form in FDSys]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Government Printing Office has no idea what its system to transform the way it preserves federal documents will look like. But then again, it might not matter right now: Chief Technology Officer Mike Wash has a clear vision of what the new content management system will do, how it will work and the benefits it will bring.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Future Digital System similar to NARA&#146;s records system only on the surface]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[On the surface, the Government Printing Office&#146;s Future Digital System appears to duplicate what the National Archives and Records Administration is doing under its Electronic Records Archive project.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41657-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[FAA software tool gets flights out of the rain]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration hopes that a new air traffic tool will at least give the aviation community greater control over their flights and schedules, saving not only money but a traveler&#146;s most precious commodity&#151;time.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41658-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[And another thing...]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The blind could soon have new navigational tools based on work being done at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41661-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[IPv6 on the dotted line]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The time is right for RFPs to address IPv6; here&#146;s what you need for the transition.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41637-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[IPv6: The future is now]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite struggling to get a handle on the new Internet, agencies should already be thinking of how they&#146;ll use it.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41632-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Task forces mark the trail]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As OMB sifts through the latest agency reports, it coordinates fresh guidance.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41633-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The software question]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Don&#146;t let applications be the missing link in your agency&#146;s successful move to IPv6.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41634-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>24</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[IPv6 security: The forgotten element]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[With proper agency planning, a network with baked-in security is possible.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_24/41635-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Apps are put to the test]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The InterOperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire holds the biggest-ever test of applications on Moonv6, a global IPv6 network.]]></description>
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