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 <title><![CDATA[A tale of 3 cities]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[COOP, COG and the alphabet of 9/11: How Arlington, Va., New York City and St. Louis changed their application of technology.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[TWIC program hits another snag]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Criticism holds up deployment of card readers for transportation worker IDs.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GSA, Interior mull shared-services pact ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Merger could cut the price of PIV cards.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tom Temin | Editor's Desk: How 9/11 recalls days of Sputnik ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Sergei Korolev, I&#146;ll bet, isn&#146;t a name you can place. Yet this Soviet engineer&#146;s work sparked a huge wave of fear and recrimination in the United States almost 50 years ago, equal in some ways to that caused by Osama bin Laden five years ago.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Mimi Browning | Executive Suite: Who has the IT advantage in the war on terror?]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, we should consider seriously, but with a grain of salt, information technology&#146;s role in making the world more or less safe against terrorism. ]]></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>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Adobe's big happy family]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[With Adobe Systems Inc.'s purchase of Macromedia Inc., tough choices between software offerings will have to be made.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[People have the power, again]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[NASA has plenty of fascinating projects to lure helpers.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Itanium, the speedy encryptor]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[One emerging niche for Intel's Itanium line of microprocessors seems to be high-speed encryption and decryption.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Cisco WLAN makes secure]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. earned NIST's Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 level 2 validation for its Unified Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41892-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Oracle&#146;s Common Criteria]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp.'s Application Server 10g received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ certification.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[RSA middleware and HSPD-12]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[RSA Security Inc. said its RSA Authentication Client middleware received NIST FIPS 201 validation.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tumbleweed PKI certification]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Tumbleweed Communications Corp. received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 3 certification for its Tumbleweed Validation Authority suite.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Eng Lim Goh | SGI&#146;s memory of the future]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Last spring Eng Lim Goh, chief technical officer at Silicon Graphics Inc., surprised many at the annual High Performance Computing and Communications Conference when he focused on issues of computer memory (of all things) during his talk.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Intruder alert, intruder alert]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The GCN Lab tests five intrusion prevention systems and finds them effective&#151;with some tweaks.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41904-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[McAfee IntruShield 2700]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The IntruShield 2700 is a big-time IPS, with the highest throughout support of all the devices we tested, at 600 Mbps.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41905-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Juniper IDP 200]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The IDP 200 from Juniper Networks is capable of protecting multiple networks at the same time. It takes up 2U of rack space and, at just 29 pounds, is a bit lighter than most rack-mounted devices.|GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice|]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Cisco IPS 4240]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The 250-Mbps Cisco IPS 4240 is a good, basic, self-managed IPS at a decent price.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[How we tested intrusion prevention systems]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In order to test devices designed to detect and block network intrusions, the GCN Lab needed something to mimic attacks.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[eSoft ThreatWall 200]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The ThreatWall 200 is a simple, all-in-one-box IPS solution.]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[ForeScout ActiveScout 100]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The ActiveScout 100 is a self-managed IPS that protects your network without using signatures. ]]></description>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Do you even need an IPS?]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Defense against network attacks is always a concern. However, the decision to deploy an intrusion prevention system depends on various factors.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41952-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[VIRTUAL SPACE: Remembrances]]></title>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[OMB&#146;s push for agencies to adopt Lines of Business and shared-services centers is gathering additional steam, and it looks like the efforts to create a Security LOB are off the back burner once again.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41932-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[And another thing...]]></title>
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 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41933-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Lee Hamilton | Good intentions don&#146;t deliver progress]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;Lee Hamilton, vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, recalls exactly where he was on Sept. 11, 2001&#151;sitting in an airplane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bound for his home state of Indiana.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41896-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[John Garing | Assured computing is DOD&#146;s insurance policy]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;Protecting DOD&#146;s networks is a lot like purchasing an insurance policy&#151;you often don&#146;t see the benefits until you need them.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41897-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Karen Evans | Communication concerns hit home]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;For Karen Evans, the need for communication, whether between and within agencies, among state and local governments, and, most importantly, within the family, was the primary lesson learned in the aftermath of Sept. 11.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41898-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[FDNY Capt. Anthony Catalanotto | Better radio systems protect firefighters]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;New York firefighters better protect their city because the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, ignited a sense of urgency to strengthen their communications and better coordinate among firefighters, police and emergency management.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41899-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[John Grimes | Barriers to info sharing remain]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Interview with Defense Department CIO John Grimes.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41900-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Charles Croom | Crisis gave urgency to COOP plans]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;Since 9/11, Lt. Gen. Charles Croom has focused on emergency communications for senior leadership, continuity-of-operations plans, bringing more command and control capabilities to the Northern Command, and information-sharing between the major combatant commanders.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41901-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Next steps for technology]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[U.S. research-and-development efforts have pushed development forward.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41902-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The downside of counterterrorism technology]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Research focuses on immediate results, but what about long-term understanding?]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41903-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Steve Cooper | DHS&#146; first CIO joined government after attacks]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;The American journey took a sharp turn on 9/11. For Steve Cooper, the first CIO of the Homeland Security Department, that journey began with an unexpected sea cruise.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41915-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Zalmai Azmi | From New York City to Afghanistan to the FBI]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The terrorist attacks in 2001 put many federal CIOs into the role of managing new systems developed for homeland security and law enforcement.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41916-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[A clear message]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As a firefighter at Ground Zero, and now with GSA, Michael Pena pushes for better emergency communications.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41923-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[9/11 Personal views]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Government leaders reflect on 9/11 and the changes wrought by that fateful day five years ago. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41926-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Roger Cressey | Five years of fits and starts]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[9/11 Personal Views&#151;One of Roger Cressey's most vivid memories from Sept. 11, 2001, is of walking into the White House Situation Room and seeing Condoleeza Rice and Dick Cheney watching events unfold.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41927-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[People on the move]]></title>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GSA makes deals for credit protection services]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In an effort to expedite the response to data breaches and lessen the cost for credit protection, the General Services Administration awarded blanket purchase agreements to three credit monitoring firms.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41935-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Army awards $5 billion satellite systems contract]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Army has awarded its five-year, $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems contract to six vendors.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41936-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Acquisition councils alter regs to account for IPv6]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Federal acquisition councils have proposed changes to existing contracting regulations to ensure that the IT products agencies purchase are compliant with Internet Protocol version 6. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41937-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GSA&#146;s ability to provide services to meet HSPD-12 endangered]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Contract protests may jeopardize the General Services Administration&#146;s ability to help agencies meet an Oct. 27 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline to begin issuing Personal Identity Verfication Cards.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41939-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[FedBizOpps upgrade award remains in limbo]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Courts tells GSA to re-evaluate bids to run the procurement Web site.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41940-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[DOD ends think-tank effort]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Office of Force Transformation&#146;s work to move across the Office of the Secretary of Defense.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41941-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[IRS hires private firms to collect back taxes]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Agency adds safeguards to ensure security, privacy of information.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41942-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Government agencies expanding use of RFID ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN survey points to new attention on infrastructure costs, not just the cost of tags.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41946-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Justice&#146;s next level of protection]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[IT security program focuses on database vulnerabilities.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41914-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[RFID technologies duke it out]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[UHF has a greater reach, but HF has better defense. Which one do you put your money on?]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41881-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Contactless cards: Know your enemy (and your friends)]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Recent controversy over the use of radio frequency communications in government documents has spurred the smart-chip industry to form yet another coalition.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41882-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Gen 2: Sowing UHF Tags Worldwide]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In December 2004, EPC Global, the association that sets standards for bar codes and RFID tags, issued its second-generation UHF standard, Class 1 Gen 2.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41886-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[PIV cards: the insider threat]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[With HSPD-12 requirements kicking in soon, how will your agency prevent ID card theft?]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/25_27/41887-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>25</volume>
 <issue>27</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Internaut | Try real service to the citizen]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Here are some ideas for how government agencies really could improve their service.]]></description>
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