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 <title><![CDATA[Chris Kluckhuhn | Calculated Risk]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Without funding, staff, authority or approval, Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Chris Kluckhuhn  developed a system to exchange data between Coast Guard units and the Maritime Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Sam Sumwalt | Continuity Planner]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Several years before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Capt. Sam Sumwalt established a continuity-of-operations plan for the Navy Reserve Forces Command in New Orleans.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44232-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Lily Kamikihara | A Quiet Authority]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Lily Kamikihara is responsible for a broad array of projects aimed at ensuring the provision and security of satellite communications for the military in the Pacific region.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44233-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Lewis Shepherd  | Mind's Eye on the Future]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As senior technical officer and chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency&#146;s requirements and research group, Lewis Shepherd is working to develop the next generation of tools.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44234-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Peter Tseronis | Transition Leader]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Peter Tseronis is acutely aware of OMB&#146;s order for agencies to transition to IPv6. But Tseronis, who is overseeing the Education Department&#146;s transition, sees that mandate as an opportunity rather than a chore.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44235-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Apollo Teng | A Place for Everything]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[You could pass within inches of him on the street, this man credited with virtually inventing the GIS department for Montgomery County, Md., and later be unable to place him. Apollo Teng seems to strive for the effect.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44236-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Larry Padgett | Real School Spirit]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Building and maintaining the technology backbone for the country's 11th-largest school district would challenge anyone. Larry Padgett has covered that territory one step at a time for the Palm Beach County School District.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44237-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Ginger Price | &#145;I can give my life&#146;]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Ginger Price has devoted 36 years to working to care for veterans and their families as director of MyHealtheVet, a national Web portal that enables veterans to access a wide array of health care resources.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44238-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Donald Reid | Foreign Service]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[State Department computer security expert Donald Reid is known for getting results, whether it&#146;s fixing flaws in an organization, creating a new capability or discovering untapped talents of team members.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44239-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[George White | Turnaround on a dime]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[CIO George White needed just two years to transform the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General's IT functions into an efficient, state-of-the-art operation.2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44240-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[About the GCN IT Leadership Awards]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN salutes 10 tech leaders whose inspiration, innovation and enthusiasm have brought projects to life.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44257-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Wyatt Kash | Over the hurdles]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Vision and collaboration are among the lessons of this year&#146;s IT Leadership Awards.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44224-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Michael Daconta | Standards: See the forest and the trees]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Successful data standardization relies on strong technical leadership combining business acumen with deep technical expertise. If you don&#146;t have it, find someone who does.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44225-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Bill Jackson |  Industry faces up to NIST challenge for better biometrics]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Industry rises to NIST&#146;s challenge to improve algorithms for biometrics.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44226-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Technical Difficulties]]></title>
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 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44227-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[R. Fink | Direct hardware sales are Texas toast]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Direct-sales approach comes home to roost in Texas.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44228-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[You will conform]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[NIST posts an online tool for testing XML schemas against the IRS'Naming and Design Rules.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44222-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Keep your eyes on the flyer]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[If you thought airport security was tight now, you could be in for a surprise in the not-too-distant future.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44245-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Economies of ink]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard is testing a new way of charging for ink.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44260-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Blind etiquette]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[We can think of more than a few reasons not to use the BCC feature in e-mail.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44261-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Planning for interruptions]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Comments sought on on delay-tolerant networking.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44262-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Appian tabbed for Army portal work]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman picks Appian to provide Web portal technology for the Defense Knowledge Online portal.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44263-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tableau adds to its analytic toolkit]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Tableau Software has released a major upgrade to its visual data-analysis program.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44264-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Energy-saving memory]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Micron Technology is developing low-voltage memory modules that can help save electricity in data centers]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44265-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Global mobile Web conference]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[MobileAware is hosting an international World Wide Web Consortium workshop in Ireland.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44266-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Phil Libin | Getting real ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Phil Libin, president and co-founder of CoreStreet, has found himself a somewhat lonely defender of an unpopular law. He is a fervent believer in the Real ID Act, the 2005 law establishing standards for state driver&#146;s licenses and identification cards.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44223-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Access ability]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[NetCentric Technologies' CommonLook Section 508 for Adobe Acrobat streamlines the process of making Section 508-compliant PDFs.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44246-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Just let your finger do the authenticating]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The DigitalPersona Pro 4.0 fingerprint reader provides biometric authentication and single sign-on capability.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44247-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Crisis management]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[MVR&#146;s remote console server lets you access and control devices even when the network is down.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44248-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GCN at 25: NASA&#146;s expanding storage universe]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Electronic data storage has been a concern for government agencies for as long as there has been electronic data. And perhaps no agency has had to handle a bigger data load than NASA.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44229-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Technicalities | Wrong way]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Do we really need a car that sends text messages with information you can get from the dashboard? ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44230-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GPO dives into digital future]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Government Printing Office begins testing its Future Digital System, a content management system designed to handle the many documents GPO publishes and posts for the rest of government.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44208-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Research team sets new record for IPv6 transmission]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[An Internet 2 research team sets a new land speed record, 9.08  gigabits/sec across 20,500 miles.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44209-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[NIH updates grants submission client]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The National Institutes of Health has upgraded its client for electronically checking grant information by way of using the Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44210-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Spyware goes mobile]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Spyware that lets you track who&#146;s calling whom and when is now available for Windows Mobile smart phones. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44211-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[IBM launches SOA institute]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[IBM has launched a service-oriented architecture center aimed at helping federal agencies adopt and benefit from SOA initiatives. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44212-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Cracks in the air]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Justice security expert shows how easy it can be to defeat wireless security.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44213-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[States partner with Google]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Four states &#151; Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia &#151; are putting their information where the Web traffic is, partnering with Google to make it easier to search their Web sites. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44214-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Security Games]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Air Force makes use of a simulation game to help employees meet security certification requirements.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44215-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[NIST puts its security guidelines in one basket]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a database to help agencies collect data needed to assess information technology security programs and produce reports for action plans. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44216-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[A Western power]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[DHS plans a western data center to protect against eastern-grid power outages and improve computing efficiency.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44217-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Energy Star turns up the heat on data centers]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Draft reports calls for energy-efficient steps to counter ballooning power use and keep track of performance.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44218-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[NIST issues RFID guidelines on security]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Agencies deploying radio frequency identification systems now have a set of security and privacy best practices to follow. ]]></description>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Expert Advice]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Defense Technical Information Center&#146;s Web portal makes expert advice &#151; and experts themselves &#151; available.]]></description>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Java coders get Groovy language]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Java programmers who want the flexibility of new languages such as Ruby now may have the best of both worlds, with an emerging language called Groovy. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44221-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Tape confessions]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The fastest tape libraries don&#146;t use tape at all, but rely on disks.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44243-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[DISA plugs into on-demand]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[With its novel pay-per-use deal, the agency finds a creative way to turn hardware into capacity.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44241-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Smarter than smart]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[How long will your hard drives last? New reports suggest that estimates aren&#146;t reliable and that life cycles might not be as long as you think.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44242-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>10</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[USDA shows its project management chops]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In-house training program takes managers beyond the basics.]]></description>
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