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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[IPv6 passes first test on applications]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[InterOperability Lab encounters a few glitches, but programs mostly worked.]]></description>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Call and Response]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[When cell phone service went down after the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the city&#146;s Wi-Fi system answered the call.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44914-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Wyatt Kash | The challenges ahead]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Commentary: The key challenges facing government IT managers aren&#146;t changing, but how managers tackle them could.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44945-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Warren Suss | The most important IT decision]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Guest commentary: The strategy for information technology outsourcing has become the most important decision facing federal IT managers. It&#146;s more important than enterprise architecture, a security plan and an infrastructure consolidation road map combined.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44946-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Michael Bechetti | Technical Difficulties]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Commentary: This week's editorial cartoon]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44947-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[William Jackson | E-voting machines still not reliable]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Commentary: Electronic voting systems still have too many holes to be trusted.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44948-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[R. Fink | Can&#146;t see the forest for the iPhone bills]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Commentary: The other shoe &#151; measured by the ton &#151; drops with the iPhone bill.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44949-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[FBI takes cybersecurity to school]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[New law enforcement cybersecurity research center to be hosted by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44915-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[ Group establishes common specs for GIS mapping ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Open Geospatial Consortium has approved two new specifications designed to ensure greater interoperability among geospatial applications by standardizing their architectures.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44916-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[State CIOs focus on data center consolidation]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[State chief information officers list consolidation of enterprise data centers as their most important task for the coming year.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44917-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Your call may be monitored]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Insider | Call centers may slice, dice and examine your call to reveal a lot more than you ever imagined.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44934-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[One more file format we can&#146;t trust]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Insider | Excel, PDF spam clutters inboxes]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44935-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Badges a la carte]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Insider | Your badge holder can be as important as your badge.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44936-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The numerator | Virtualization]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[87 percent of the respondents to a recent survey were looking at, testing or using server virtualization in some form.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44937-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Cold Fusion 8 beefs up monitoring]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Cold Fusion Version 8 includes a robust set of tools for monitoring servers to identify bottlenecks and tune performance]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44938-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Laptop drive with onboard encryption]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Seagate&#146;s new Momentus 5400 FDE.2 disk drive is the first laptop PC hard drive with native Advanced Encryption Standard encryption.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44939-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[MicroStrategy mobilizes business intelligence]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Microstrategy has announced two new business intelligence products.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44940-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Polycom earns FIPS certification]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Polycom&#146;s VSX videoconferencing products are FIPS 140-2 certified.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44941-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[NCOIC offers tools for system integration]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Tools for the integration and compatibility of network architectures, apps.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44942-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Dell wins $248M VA contract]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Dell to be exclusive provider of desktop PCs for 200,000 VA employees.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44943-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Citrix goes virtual]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN tech brief | Citrix to acquire XenSource, a provider of vitrualization software.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44944-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Toby Ford | At your service]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Many government agencies are testing virtualization, but application service provider USi is increasingly relying on the technology to stay in business. Toby Ford, chief technology officer of USi, talks about what virtualization can do for government agencies.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44926-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Ghost with the most]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Lab Review | The latest version of Norton Ghost gets a lot friendlier, while still performing first-rate backup and image restoration.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44927-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Proof positive]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Lab review | Surity&#146;s AbsoluteProof Desktop delivers easy validation of documents.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44928-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The other side of security]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Test Drive | XPS Direct works the other side of network security, making sure sensitive data stays inside your network.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44929-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[GCN at 25 | 1995: A leap year]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The government began 1995 with a burst of initiatives and administrative changes that might have seemed bold at the time, but they succeeded well enough that they&#146;re taken for granted today.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44950-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Technicalities]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44951-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Pentagon lets go of TALON]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The FBI abandons its controversial TALON intelligence reporting method, after getting privacy complaints and questions about how well it worked.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44913-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Army Corps ready to build on Oracle 11g]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[An Army Corps of Engineers research center, working with a beta of Oracle 11g for most of the year, sees potential with Web services and geographic data.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44918-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Talent search]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Fairfax County, Va., turns to talent management software to help it handle the coming wave of retirements.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44919-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Geren: Army looks to expand use of LandWarNet]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Army information technology managers need to develop the service&#146;s LandWarNet to deliver key information to soldiers without overwhelming them]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44920-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Correction]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In the article &#147;Data Landscape&#148; in the Aug. 13 issue of GCN, Owen Ambur&#146;s title at the Interior Department was stated incorrectly. His most recent title was senior architect at the DOI Enterprise Architecture Repository.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44921-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Addressing Accuracy]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Nevada&#146;s DMV, which has the state&#146;s most complete database of resident information, deploys an app to validate addresses.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44922-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Presumed sensitive]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[DOD implements a new policy for mobile computing: assume what data you have is sensitive and encrypt it, unless it&#146;s been cleared for public release.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44923-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[DHS upgrades databases]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Immigration, travel systems to get boost]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44925-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[The basics of biometrics]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Biometrics can improve security and, if done right, even make life easier for users. But you have to choose carefully when deciding on a technology for your agency.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44932-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[RFP checklist | Biometric security]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Here are the questions you should consider before committing resources to a particular biometric solution.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44956-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Biometrics Web sites]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[For more information on biometrics, check these Web sites.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44957-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Getting a grip]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As long as there are mobile computing devices, some of them will be lost. But the right technologies and policies can help you hold on to more of them and minimize the fallout when one goes missing.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44930-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Core values]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Multicore processors give you more power in the same amount of space and open the door to other efficiencies, such as virtualization. But beware the software licensing costs from companies that charge by the processor.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44931-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[E-mail you can bank on]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Technique | How the Conference of State Banking Regulators developed a secure e-mail system for its far-flung regulators.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44933-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Anti-theft technology]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In addition to routine security policies, there is also an assortment of technologies that are designed to keep data from getting into the wrong hands.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/26_22/44952-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>26</volume>
 <issue>22</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Where did all that data go? ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Reported mobile device loss in the federal government, 2006-2007.]]></description>
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