Modernization

Otellini: Change IT policy

Intel's future CEO wants to see the government help technologies that his company has invested in, including multiple-core chips and mobility.

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Virtual reference desk is open

Librarians go where the public is — online.

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GPO looks for sales help

The Government Printing Office aims to use commercial technology to sell its products to the public.

Digital Government

Wiki means fast

Online collaborative sites open to everyone enable the sharing of ideas.

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NIH expands digital archive

Officials said they tried to balance public interest in free access to taxpayer-funded research with the commercial interests of publishers.

Modernization

Unisys contract future in doubt

Administration officials have singled out high-speed connectivity at airports as a major program in TSA's budget request for fiscal 2006.

Cybersecurity

NASA wrestles risk

The space agency's new approach to electronic risk management represents a philosophical change.

Cybersecurity

Is desktop search secure?

Analysts say free desktop search tools pose security threats.

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Google turns up fed business

Agriculture one of several agencies putting Web search engine to work

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NASA shrinks Ames Research Center

Back on Earth, budget cuts hit space studies.

Modernization

Feds still value WordPerfect

Word processing software a good fit for legal, government work.

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E-records research in jeopardy

Archivists campaign to keep money flowing to NARA's grant program.

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Beach: Ammunition redux

First-of-a-kind optic-based system sorts out reusable ammo.

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Senators seek Deepwater acceleration

The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee called for a 10-year timetable for Coast Guard modernization.

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Unisys: $1B not enough for TSA work

Work on TSA's Information Technology Managed Services project has already used up two-thirds of the contract's money in less than half of the task order's potential duration.

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GAO pushes for bomb detector study

Transportation officials need to make a better case for funding bomb detection installation projects, congressional auditors say in a new report.

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TSA awards explosive contracts

Siemens, GE and L-3 will maintain explosive detection and explosive trace detection machines.

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Senate lays out its first IT strategy

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Modernization

It pays to consolidate

Officials turn to shared service centers.

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Feds balk at DHS personnel rules

Some argue that the changes, which emphasize performance, are not fair.