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ODNI defends contractor use
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it is appropriate that contractors counted for 27 percent of the intelligence workforce funded by the National Intelligence Program in fiscal 2007.
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DHS studies PDAs for responders
The Homeland Security Department is exploring how personal digital assistants that can send and receive live video and geospatial coordinates could help law enforcement and first responders share information.
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Percentage of intell contractors stays level
A recent survey revealed that contractors represented more than a quarter of the people working in areas funded by the National Intelligence Program in fiscal 2007.
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USA.gov ranked as best federal site
The national USA.gov portal received the highest score in a study of 61 federal Web sites released today by the Brookings Institution.
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FEMA plans to inventory emergency systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to survey the nation's emergency alert systems soon as part of its effort to build an integrated emergency alert and warning system.
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Study: U.S. not the leader in e-government
South Korea and Taiwan rank ahead of the United States according to a new survey from the Brookings Institution.
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ODNI CIO to step down
The country's first CIO for the intelligence community will end his federal service in September.
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Lawmaker: Terrorism info database troubled
A senior House Democrat has said the government's efforts to upgrade its central repository for terrorist identity data are at risk and might hamper federal information-sharing efforts.
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Candidates talk IT — now what?
Industry and political observers say McCain’s and Obama’s tech plans stick close to ideological platforms.
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Secure Flight's takeoff questioned
A senior House Democrat said she is concerned about whether the Transportation Security Administration will be ready to pre-screen airline travelers by January 2009.
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DHS seeks Privacy Act exemptions
The Homeland Security Department wants to exempt its new immigration-related Fraud Detection and National Security Data System from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
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Analysis tool exempt from some privacy laws
The Homeland Security Department has exempted a new data analysis tool from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
Digital Government
McCain offers technology plan
The presumptive Republican nominee calls for more government information to be made available online and increased Internet access.
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Tracking a cyberattack
During the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, attacks were launched against Georgia’s Internet infrastructure by unidentified attackers.
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Old-school recordkeeping meets the Digital Age
Authorities offer different prescriptions for managing electronic files.
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Project will document Bush-era agency sites
The Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office and several other organizations have joined to document federal agency Web pages before the Bush administration ends.
Digital Government
Cyberattacks on Georgia's sites continue
Web sites in the nation of Georgia remained under cyberattack today in an ongoing siege, according to independent observers. Meanwhile, Russia denied involvement.
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Justice wants criminal intell systems to include terrorism info
A proposed rule from the Justice Department aims to expand the use of state criminal intelligence systems for maintaining suspected terrorism-related intelligence.
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Twitter takes flight in Congress
Political advocates and the presidential campaigns have spurred broader use of the social-networking technology among lawmakers in recent weeks.
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Missing laptop found, but security questions remain
A vendor in TSA’s Registered Traveler program temporarily lost a laptop containing the unencrypted personal enrollment data of thousands of program participants.
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