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British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

January 11, 2007 Government's schools computer unit warns that deploying the new OS carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. TAGS: agency, school, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, London, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Feds crawling ahead on e-government

December 21, 2005 White House report says four of 26 major agencies have advanced, but others lag behind. TAGS: e-government, agency, goal, information technology

Oregon eyeing open formats

March 28, 2007 Electronic document standards proposed for state agencies, but not ODF exclusively. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Oregon, agency, bill, XML, open source, freeware

French taxman opts for OpenOffice

November 9, 2005 Tax agency plans to put the open-source rival to Microsoft Office on thousands of its PCs. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, agency, tax, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC

Government Web sites are keeping an eye on you

January 5, 2006 Dozens of federal agencies are using visitor-tracking cookies that violate long-standing rules designed to protect privacy. TAGS: WebTrends Corp., agency, visitor, practice, privacy, monitoring, monitor

Feds' tech budgets may hinge on cybersecurity prowess

February 7, 2007 Bush administration's top IT official says she's counting on agencies to fix flaws before eating up more dollars to build new systems. TAGS: agency, cybersecurity, president, Bush Administration, government, information technology, dollar

U.K. to review Microsoft software in schools

January 9, 2006 Agency will look at value for money and risks of "lock-in" in British schools' licensing deals with the software maker. TAGS: U.K., school, agency, college, Microsoft Corp.

Intel granted extension in Japan FTC case

March 18, 2005 The chip giant will now have until April 1 to either accept the recommendations by the agency or challenge them in court. TAGS: Japan, agency, chip company, recommendation, extension, Intel, antitrust, PC company

Veterans Affairs to protect data on laptops

August 14, 2006 Encryption plan is latest attempt at recovering from thefts that potentially exposed personal data on millions of service members. TAGS: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, agency, theft, insurance, laptop computer, security

Feds call for global spam fight

April 21, 2006 U.S. Federal Trade Commission joins foreign partners in a call for more cross-border action against spammers. TAGS: spam, agency

House approves supercomputing bill

April 26, 2005 Bill requires multiple agencies to shift grants toward "basic research and education" in high-performance computing. TAGS: supercomputing, high-performance computing, high-performance, agency

NASA financial systems under scrutiny

October 27, 2005 Unless it upgrades, the agency won't have the day-to-day info it needs to run programs efficiently, GAO says. TAGS: agency, financial system, audit

Feds vulnerable to lots of Net threats

June 14, 2005 Government agencies are plagued by spyware, phishing attacks and spam, but they're not prepared for the onslaught, a federal survey finds. TAGS: agency, phishing, homeland security, threat, spam, survey, spyware

RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: passport, RFID, e-passport, smart card, RFID chip, agency, digital signature, researcher, Las Vegas, document, security, U.S., radio, photograph, laptop computer

Find toxic wastelands via Google Earth

January 17, 2007 EPA takes first step in effort to make data about polluted sites more accessible to online mapping applications and the public at large. TAGS: agency, mashup, Google Earth, XML file, XML, representative, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Judge: Worker can't be fired for Web surfing

April 24, 2006 Administrative law judge rules that New York City worker can not be fired for surfing the Web from work. TAGS: New York City, Judge, worker, agency, decision

NSA offers Vista installation tips

January 10, 2007 Spy agency provided input for a Microsoft document with tips on how to use the operating system securely in larger organizations. TAGS: NSA, agency, Microsoft Windows Vista, development, organization, Microsoft Corp., document, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sleek snoop center still leans on human factor

August 19, 2006 High-tech eye candy, yes. But law enforcement intelligence center still relies on human communications. Photos: Inside JRIC TAGS: agency, law enforcement, intelligence, center, data source, database

Mafia insiders infiltrating firms, U.K. cops warn

April 25, 2006 U.K.'s crime-fighting agency says organized crime gangs are planting people inside companies to attack their systems. TAGS: insider, agency, U.K., fraud, London

In federal e-security we trust? Not a chance

March 1, 2006 When it comes to federal privacy, attorney Eric J. Sinrod points to new research that finds Uncle Sam has a long way to go. TAGS: e-Security Inc., agency, privacy, perception, survey
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