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White House resurrects plan to track computer break-ins

White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke would like to revive a plan for tracking patterns of computer activity and attempted intrusions at all government agencies, though the plan has been controversial in the past.

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GSA expands local telecom contract program

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Government becomes America's hottest technology market

Even before Sept. 11, the federal information technology market was booming. Now, when it comes to IT, Uncle Sam is the only game in town.

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Plan for government-only computer network called 'colossal mistake'

Some observers are calling the idea of creating a secure government telecommunications network the result of bad politicking and inexperienced policymakers assuming too much of a technological role.

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Technology to play prominent role in aviation security

The Federal Aviation Administration must test the security benefits of biometrics or other technologies in at least 20 airports under the aviation-security bill President Bush signed into law Monday.

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Energy pulls sensitive nuclear information from the Web

The Energy Department has pulled information about nuclear weapons facilities from its Web site, but the same information is readily available elsewhere online.

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Feds get ‘F’ in computer security