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Federal CIOs don't have the right stuff, officials say

Federal chief information officers are ill-equipped to move the federal government into the information age, a panel of lawmakers and ex-federal officials said Wednesday at a briefing on Capitol Hill.

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Chinese hackers declare war on U.S. Web sites

A Chinese hacker community has declared war on U.S. government and business Web sites, according to a message posted on the hackers’ home page.

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Senators up the e-government ante

Two senators on Tuesday proposed a $600 million fund to promote e-government initiatives across all federal agencies for three years.

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Final rules governing IT accessibility issued

Much-anticipated final regulations designed to make information technology more accessible to federal employees with disabilities were published Wednesday in the Federal Register .

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Identity theft threatens federal employees

Federal employees run the risk of having their identity stolen when they sell, throw away or donate their old computers without properly deleting personal files, NASA’s inspector general warned Friday.

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Report says agencies must protect privacy when sharing data

Data sharing among federal agencies often creates new information that could reveal a citizen's identity, according to a new General Accounting Office report.