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RSS governmentOfcom board to take heat out of relationship with BT
News The current director general of Oftel, David Edmonds, is seen as the figurehead of telecoms regulation in this country, and often comes in for personal criticism. But e-minister Patricia Hewitt believes Ofcom - which will be up and running in 2003... [12 Jan 2001]
Access to Locked-In Accounts: We Want Your Feedback
White Paper Alberta's current pension legislation requires that if plan members leave their employer and take their pension money out of the pension plan, the funds must be placed in a Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA). [03 Jul 2008]
Information Technology: Issues Affecting Cost Impact of Navy Marine Corps Intranet Need to Be Resolved
White Paper Under the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract, the Department of the Navy is obtaining information technology (IT) services that are to allow it to replace thousands of independent networks, applications, hardware, and software with one... [30 Aug 2005]
Virus writers have China in their hands
News A record number of China's computers have been hit by viruses this year, according to a ministry survey. About 85 per cent of computers in China were affected by viruses in 2003. This is 1.5 percentage points higher than 2002 and 25.5 percentage... [21 Oct 2003]
BBC commercial units go under the lens
News Chris Smith, the culture secretary, has appointed a watchdog to investigate whether the BBC is competing fairly with the online information sector and using licence fee-payers' money to subsidise the web adverts. [12 Feb 2001]
£30m cash injection to cure broadband woes
News The Department of Trade and Industry will use the money to combat the urban/rural divide by investing in schemes that could help make the rollout of broadband services more commercially viable for operators. [13 Feb 2001]
Microsoft's actions attract legal attention... again
News It has admitted it was issued with a court order from the Department of Justice (DoJ) requesting it to hand over all documents relevant to the deal, revealed last October. Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan said Microsoft is complying fully with the... [14 Feb 2001]
Making CRM Work in Your Environment
White Paper This paper gives an overview of CRM in E-Gov services. USA Services is one of the Bush Administration's 24 E-Gov projects. It provides citizens convenient access to federal information and services, and offers federal agencies a resource to improve... [27 Dec 2004]
Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks
White Paper The Internet protocol (IP) provides the addressing mechanism that defines how and where information such as text, voice, and video move across interconnected networks. Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4), which is widely used today, may not be able... [30 Aug 2005]
Information Security: Agencies Need to Implement Consistent Processes in Authorizing Systems for Operation
White Paper Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information security policy requires agency management officials to formally authorize each of their information systems to process, store, or transmit information, and to accept the risk associated with their... [30 Aug 2005]
NASA Management Challenges: Human Capital and Other Critical Areas Need to Be Addressed
White Paper This paper discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Clearly, since its inception, NASA has advanced space exploration and scientific knowledge and accomplished... [03 Jul 2008]
Information Security: Agencies Face Challenges in Implementing Effective Software Patch Management Processes
White Paper This paper discusses patch management and steps that agencies can take to mitigate information security risks resulting from software vulnerabilities. Several automated tools and services are available to assist agencies in performing patch... [30 Aug 2005]
Europeans protest against software patents
News Hundreds of people from across Europe gathered in Brussels on Thursday to demonstrate against software patents. The demonstration was planned by European pressure group the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) to protest against... [21 Feb 2005]
IBM car parking row forces ministers to intervene
News Government ministers have been forced to intervene in a parking row between local residents in Guildford and IBM contractors working for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). [10 Feb 2006]
Social Security: Better Coordination Among Federal Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports
White Paper Despite the various tools used by SSA to aid in the proper crediting of worker earnings, the number of earnings reports in the ESF is substantial. Having effective policies and processes for verifying key SSN, identity, and work authorization... [07 Jul 2005]
