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RSS federalFederal Bridge Certification Authority: An Approach to Addressing Inter-Enterprise Public Key Infrastructure and Directory Technology Interoperability
White Paper In response to the growing impetus for the provision of online services and transactions in addition to existing Web-based services, both the federal government and private industry have embraced and are seeking to... [30 Aug 2005]
Transportation Security: Federal Action Needed to Enhance Security Efforts
White Paper GAO was asked to examine the challenges in securing the transportation system and the federal role and actions in transportation security. The attacks on September 11, 2001, illustrate the threats to and vulnerabilities... [22 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security: Federal Leadership Needed to Facilitate Interoperable Communications Between First Responders
White Paper This testimony addresses issues of determining the status interoperable wireless communications across the nation, the potential roles that federal, state, and local governments can play in improving these... [22 Dec 2004]
'Rejecting offshoring will hurt jobs': Federal Reserve chairman
News Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that efforts to stem the tide of overseas outsourcing could damage the US economy instead of help protect American workers. The Workers Protection Act, proposed by... [16 Mar 2004]
Federal Information Security Management Act: FY 2004 Executive Summary Report
White Paper The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) engaged Cotton & Company LLP to conduct an independent evaluation of its information systems and security program and controls for compliance with the... [30 Aug 2005]
Federal Subsidies and the Housing GSEs
White Paper Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System were established and chartered by the federal government, as privately owned entities, primarily to facilitate the flow of credit to... [05 Jul 2005]
Federal Government Procurement Goes Online
White Paper The Procurement Agency (Beschaffungsamt) of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) is - as one of the first public authorities to do so in Germany - purchasing online. Online purchasing is fast, convenient and... [20 May 2005]
Federal Electronic Government Infrastructure: The E-Authentication Gateway - Connecting People to Services
White Paper This paper presents key concepts, policy and design issues and needs associated with the deployment of a Federal E-Authentication Gateway. The paper contains an overview of the authentication infrastructure that is... [15 Jun 2005]
Federal University of Sao Paulo Upgrades and Saves With Extreme Networks Gigabit Ethernet Solution
White Paper The Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) was running an obsolete Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) network that was continuously on the brink of crashing. Designed to serve just 200 users and connect only 46... [04 Aug 2008]
Federal Agencies Improve Financial Performance With BI
White Paper Business Objects is the world's leading BI vendor, with a track record of providing BI solutions to the U.S.federal government. BI improves the federal government's ability to track, understand, and... [30 Aug 2005]
Federal Procurement: Better Guidance and Monitoring Needed to Assess Purchases of Environmentally Friendly Products
White Paper Twenty-five years after RCRA was to launch a revolution in federal purchases of recycled-content products, the success of this effort is largely uncertain. Even today, many procuring officials and other... [31 May 2005]
Mass Transit: Federal Action Could Help Transit Agencies Address Security Challenges
White Paper This report examines transit safety and security at the federal and local levels. In particular, the report describes challenges in securing mass transit systems, steps transit agencies have taken to enhance safety and... [22 Dec 2004]
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Federal Efforts Require a More Coordinated and Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Information Systems
White Paper This report details findings from a review of federal organizations involved in national or multi agency cyber Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) activities. The reviewer's objectives were to identify the... [28 Dec 2004]
Information Security: Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls Over Wireless Networks
White Paper Wireless networks can offer a wide range of benefits to federal agencies, including increased productivity, decreased costs, and additional flexibility for the federal workforce. The affordability of... [30 Aug 2005]
Federal Intranet Work Sites: An Interim Assessment
White Paper It investigates and analyzes the visions of online collaboration that are emerging in federal agencies and the web-based government-to-employee practices that are in place. This report uncovers ideas and practices in... [28 Dec 2004]
