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  • Apr 03, 2006
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FEATURES

Adding telework to agency survival kits
A distributed workforce can keep essential services running after devastating man-made or natural disasters

SMS does SOS
Short Message Service earns valued role as a link of last resort for crisis communications

Fail-safe storage options
New options promise faster recovery plus better data protection at headquarters and remote sites



NEWS

GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough
Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood

FAA telecom effort lags

DHS looks for new financial management plan

Intercepts

COMMENT

Editorial: When the office is optional
Although telework has never really taken hold, acceptance seems to be growing

Kelman: A concept whose time has come

Lisagor: Diversity generates creativity

Nadler: Know your rights

Wohlleben: Looking back, looking forward

Smith: The carrot-and-stick approach

MANAGEMENT

GSA clarifies telework rules for managers
New guidelines attempt to eliminate confusion about legalities, properties

Leaders urged to manage dissent

TECHNOLOGY

Framework could aid global information exchange
UDEF attracting interest of National Cancer Institute, IT groups

Honey, I shrunk the computer

Symantec security gateways: Simple and reliable

The Pipeline

BUSINESS

Monster roars at government market
Key hires and new advisory board signal new fed focus

Input moves into IT consulting

POLICY

Lack of oversight endangers missile defense
Inspector general and defense analysts point to network security and policy missteps

Time for a new look at security

Audio recordings are an endangered species

Some types of Web links break the law

FlipSide

PC crash? Chessen is ready to listen

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