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Tuesday, March 15, 2005 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 6  
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America's Seed Corn
Not all vital science and technology can come from the private sector. The work underway at the nation's federal laboratories plays an enormous role in U.S. national security.
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Security Mandates Vex Federal Information Technology Managers
Budget and agency policies determine time executives spend on compliance tasks.
by Henry S. Kenyon

A recent study of chief information security officers in the federal government has identified concerns about compliance with security standards, software reliability and the importance of well-funded information assurance programs.
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Homeland Security a National Mission
The first secretary of the cabinet-level department emphasizes total involvement by government, industry and the public.
by Robert K. Ackerman

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge believes that “there is a role for everyone in the United States to play in response to the threat of international terrorism,” and the two-year-old department that he just left is the key facilitator for that national integration.
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Certificates Strengthen Network Security
Infrastructure effort provides users applications with digital identification passes.
by Henry S. Kenyon

The goal of the U.S. Department of Defense Public Key Infrastructure (DOD PKI) program is to develop and issue electronic certificates, or identity cards, to users and applications. Through the Defense Information Systems Agency and the National Security Agency, the government is creating an architecture as resistant to hacking and other cybercrime as it is secure and efficient for approved users to navigate.
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Army Teaches Soldiers New Intelligence-Gathering Role
Cartoon game expertise trains individuals on how to be nodes in a network.
by Robert K. Ackerman

The U.S. Army is turning to commercial game technology to teach soldiers how to function like sensors in the network-centric battlespace.

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AFCEA Educational Foundation
The foundation announces annual fund drive challenge.
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CONTENTS
“Deploying the Data: Information Technology in Support of Deployment”
AFCEA Chapter Links
AFCEA Educational Foundation
Ambassador Briefs AFCEA Canada
America's Seed Corn
Army Teaches Soldiers New Intelligence-Gathering Role
Certificates Strengthen Network Security
Contact AFCEA
Homeland Security a National Mission
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
International Contract Awards
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
Professional Development Europe Program Launches First Course
Reporter/Writer
Security Mandates Vex Federal Information Technology Managers
TechNet Europe 2005 Call for Papers
The Association Advantage
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