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 <title><![CDATA[The 2008 Rising Stars]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The 2008 Rising Stars exemplify the strengths of the emerging generation of IT leaders, mixing technical savvy and innovative thinking with an instinct for collaboration and a commitment to the government&#146;s mission.]]></description>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Kevin Roberson]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Roberson&#146;s latest accomplishment is the creation of a scanning enclave, which lets him conduct security audits and penetration tests of remote locations from his office in Raleigh, N.C.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46889-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Cybereye | Striking the public-private balance]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[For providers of essential public services, private profit must sometimes take a back seat to public policy.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46898-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Reality Check | UCore's giant leap]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[A key group of chief information officers is pushing the boundaries of consensus building and galvanizing the federal information technology community. ]]></description>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Editor's Desk | Next generation ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN is pleased to honor this year&#146;s Rising Stars award winners in the world of government information technology. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46913-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[DISA certifies the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system as being ready for swapping Internet Protocol version 6 packets with other DOD servers.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46920-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Motorola&#146;s multiband APX system]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Motorola demonstrates the APX dual-band, data and voice radio communications system, designed for interoperability among first responders.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46921-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Desktop power]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Amid high-profile efforts to reduce power consumption in data centers, public and private organizations are also trying to promote desktop PC efficiency.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46922-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Big Brother moves into the cloud]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is booming, and it&#146;s not just for prisons, schools and help desks based in foreign countries.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46924-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Technical difficulties]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[This week's editorial cartoon.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46925-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Colorado thinks outside the silo]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The state's Department of Human Services uses CA&#146;s Governance, Risk and Compliance  Manager suite to fulfill a laundry list of compliance needs.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46926-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Interior design for videoconferencing]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The idea is to create a uniform environment, one that allows the participants to concentrate on the task at hand. And sufficient uniformity could even offer the illusion that everyone is in the same room together.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46927-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Standard-issue security]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Committee on National Security Systems is preparing a unified certification and accreditation process for national security systems, that, with the help of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be extended to all of government.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46928-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Paul Scheihing | DOE wants more of less]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The technology manager of the Energy Department&#146;s Industrial Technologies Program discusses the government&#146;s current and future energy-saving plans.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46903-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Color you can bank on]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[GCN Lab Review: Samsung turns a new page with economical color laser printer.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46908-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Protection comes full circle]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Norton 360 adds blazing speed to comprehensive security scans.]]></description>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Device control from a distance]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Embassy Remote Administration Server identifies built-in hardware security to deliver remote administration of trusted systems.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46911-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Phaser 3250 offers no-nonsense printing]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[The Xerox Phaser 3250DN laser printer is perfect for left-brain tasks like resumes and spreadsheets but falls short at printing graphics and text over graphics.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46914-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Christopher Traver]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Christopher Traver is a leader in the development of the National Information Exchange Model, an XML-based information exchange framework that represents a collaborative partnership among agencies and organizations across all levels of government.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46878-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Dan Risacher]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Dan Risacher is the type of computer guy who likes to code at night for fun. When he&#146;s not doing that, he is a leader in getting open-source software and technologies deployed at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Department.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46880-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Isai Marichamy]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Isai Marichamy knows how to multitask. He recently developed and deployed an electronic-payment module for the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46881-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Yao Ling]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Yao Ling developed a Web tool that lets commanding officers submit performance evaluations via the NYPD's Intranet and successfully convinced the senior managers to embrace the new technology.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46882-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Abraham Klinger]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Klinger has risen rapidly from serving as a summer intern while pursuing a degree in computer science to project manager in just six years at the Midway Research Center. ]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46883-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Matthew Keeneth]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Thanks to Keeneth's technical skills, OMB's automated Budget Appendix Text project has improved efficiency, reduced errors and boosted the effectiveness of budget professionals across government.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46885-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Jared Howerton]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Howerton designed and implemented the Pegasus Information Management System, a Web tool for managing assessments, actions, correspondence and other facets of the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46886-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Maj. Gary Hockett]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Hockett was instrumental in migrating the Pacific Air Forces command from BlackBerry-based messaging to an open platform for wireless e-mail that is compatible with a wide range of smart phones and collaboration devices.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46887-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Tiffani Harris]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[As program manager for the migration of Schedule 70 to the automated Solicitation Writing System, Harris formed an advisory team of senior contract specialists and organized and led team meetings. As a result, offerors&#146; submissions were reduced from more than 150 pages to 21 pages.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46890-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Josh Caplan]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Josh Caplan's community outreach and recruiting efforts have improved public knowledge of Spawar and heightened interest from potential job applicants.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46891-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Capt. Eric Berard]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Eric Berard's judgment and expertise in Army operational testing and program management processes have helped bridge the gaps among stakeholders.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46892-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <title><![CDATA[2008 Rising Star Lee James]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[What separates James from other young managers are interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate complex technology issues in simple terms to leaders who make business decisions.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46893-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[A leaky system for protecting data]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[A recent survey of security professionals by the RSA Conference found that 29 percent had lost or exposed customer or employee data, but only 11 percent of respondents had publicly disclosed the loss.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46899-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Access control in two parts]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[Digitus Biometrics' MSN6100 devices have some unique features that add extra layers of security and harden them against hacker attacks.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46904-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[Networked prints]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[In a merger of physical security and cybersecurity, the Army has installed a centralized system to control access to buildings and networks at Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart in Georgia.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46905-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
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 <title><![CDATA[SQL Server 2008 makes performance tweaking easier ]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[SQL Server administrators optimizing their databases will have some new tools when Microsoft releases the next version of its relational database management system, SQL Server 2008, due for general release next month.]]></description>
 <link>http://www.gcn.com/print/27_20/46906-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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 <volume>27</volume>
 <issue>20</issue>
 <title><![CDATA[Secrets of optimization]]></title>
 <description><![CDATA[How a few well-placed tweaks can greatly improve database performance.]]></description>
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