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OMB orders agencies to boost spending on computer security

The Office of Management and Budget will require federal agencies to submit budget plans that include funds for boosting computer security, a key administration official said Tuesday.

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Firms show strong interest in building new federal network

The General Services Administration said Wednesday that it received 167 responses from the private sector to a request for information on how the government could build GovNet, a private computer network for federal agencies that would be separate from the Internet.

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White House resurrects plan to track computer break-ins

White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke would like to revive a plan for tracking patterns of computer activity and attempted intrusions at all government agencies, though the plan has been controversial in the past.