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CIO Columnist U.S. Agencies Told To Share Financial Systems
By J. Nicholas Hoover
Obama administration hopes to save money and development time by pushing agencies toward shared services for all future financial systems.

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Draft version of CFAA includes amendments largely recycled from 2011 DOJ proposals -- running counter to experts' demands to narrow anti-hacking laws.

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