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* Anatomy of an IT disaster: How the FBI blew it * Security compliance under fire * Peeking under the hood of VCF * Managing security in a compliance-crazy world

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ANATOMY OF AN IT DISASTER: HOW THE FBI BLEW IT

Some FBI agents ruefully refer to the trilogy project, a massive initiative to modernize the FBI's aging technology infrastructure, as the "Tragedy" project. It certainly has all the earmarks of tragedy: the best intentions, catastrophic miscommunication, staggering waste. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C60124:353CA35

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PEEKING UNDER THE HOOD OF VCF

The details of how the FBI does its business and the systems that support the bureau are classified. Nonetheless, Executive Editor at Large Eric Knorr did his best to get a rough description of VCF (Virtual Case File) -- the $170 million system that never launched -- from SAIC Group President Mark Hughes and Technical Director Frank Perry. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C60123:353CA35

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MANAGING SECURITY IN A COMPLIANCE-CRAZY WORLD

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