Sunday, November 24, 2002

The Last Hurdle to Work: Security. Gone are the days of free access to many office buildings. In its place have come security systems of assorted degrees of sophistication. By Lawrence Van Gelder. [New York Times: Technology] 10:19:25 AM

Privacy questions still loom over biometrics By Dibya Sarkar, Federal Computer Week, Nov. 11, 2002 Biometric technologies have expanded greatly in the past decade, especially following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but experts say there are few policies, procedures and laws regarding the collection of biometric identifiers, even as public policy debates have swelled over their use and potential to invade people's privacy. 10:04:08 AM

DOD approves electronic medical record system CHCS II will be expanded to eight military hospitals By Dan Caterinicchia, Federal Computer Week, Nov. 11, 2002 The system will largely eliminate paper patient records, replacing them with electronic documents that let physicians update data at military health care facilities worldwide. 9:56:43 AM

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