In sum, the U.S. government had the information scattered throughout the system to potentially uncover this plot and disrupt the attack.

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Since 1992, the Canadian Investment Dealers Association has been trying to create a real-time price-information system for Canadian government bonds and treasury bills.

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In sum, the U.S. government had the information -- scattered throughout the system -- to potentially uncover this plot and disrupt the attack.

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It said it welcomed the government's welfare proposals but was seeking more information on how the chip system would work.

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MyGov will create a prototype of a streamlined online system enabling citizens to easily access the information and services from across the Federal Government.

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MyUSA (formerly MyGov) has reimagined how citizens can interact with government, developing a prototype of an online system that allows people to more easily find and access the information and services that are right for them from across government.

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In the Microsoft case, the government has set out to prove, among other things, that the company withheld crucial information about the Windows operating system from such rivals as Netscape, Apple and (ironically) Intel.

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