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Sked can help DOD out of contracting mess
The early results of government procurement reform are slowly coming in. While the picture being painted is one of a streamlined, more efficient and entrepreneurial acquisition system, some feel that the Defense Department has painted a mustache on its own procurement reform masterpiece. Thankfully
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OMB report finds agencies moving successfully to e-commerce
Agencies are making progress in using electronic commerce to improve their buying and paying processes, according to a longawaited report released last Friday by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Agencies, industry aim to narrow 'digital divide'
More Americans than ever are using computers and connecting to the Internet, but a significant portion of the population particularly minorities and those in rural areas lacks access to basic information technology tools, so the federal government should partner with the private sector to narro
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Florida speeds fingerprints to FBI
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has begun distributing electronic fingerprint images and other criminal information to the FBI in real time
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Many of Houston's New Homes Will Be Wired for the Future
A number of Houston's homebuilding companies have signed agreements with ClearWorks.net to provide a hightech infrastructure for new homes in the greater Houston area. The contracts ensure that many homes built by the companies will be prewired for future upgrades. More than 10 contracts have been signed already with six of the top 12 home builders in Houston.
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sends Fingerprint Data to the
Information on fertilizers approved for distribution in the state of Washington is now available on the Internet.
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Cybercrime legislation would set up grants
Sen. Patrick Leahy (DVt.) has introduced the Computer Crime Enforcement Act, which sets up a $25 million grant program through the U.S. Justice Department for states to use for improved education, training, enforcement and prosecution of computer crimes.
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Commerce report highlights growing 'digital divide' among public
More Americans than ever are using computers and connecting to the Internet, but a significant portion of the population particularly minorities and those in rural areas lack access to basic information technology tools, so the federal government should partner with the private sector to narrow the gap, according to report released by the Commerce Department today.
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Navy puts intranet on fast track
The Navy plans to develop, procure and deploy an intranet to serve 700,000 Navy and Marine Corps users in the United States by 2001.
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DOE Panel Seeks Outstanding Tech Ed Programs
The U.S. Education Department's Technology Expert Panel is requesting applications for outstanding educational technology programs for national recognition.
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Hawaii's Web Site Hacked
The state of Hawaii's Internet home page was shut down on Monday after a computer hacker took it over, according to Darren Pai, a reporter at KHNLTV, the NBC affiliate in Honolulu, Hawaii, which covered the story.
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Pennsylvania Web Site Tops 200 Million Visits
Visits to Pennsylvania's home page have doubled in the last six months, with the page recently passing the 200millionhits level, the state said.
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Municipalities to Meet With EPA in New York to Discuss Environmental Management Pilot
Participants in a twoyearlong Environmental Management System pilot project sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will meet July 15 in New York City to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of the effort.
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Distance learning works in Texas
Several East Texas communities and schools no longer face a mass exodus of their best and brightest young people to other communities with better schools, thanks to a distancelearning consortium that provides twoway video education technology to the region.
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Chicago dials 311 for service
Chicago residents now can make service requests through a new 311 nonemergency call center that streamlines what had been a bureaucratic and timeconsuming process for city workers and citizens.
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Roster Change
Jerry Russomano plans to leave his post as director of program systems service at the Education Department to become director of software development at the Customs Service. His last day at Education will be July 16, and he will step into his new role at Customs on July 19. John R. Watson was selec
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Fedwire Briefs
OMB nears new FMS reg The Office of Management and Budget last week released the final revision of its changes to the regulation that requires federal agencies to buy all their financial management systems from a single contract. The changes to OMB Circular A127 will lift the requirement that agen
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Senate adopts advanced mail management
The technicians responsible for the Senate's email systems mark the release of independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr's report as a significant event in the evolution of Congress' use of email. Before the report's release last year, the email system that served the 100 Senate offices processed abo
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Building consensus
Mary Mitchell, deputy associate administrator of the Office of Electronic Commerce at the General Services Administration, knows better than most people the challenges and the significance of consensus building. She learned this firsthand during her 17 years at the National Institute of Standar
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