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Tax compliance software fails IRS

IRS can't even catch all of its own potential tax cheats, thanks in part to software that misses some possibly noncompliant filers, audit concludes.

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State starts mobile app for travelers

The State Department starts a mobile application to help U.S. travelers abroad.

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IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO

GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.

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Many grads, but not the right stuff

There's a Catch-22 in government hiring these days -- and a Senate panel took a closer look at it this week.

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NIH starts tool for electronic health records

National Library of Medicine has created a free tool to furnish patients' electronic health records with information specific to their conditions.

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Jump on customer complaints, OMB tells agencies

A new program requires agencies to get faster action on service delivery.

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VA taps little known small business to spearhead next-generation electronic health record

The Informatics Applications Group will serve as the gatekeeper for open source software used by Veterans Affairs and Defense departments.

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No alarm systems were found at nine out of 10 cargo-only airports that GAO visited

The airports also lacked other security measures, such as perimeter lighting, a new study says.

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Google Finds Luna, N.M.

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What to name baby? SSA has a new mobile app for that.

The Social Security Administration is putting thousands of baby names within easy reach with a new iPhone application.

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@BarackObama to write tweets #socialmediawin

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has announced that the president will personally write some of the tweets on his @BarackObama Twitter account.

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The best of the federal blogosphere

Smart phones for behavioral health care; Who are Fannie and Freddie?; Invasion of the photo snappers; Art unplugged.