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Wennergren named CIO Council vice chairman
David Wennergren, Navy Department's chief information officer, is the new vice chairman of the CIO Council.
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Army plans to use thin-client systems
The service wants to streamline IT at bases the Base Realignment and Closure Commission slated for shifting.
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IRS enhances Free File service for 2006 filing season
More than 70 percent of the nation’s taxpayers—more than 92 million people with an adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less—qualify this year for Free File. Tax filers access Free File services through the IRS.gov Web site.<@SM>
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Study: EHR adoption will miss goal
A study concludes that it might take a decade longer than Bush envisioned to have e-health records for most Americans.
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Flyzik to leave consulting firm
Jim Flyzik, a longtime information technology executive in the federal government, is leaving Guerra Kiviat Flyzik and Associates to join the Flyzik Group.
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Love at first site
Agencies compete with Amazon.com, whether they like it or not. Here are five steps to making your users happy.<@SM>
Digital Government
Missouri forms health IT task force
The state creates a health information technology task force that will recommend ways for government and private organizations to better share data.
Modernization
Meru tackles communications security
The company will offer a solution that protects at the radio frequency signal level.
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GSA to reopen eOffer bidding portal after repairs
The General Services Administration said it expects its eOffer electronic-bidding portal to be reopened for business later this morning after the agency corrects a security glitch.<@SM>
Digital Government
ACS sale talks end
The Texas-based outsourcing company found no appealing prospects among interested buyers.
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Agencies migrate most funding applications to Grants.gov
In fiscal 2005, 20 out of 26 federal grant-making agencies posted one-fourth of their opportunities at Grants.gov and received more than 15,000 applications.<@SM><@SM>
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Agencies' E-Gov efforts are half-full
OMB touts accomplishments as others question whether fatigue has set in
Digital Government
LANDesk buys software vendor
The acquisition adds business process management to the company's security management software.
Modernization
DOD sets real-world test of HSPD-12
An exercise to uncover operational problems with issuing and using uniform federal identity cards is set to begin in April.
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GAO comes down on Defense Travel System
A report states that DOD needs to better test and more widely use DTS.
Modernization
SPI Dynamics takes aim at Web vulnerabilities
Two products protect Web applications that use Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language.
Cybersecurity
Fidelis prevents data leakage
The company has teamed with Government Technology Solutions to help agencies prevent unauthorized network transfers.
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