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Constituent e-mail and form letters flood Capitol Hill lawmakers

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IRS 5.0

After numerous failed modernization efforts, the IRS now believes it has a model that works

Digital Government

Architectures to go under the microscope

The Government Accountability Office is notifying major departments and agencies that auditors will assess how well they're managing their enterprise architectures.

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Global trade standards on the way

Electronic systems will help identify high-risk containers

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Pay won't fix everything

NIST finds pay-for-performance system helps hire and retain good employees, but does not motivate poor performers.

Modernization

Kentucky awards $170 million Medicaid deal to EDS

The commonwealth of Kentucky has awarded a $170 million contract to EDS Corp. to provide a new Medicaid management information system, the company announced today.

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EPA to set jobs up for competition

The Environmental Protection Agency is coming closer to deciding which functions might be ripe for inclusion in the agency's push to competitively source an average of 200 jobs a year through 2008.

Digital Government

Ciena launches federal subsidiary

Network firm hires Rob Rice, former vice president of federal sales at 3Com, as managing director of new group.

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Hobbins: White board manager

Air Force Lt. Gen. William "Tom" Hobbins has managed business, warfighting IT convergence.

Modernization

Pension insurer seeks financial software help

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. seeks proposals for development of an integrated financial and accounting system. PBGC, which insures workers’ pensions, wants to reduce costs and delays involved with aging systems and outdated business processes, and provide an online transaction-based system.<@SM>

Digital Government

Three hot spots for wireless LAN buyers

Security, applications, and voice enablement are three areas that organizations should consider as they look at WLAN technology.

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Caught in the act

Critics say Safety Act stifles anti-terrorism technology

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On the circuit

EDS' Jim Duffy returns home; Jeong Kim keeps busy as president of Lucent's Bell labs.

Modernization

California consolidates technology offices

State officials expect the new Department of Technology Services to strengthen California’s government technology structure and improve efficiency.<@SM><@SM>

Digital Government

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign, a provider of infrastructure service for the Internet and telecommunications networks, has acquired a security intelligence firm called iDefense for about $40 million.

Cybersecurity

No surprise: Security problems persist

Government Accountability Office auditors also criticize the Office of Management and Budget's security reporting guidance.

Digital Government

Sun Federal continues restructuring

Sun Microsystems Federal has named John Marselle to the position of chief operating officer.

Modernization

Census Bureau to count on Sabre Systems for IT support

Sabre Systems will design, program, operate and maintain the Census Bureau’s computer infrastructure that supports its Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

Modernization

U.N. committee addresses Internet governance

The committee established to study Internet governance has concluded that no single government should have a dominant role.

Digital Government

HHS seeks names for IT advisory board

A high-level commission, to be chaired by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, will include 17 members from government and the private sector.