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NJ manages school capital online
The Garden State will deploy a Web application that education officials can use to manage capital plans for buildings.
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Global warning system gets USGS support
Through its Public Warning Network Challenge, the Internet Society is calling for collaborators for an all-hazards public warning system—an effort that the Geological Survey endorses. <@SM>
Acquisition
GSA hearing coming
The House Government Reform Committee will hold its first hearing on restructuring the General Services Administration within several weeks, a committee official said.
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Treasury spends big on IT
The department wants more money for its Financial Management Service and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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GAO takes aim at DIMHRS
GAO officials want the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System to have stronger requirements-management processes and an integrated approach to program management.
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SEC approves XBRL rule
Securities regulators will use voluntary filings to test the Extensible Business Reporting Language standard.
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Justice funds XML pilots
Six states will each get $50,000 grants for projects that use the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model.
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GAO sees homeland security challenges
Interagency coordination will be important to many homeland security initiatives, GAO says.
Modernization
Verizon to buy MCI
The deal, rumored for weeks, would add government customers to Verizon's base.
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Cisco, IBM propose Internet-based disaster alert system
Engineers say such a system could be used to quickly alert people of an impending catastrophic event, such as a tsunami or a hurricane.
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Coast Guard pursues IT boost
Coast Guard officials are asking for 32 percent more information technology funding in fiscal 2006.
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Energy asks for IT budget spike
But supercomputing funds would go down according to President Bush's fiscal 2006 budget request.
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GSA office faces job cuts
Officials propose cutting 90 full-time equivalents from the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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Phoenix, D.C. win IT honors
The Public Technology Institute cited six cities for their IT projects.
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Suit planned over DOD system
Some of the largest unions plan to sue the Defense Department over new rules for the National Security Personnel System.
Acquisition
Small biz gets Alliant slice
The governmentwide acquisition contract will be accompanied by a small-business set-aside contract, officials said.
Modernization
Defense seeks humanitarian communication
The Pentagon is thinking about ways to communicate with civilian officials and non-governmental organizations.
Digital Government
Big Blue's government strategy
IBM has launched a new Global Leadership Initiative geared to helping the public sector improve services to citizens.
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Interior gets IT spending boost
The Interior Department’s proposed budget for fiscal 2006 is flat compared to 2005, but spending on IT programs is expected to rise 2.6 percent.<@SM>
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