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VA puts vets’ insurance info online

The Veterans Affairs Department has given veterans online access to their Veterans’ Group Life Insurance accounts to view and manage policy information.

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How e-gov is done

Officials from across government discussed how agencies are implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 at a breakfast sponsored by the Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

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General Dynamics wins $478M Joint Forces contract

The contract calls for General Dynamics to support various Joint Forces Command experimentation and concept development programs.

Acquisition

Muniz wins NASA deal

The $35 million contract is for the IT services at Johnson Space Center.

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Tech changes GPO

The Government Printing Office is re-examining its mission, a new report says.

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GAO: DOD skills analysis needed

Military leaders can't plan for their future workforce without knowing the skills of the current one, auditors say.

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AccuPoll to acquire NTS

The touch-screen voting machine maker plans to buy the provider of voter registration applications and election support services.

Acquisition

Treasury to get info-sharing system

EDS will get $18.5 million to create a data warehouse for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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Army readies ITES2

It'll probably be limited to services, say officials.

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TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act

Eight systems of information could be exempt from one or more provisions in the Privacy Act.

Acquisition

SBA drops new small business rules

The Small Business Administration is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have revised the standards used to determine what businesses qualify as small.

Modernization

Two may win WIN-T

Both General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin could win pieces of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical contract.

Modernization

Choosing the right solution

Antispam choices include client software, server software, appliances and third-party services.

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DARPA tests data link

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency successfully tested technology that helps pilots attack small, mobile targets.

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Virtual Case File to be partly available in December

The new case management system won't be finished by year's end, but some of it will be ready, the FBI says.

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Online class teaches NIMS

The course on the National Emergency Incident Management System is for first responders.

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Library of Congress tools benefit online

Web versions will become the standard for the agency's cataloguing tools, a staffer says.

Modernization

EA made EZer

Enterprise architecture modeling is finally beginning to show some benefits for government agencies beyond mere compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act.

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CSC to meld tracking systems

The Army will pay $146 million for merging four systems that track cargo and vehicles.

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Northrop to install HR system for homeland security

The initial task order is estimated at $2 million with a maximum possible value of $175 million during three years.