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