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White House to e-gov vendors: Give us your best

Officials presented their visions for common e-gov solutions in the financial management, grants management and human relations business lines

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Air Force chooses radar software architects

Industry teams led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman each received $220 million to study Space Based Radar system and software architectures.

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States feel info blitz

State officials say they still get homeland security alerts from far too many federal sources.

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EA is the IT tie that binds

As director of the enterprise architecture practice of High Performance Technologies Inc., a systems integration and IT consultancy in Reston, Va., Ira Sachs helps government agencies design blueprints for integrating their systems.

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GAO rules out feds' A-76 appeals

But the General Accounting Office said regulations should be changed to let federal employees appeal agency decisions to contract their work to businesses.

Digital Government

Group targets enterprise grids

Some of the biggest names in technology now have a consortium to move grid computing from its current focus in scientific markets into the enterprise.

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DOD uses tech for logistics

The Defense Department's new operations facility in Kuwait has an information technology unit that uses Web technologies to merge existing supply systems.

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NASA to merge media archives

Space officials want proposals for a NASA archiving system that would create a one-stop multimedia source for the public.

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UK finds Web accessibility lacking

The United Kingdom's Disability Rights Commission investigated 1,000 public sector Web sites over the last year.

Modernization

MCI no longer bankrupt

The telecom firm has undertaken a lengthy rehabilitation process.

Modernization

Networx still in progress

The telecom contract vehicle expected to take over when the FTS 2001 vehicle expires remains in a state of flux.

People

IRS got 59.3M e-filers

An official said everything went smoothly for this latest tax season, except for a server crash.

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LA spends $13M for financial management

Los Angeles County will use a system from AMS.

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DHS debuts info portal

The Lessons Learned Information Sharing system was unveiled in Oklahoma City on the ninth anniversary of the 1995 terrorist bombing.

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Civil servants weigh in against CAPPS II

The American Federation of Government Employees added its voice to the criticism against the passenger screening system.

Modernization

Qwest to sell D.C. Internet access

Qwest will offer dedicated Internet access to D.C. agencies under the Washington Interagency Telecommunications Services 2001 contract.

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Air Force wants IT hardware vendors

The service expects to release a request for proposals by mid-May for the desktop, notebook and computer server portion of its Information Technology Tools program.

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GSA issues RFI for next e-gov projects

The General Services Administration seeks ideas on how government can better integrate the systems and services that support financial, grants and human resources management.<br><@SM>

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Accessible doesn't mean usable

Meeting Section 508 requirements doesn't mean a Web site works well for people with disabilities.

Digital Government

Emergency alerts delivered intelligently

The Pennsylvania Southwest Emergency Response Group uses Prodigent for Emergency Management.