Modernization
Va. power co-op lights up broadband
The Central Virginia Electric Cooperative's Broadband-Over-Powerline system will get a pilot test in Nelson County.
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Congress' input wanted on ratings
Lawmakers should be more involved in rating programs and linking performance to budgets, OMB officials say.
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Performance is king
Government IT vendors need to deliver cheaper and faster, say speakers at a Federal Sources conference.
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DHS picks biosensor developers
Fourteen teams of companies and universities were chosen to develop the first generation of biological detection sensors and systems.
Digital Government
Task force urges security collaboration
A national task force on software development called for common knowledge to be applied where it is now given only lip service.
Digital Government
ITAA goes on e-voting offensive
The IT trade group is calling for the use of electronic voting technology.
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Quest to update Army Windows
Netcom will use Quest Reporter to assess existing Windows NT domains and Quest Migrator to convert from NT to Active Directory and Exchange 2003.
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Border agency leads DHS server merger
The Homeland Security Department's server consolidation starts with Border and Transportation Security Directorate.
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IRS offers corporate e-filing
It's the first time the agency has used XML to receive tax returns.
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OPM issues new RFI for Recruitment One-Stop project
The Office of Personnel Management is asking vendors for ideas to improve its USAJobs Web portal, a sign that the agency could be ready to address the uncertain status of its plans for the site.<br>
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Budgets and mandates slow adoption of e-voting
Security concerns haven’t been a deterrent to state and local adoption of electronic voting systems, election officials and e-voting advocates said today.<br>
Modernization
The human touch
If human resources departments haven’t always emphasized the human element of their work, traditional HR management systems have barely tried.<@SM>Most legacy systems, many of them homegrown and outdated, generally support payroll processing and core functions such as benefits administration, and time and attendance.
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Agencies to organize digital records
By 2007, the National Archives and Records Administration anticipates having an operational archive for digital materials.
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Poll: Give us interoperability
A new poll shows most Americans believe the government could do more for homeland security, but they're not worried about cyberattacks.
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General calls for logistics architecture
The military needs connections among existing supply systems, Army Lt. Gen. Claude Christianson said.
Digital Government
Oversight board pushes for more money for IRS
The board's suggested budget includes more spending on information technology.
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Utah leaves the MATRIX
Utah Governor Olene Walker last week officially halted the state's participation in the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange.
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Old Dominion to support JFCOM
U.S. Joint Forces Command officials have awarded a $22 million contract to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation.
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