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Inspector: DHS lacks info sharing standard
Homeland Security's inspector general says it could take seven years to meld 22 independent agencies into one seamless organization.
Modernization
Supreme Court: States can stop municipal telecom
The ruling could affect efforts by cities and municipalities around the country to give residents and businesses modern telephone, Internet and other telecom services.
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Old thoughts hinder agencies, Accenture CEO says
Old ways of thinking keep agencies from becoming more efficient, says Accenture's CEO.
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HP gets $784 million Veterans deal
Hewlett-Packard will provide engineering support services and maintenance of the VistA Health Information Systems.
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Does Defense need a high-level financial manager?
DOD may need an assistant secretary dedicated to day-to-day financial management, the U.S. comptroller general says.
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CopLink developer certifies vendors
Process entails formal exchange of sharing schemas and underlying architectures for tighter integration with the CopLink data tool used by law enforcement agencies.
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Post office backs off e-commerce
But the organization needs to be able to expand beyond its traditional business, the postmaster general says.
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Eight IT projects get kudos for excellence
Two Quicksilver initiatives were among six federal and two state and local IT projects to receive Showcase of Excellence awards today at FOSE 2004 in Washington.<@SM>
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Feds go looking for e-customers
The new theme for federal e-government is: location, location, location. The Bush administration launches campaign to market its online services.<@SM>
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E-government advances ‘only a first step’
Despite advances, disconnects remain between federal agencies and users, e-government leaders and watchers said today.<br>
Digital Government
Sun makes government pitch
But the company is finding Microsoft's hold hard to break, Sun CEO Scott McNealy says.
Digital Government
FBI reworks Trilogy contracts
This time they will have penalties for missing deadlines, officials say.
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USAJobs.com: 45 million served
The federal jobs site launched last August has welcomed 45 million visitors, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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NIST honored for library tech
A Library of Congress committee will give awards to federal libraries and librarians for outstanding work and technological innovations in 2003.
Modernization
Apple introduces new server
Also, company officials announced that CDW Government will begin selling Apple products through the Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III contract.
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SCO threatens to sue Energy labs
As part of its campaign against free use of Linux, the company wants the department to pay licensing fees for the operating system.
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Lieberman blasts Bush cybersecurity plan
The Democratic senator's latest criticism of DHS focuses on the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.
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