Modernization
Sprint gets another Air Force contract
It will be the telecom company's fourth such deal in Asia.
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AT&T to guide IT business
The Air Force has awarded AT&T Government Solutions a contract to mentor a small, Native American-owned technology company in New Mexico.
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More money sought for anti-crime network
The Bush administration says it will ask for a 12.7 percent increase in the budget for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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Dems see 'outdated' IT for homeland security
House Democrats released an 18-page report that they said highlights weaknesses in the administration's homeland security efforts.
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Judge upholds Eolas ruling against Microsoft
But the USPTO officials are reviewing the disputed patent for Web plug-ins.
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CADE release depends on employee mastery
The new IRS taxpayer database will go live this year if and when workers at the agency’s Martinsburg, W.Va., data center can operate the Customer Account Data Engine under peak demand.<@SM><@SM>
Modernization
SOHO 6 delivers wireless security
Few wireless access point products have the top-notch security features found in WatchGuard's Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless firewall and VPN.
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NASA creates CIO office
One change at NASA in the wake of President Bush's new space agenda is a new Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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IRS makes it easier for business filers to pay online
The IRS has streamlined its electronic payment system for business taxpayers who get a new Employer Identification Number.
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DHS computer operations begin to stand alone
The Homeland Security Department has largely cut its umbilical cord of IT support from the legacy agencies that for months had continued to provide services to DHS’ 22 component organizations.<br>
Acquisition
Rules could ease COTS requirements
Agencies could buy commercial off-the-shelf items without regard to Buy American provisions if a proposed rule becomes final.
Digital Government
State CIOs get SMART
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers have a tool that lets users search for IT-related resources from state governments.
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Safecom absorbs public safety network
Officials say the wireless communications resource will have more 'oomph'.
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IRS to test data engine
An official for the tax agency says the Customer Account Data Engine's latest round of testing will finish in 2004.
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Trading places: Feds, industry to swap managers
The Office of Personnel Management proposed a rule outlining how the Information Technology Exchange Program will work.
Acquisition
Commerce COMMITS to small biz
Officials are looking at small businesses bidding on the Commerce Information Technology Solutions NexGen contract.
Digital Government
Bush: Back to the moon by 2015
The president says his plan for a return to the moon and more Mars missions will cost $12 billion.
Digital Government
Grassley demands FTS 'housecleaning'
The Iowa senator blasts the Federal Technology Service.
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