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Anteon wins $105 million pact

The company will provide systems engineering and professional services to intelligence agencies.

Digital Government

USDA seeks cash for cow tracking

Mad cow disease notwithstanding, Agriculture officials are still looking for money to fund a national livestock ID program.

People

IRS debuts new online help for 1040 filers

The IRS debuted 1040 Central yesterday, an online service to make finding tax information and forms easier for taxpayers.<@SM>

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E-Rulemaking team studies three technical directions

By month’s end, a final architecture for the E-Rulemaking project will be set.<@SM>

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Missouri City buys ImageWare system

The Texas municipality will use the company's digital booking and investigation package.

People

US-VISIT tests exit technology

The exit portion of the newly-launched system for tracking foreign visitors is being tested in Baltimore and Miami.

Digital Government

Spirit sends info from Mars

NASA expects more than a week of preparation before the rover starts rolling.

People

EPA tech portal debuts

The Environmental Protection Agency now has Internet links to funding and assistance for technology development.

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US-VISIT starts

The system for tracking foreign visitors is now officially operational.

People

Tomahawk control capability revealed

The Navy will begin fleet installation of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control Systems this month.

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Army lays out logistics plan

The service hopes to connect logisticians to global communication networks in two years.

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DISA awards GIG-BE contracts

DOD network will help warfighters and analysts post intelligence information quickly and easily around the world.

Modernization

Convera offers Web organization tool

The company's Taxonomy Workbench software is meant to help agencies classify and organize data.

Digital Government

State budgets stay tight

Members of a national conference say budgets will be among the top issues facing state lawmakers next year -- and that means more scrutiny than ever for IT projects.

People

Joint Forces offers new Web-based course

The Defense Department launched a new online course today that gives joint task force personnel a better understanding of joint operations and organizations.

People

DARPA ignored privacy concerns

DARPA failed to recognize the privacy sensitivities raised by the Terrorism Information Awareness program, according to a report released earlier this month by DOD's Inspector General.

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US-VISIT pilot rolls on

Officials are learning a lot, the director says.

People

E-voting vendor hit by hacker

VoteHere Inc. has had its security breached by a 'politically motivated' hacker, according to company officials.

Digital Government

USDA to deploy "mad cow" system

Tracking system could make it easier to trace and check spread of disease.

People

Defense personnel lines shift with IT

Technology is changing the face of the Defense Department, as the roles of service members have blurred between combat, combat support and administration.