Digital Government
Child tax credit info online
Taxpayers eligible for the new Child Tax Credit can check the status of their refund online
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TSP system now working, exec says
The director of the troubled federal Thrift Savings Plan says the new system finally works, for the most part
Digital Government
EDS takes HITS
The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded EDS a tech services contract worth up to $860 million
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CIO group urges crime info sharing
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is trying to generate more interest in integrated justice systems, a concept that has been around for years but failed to produce many concrete results
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OMB clarifies A-76 challenges
Federal employees and others can challenge the omission or inclusion of particular jobs in an agency's list of commercial activities after all.
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Forman leaving for money
The man responsible for many e-gov initiatives says he's leaving government to get paid more
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Feds choose e-travel vendors
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems and Carlson Wagonlit Government Travel Inc. will provide Web-based travel management for the federal government
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Delaware first on EPA network
The first state in the union is now the first one on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Information Exchange Network
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Navy health portal hits next phase
NMO has passed its first test and will be recognized as an official program of record.
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Air Force study shifts jobs
About 3,700 Air Force positions have been moved based on data gathered online about stress and workload.
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Booz Allen hires Army general
The consulting firm hired retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Noonan Jr., former deputy chief of staff for intelligence for the Army.
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Partners sought for digital preservation
The Library of Congress wants partners to help preserve digital materials
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Post office has new pay system
Postal Service workers don't have old-fashioned time sheets anymore.
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Firms partner on emergency messages
Roam Secure's messaging system will integrate WiredRed's alerts.
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Online Extra: Forman’s legacy, selected stories
Here is some of the coverage of Mark Forman from the Government Computer News online archives.<br>
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U.S., Holland team to detect nukes
The U.S. and Dutch governments will work together to detect terrorist shipments of nuclear material through Europe's busiest seaport.
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Agencies alerted to fake degrees
The Office of Personnel Management told agencies to beware of degrees granted to employees on the basis of phony training paid for by the government.
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Forman: E-gov is going to continue
The modernization of government operations through better use of information technology will continue in his absence, Mark Forman, the administration’s outgoing IT and e-government czar, said today.<br>
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