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Navy to test for NMCI compatibility
The Navy Marine Corps Intranet product evaluation center is set to go live in November
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Navy steadily reducing legacy apps
The Navy has been working on developing a list of the 2,000 to 3,000 core applications
Digital Government
FDIC project tries out XBRL
Modernization project could give Extensible Business Reporting Language some momentum
Digital Government
EDS dealing with NMCI strain
Company outlines strategy for fixing 'problem contracts' like the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
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DOD buying into facial recognition
Two recent contract awards are focused on further developing the biometric technology
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Navy launching portal management
The Navy plans a management office to control the hundreds of portals throughout the service
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Navy picks competitors for logistics support
Navy picks three vendors for a joint IT logistics management project with the Air Force
Digital Government
OMB posts models for budget development
Agencies will use the enterprise architecture reference models in making their fiscal 2005 budget requests
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Policies and practices: Ex-feds take OMB’s IT vision to private sector
Charlie Self, Frank McDonough, Jim Flyzik and Bill McVay have amassed more than 100 years of federal experience among them. They represent a small but growing cadre of long-time feds who have recently retired and moved into the private sector.
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Wireless security entangles HIPAA
Securing wireless networks may pose a problem as health organizations near the compliance deadline
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House panel approves Homeland budget
House Appropriations Committee approves a DHS fiscal 2004 budget that is more than the Bush administration requested
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GIS tool prepped for emergencies
CDC creating system to allow health officials and first responders to access geographic information
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Navy Dept. names new deputy CIO
Rob Carey formerly was the Navy CIO's e-business and e-government team leader
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Boeing to pilot cargo security system
Project will demonstrate cargo container security systems for tracking shipments from foreign ports
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Part of DMS transition delayed
The Defense Message System's complete replacement of Autodin is delayed until the end of the year
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Small biz gets shot at rugged program
Air Force's IT2 contract vehicle is targeting small businesses for supplying accessories, rugged devices
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When or will e-government apps pay off?
Some speakers at a Washington seminar aren’t so sure of the payoff of e-government projects. Said a former OMB official: "It’s a slippery slope to say e-government is going to decrease costs."
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Users overwhelm TSP Web site
New service is unavailable to many users, and officials offer an alternative means of access
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