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Agencies short on project managers
Mark Forman says the government may need to go on a big hiring push this summer
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GAO report tracks the rise of IT services
Federal spending on IT services nearly doubled from 1997 through 2001, with the most significant increase coming through General Services Administration contracts, according to a report from the General Accounting Office.<br>
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Government sites see a spike in visits
Government Web sites captured the clicks of more than a third of all domestic Internet surfers last month, suggesting that their attempt to communicate to citizens through the Internet is gaining ground. <br>
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Strassmann: Make CIO equal to CFO
CIOs of the future must manage knowledge, not assets such as computers and software, NASA CIO says
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Davis moving on fast track authority
Bill would grant expedited powers for the administration to recommend changes to the structure of agencies
Acquisition
IT services fall to large firms
GAO reports that federal IT services contracts go mostly to large companies
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Space-Based Radar vendors picked
Air Force selected three vendor teams to develop and demonstrate a prototype radar payload
Acquisition
Officials defend A-76 on Hill
Senators question whether the revised A-76 favors industry or actually promotes competition
Digital Government
Firm allies with Giuliani Group
Former mayor's firm, experts in performance management, will implement Cognos technology
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Navy labors over legacy systems
Legacy applications are the major obstacles to rapid adoption of new technologies, officers say
Digital Government
FAA looks to speed modernization
The FAA wants to accelerate some initiatives under its Operational Evolution Plan
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Military Web server hacked
Hacker exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Windows 2000; extent of damage unknown
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Another View: Do Web sites put agencies’ best faces forward?
Here is one unmistakable sign that it truly is a new day in government: A growing number of citizens in search of reliable health information, printable tax forms or Social Security information are likely to go to a computer to get what they need. The number of Americans who have visited government Web sites has jumped by more than 70 percent in the past two years, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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OPM prepares for final phase of e-Clearance project
The Office of Personnel Management is planning the final phase of its e-Clearance project, an effort to consolidate and speed processing of government security clearances.<br>
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Virtual urban battlefield tests soldiers
Soldiers in Kuwait conduct virtual urban battlefield exercises in a mobile training complex
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Pentagon draws up UAV road map
DOD highlights its top 10 goals for the unmanned aerial vehicles' future capabilities
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