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FAA releases update of OEP
Version 5.0 expands Operational Evolution Plan timeline by three years to 2013
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GAO: E-gov projects don’t make their case
The Office of Management and Budget and the General Accounting Office are at odds over what constitutes a complete IT business case.
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IRS begins to move e-learning courses online
The IRS is adapting its tax law and tax processing training courses to make them compatible with the Office of Personnel Management’s E-Training initiative.
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Game Time: Can Bush’s playbook deliver results?
At the nexus of the Bush administration’s policy agenda for 2003 is IT. It’s a focus on which the government expects to spend upwards of $52 billion to meet the president’s demands. On the list—driven by a public that expects online service 24-7 and a world where data sharing could keep the country one step ahead of terrorist threats—are a series of initiatives that have been fleshed out but not delivered over the past year.
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DOD financial management deputy named
David Norquist is the new deputy undersecretary of Defense for financial management
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NASA slows some IT spending
NASA has placed a moratorium on IT expenditures not considered mission-critical
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NIGMS unveils new Web site
Site highlights the institute's programs and increases usability with simplified navigation
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Rep. Cox to head Homeland panel
Cox will lead the committee as the Homeland Security Department builds its operations
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City opens Internet free-access zone
Long Beach sets up free, wireless Internet access in downtown 'hot zone'
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DOD examining health records security
Task force to evaluate security; DOD takes steps to make health info systems more secure
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FAA veteran to join Lockheed
Monte Belger, a former senior FAA official will join Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management
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Retirement investments revisited
FCW.com's Ask Milt column covers questions about voluntary contributions and the TSP F Fund
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Energy managers get automated
The Energy Department has launched an integrated business management system
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FBI expanding info-sharing test
FBI will pilot an information-sharing project in more than seven cities across the country
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Homeland transition at disadvantage
Official says the interim team is still mostly part time and not as robust as anticipated
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Armed services to spur modernization
New Armed Services Committee chairman pledges support for modernization of fighting forces
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Vendors hear e-gov progress report
Some of the projects, such as GovBenefits and Recreation.Gov, are moving ahead at a rapid clip
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Pentagon makes joint C2 decision
Joint Forces Command has increased role, but systems remain under the purview of agencies
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@Info.Policy: Are e-gov act’s privacy reviews a hollow demand?
So much legislation with information policy implications passed at the tail end of the 107th Congress that it will take a long time to digest it all. I thought I would start with the E-Government Act of 2002.
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