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Treasury set to issue digital certificates with smart cards
The Treasury Department plans to issue digital-certificate-embedded smart cards to 7,000 Treasury employees across the country beginning next month, said Bernadette Curry, Treasury's PKI program manager.
People
Service level review complete
Operational assessment of NMCI focused on EDS' ability to measure service levels
Digital Government
Tech leader leaving for industry
Idaho's controller, a nationwide champion for the use of technology in government, is going to PeopleSoft
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Draft RFP outlines e-Travel goals
GSA has released a draft solicitation for the governmentwide e-Travel initiative
Modernization
NASA adds telecom support
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Operations an additional $25 million for telecom support services
Digital Government
State tries out cost-comparison site
Wisconsin is testing an online system that will provide basic comparisons of health care costs across the state
People
Roster Change
John Ortego, director of the National Finance Center, announced last week that he plans to move to the private sector in January after 32 years of public service
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Homeland urged to integrate info
But don't put the FBI in charge of domestic intelligence gathering and analysis, a task force advises Ridge
People
Enterprise leadership guide coming
OPM is preparing guidance to help find program managers with skills to lead cross-agency missions
People
Regional officials embrace e-mail, study finds
Mayors and city council members across the country routinely use e-mail to communicate with constituents, in contrast to federal elected officials who are swamped with e-mail and often dismiss it, according to a new study.
Digital Government
Mass. overhauling financial system
Massachusetts is overhauling its accounting and reporting system with a Web-based makeover
Modernization
Sprint makes local link
Sprint is the latest company to try to extend its federal expertise to the state and local government markets
Digital Government
Not ready for prime time?
Editorial: Rushing biometrics into the field before understanding its complexity would be a greater mistake
Digital Government
Facing facts
Biometrics, seen as a future cornerstone of security, proves more difficult than feds anticipated
Digital Government
Security vendors fortify defenses
Two vendors have strengthened their efforts to help agenciestroubleshoot networks and manage security threats
People
Election reform deal would send billions to states
A long-awaited compromise over election reform procedures appears to have formed in a Congressional conference committee, and $3.8 billion in federal funds for new election technology could be on its way to states.
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