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OMB calls for joint business cases
Memo outlines next step toward getting agencies to build on one another's information technology investments
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Congress 'taming e-mail monster'
Study finds Congress has made strides toward handling the streams of e-mail that clog members' cyberspace
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Internaut: Feds are citizens and e-gov users, too
The federal government is pouring a substantial amount of energy and dollars into e-government service to citizens. But it's not all for private citizens.
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Alliance launches permit portal
Nine cities in King County, Wash., have formed an e-government alliance to share resources and expertise
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Fathoming federal job classifications
FCW.com's Ask Milt column addresses a reader's question about the federal employee classification system
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Air Force advancing sensor tech
Air Force awards contracts to support Sensors Technology Applications, Development and Evaluation program
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Officials ponder DMS' future
Talks could open the door to other messaging systems rather than mandating use of the Defense Message System
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IG: Trust reform undermined
'Bunker mentality' has impeded progress in Indian trust reform, the Interior Department's inspector general said
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Texas jump-starts public and private connectivity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Health Department this week issued the first statewide alert over the Texas Health Alert Network, about the spreading West Nile virus. The HAN so far has provided 64 health departments with Internet connectivity, some of them for the first time.
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California governments move services online
Residents of Nevada County, Calif., and the cities of Davis and Bakersfield this summer began paying county taxes, finding housing regulations and applying for building permits online.
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VA awards cybersecurity contract
A consortium of five small businesses will be responsible for protecting the VA's network from cyberattacks
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Report finds congressional members doing a better job of managing e-mail
Members of Congress are doing a better job of filtering e-mail and using electronic means to communicate with constituents, according to a report released yesterday by the Congress Online Project, a joint research initiative of the Congressional Management Foundation and George Washington University.
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Contracts open link to CAC
DOD contracts make middleware available that will enable applications to communicate with the Common Access Card
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ISP offers diagnostic toolbox
A nonprofit Wisconsin Internet service provider offers free applications to help members troubleshoot network problems
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Air Force adds satellite support
Harris Corp. wins contract for satellite mission communications operations and maintenance
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OMB sets deadline for agencies to submit joint IT business cases
Agencies have until Aug. 21 to submit lists of IT projects that could be candidates for joint business cases with other agencies for fiscal 2004, according to a memo from Mark Forman, the Office of Management and Budget's associate director for IT and e-government.
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