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IRS buying $35M in new computers
HP will supply the IRS with more than 12,300 Compaq desktop PCs and 11,000 notebooks
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Homeland R&D report drafted
PCAST outlines how the proposed department should be organized to take maximum advantage of R&D funds
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Former Interior CIO retiring
Daryl White, the Bureau of Reclamation's special assistant for technology since June, will retire this month
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Navy funds new round of e-biz
One system being piloted would enable seamless communication of medical data between the VA and DOD
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Govbenefits.gov list tops 100 programs
The Department of Labor’s <i>www.govbenefits.gov</i> site now includes access to more than 100 federal benefits programs, following the addition of 25 new programs representing more than $34 million in annual benefit dollars.
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DOD, FEMA test net defenses
Joint exercise explores how compatible their communications systems would be in homeland defense situations
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DLA phases in modernization
The Defense Logistics Agency has implemented the first release of its Business Systems Modernization program
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Team recruits for tech careers
DISA, National Science Center partner to get young people interested in technology, science and math
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GSA set to release RFP for travel site
Federal employees make about 4 million air and rail trips a year and spend more than $100 million annually on fees to travel agents. With the success of commercial travel Web sites, many government managers wonder why booking trips isn’t easier and cheaper.
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Site lets teachers tally benefits
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma launches Web site with benefits calculator, other services
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Roster change
The Senate confirmed Mark Everson Aug. 1 as deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget
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DOD, Army testing biometrics
Partnership will test the integration of fingerprint technology into the Army's Network Operations Center Vehicle
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FAA gives pilots online view of runway info
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun providing pilots with runway information over the Internet to improve access to landing data.<@SM>
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Diminishing civil service
Bureaucratus column: Many people in the Bush administration take a dim view of the civil service protections feds enjoy
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Advancing knowledge
The government has a hearty appetite for IT that can help employees deal more efficiently with a constantly rising mountain of data
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IRS deal cools debate about online services
The agreement also should increase the number of people who file taxes online, which benefits the IRS
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