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House assails INS systems

Lawmakers: Approval of Sept. 11 terrorists' visas shows agency is 'worse than useless'

Digital Government

Bush seeks security budget boost

The White House last week submitted to Congress an emergency supplemental budget request for fiscal 2002 that includes more than $36 million for various homeland security information technology programs

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Local connectivity

Officials in Arlington County, Va. -- home to the Pentagon, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and 10 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority subway stops -- are working to achieve regional interoperability

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DOD eyes bandwidth growth

Pete Aldridge says department's vision includes 'unlimited bandwidth with global access'

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Lawmakers to watch A-76 closely

Lawmakers are leery about the Bush administration's proposal to compete 15 percent of the federal jobs considered commercially viable by the end of fiscal 2003

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State juices up embassy systems

Powerware to supply backup power systems, services at facilities worldwide

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New math adds up to better landings

A better mathematical model will enable the FAA to guide pilots during landings in poor visibility with a level of precision not anticipated until 2005

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Information matters

This special report is designed as a useful starting point for thinking about the challenges and identifying solutions for homeland security.

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OPM to revamp job site

Personnel office seeks contractor to share development costs of USAJobs

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Power to the portals

Federal portal builders offer tips for top-notch Web sites

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Pa. outsources Medicaid payments

The state turned to EDS' online payment processing system

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For the public good

Commercial firms are not the only software developers providing solutions for homeland security

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More in store

Network Appliance Inc. has started shipping software that enhances the company's existing storage appliance product line

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CSC shuffles IRS prime execs

Lead contractor for IRS? multibillion modernization program brings in new executive

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GSA to test Web usability

GSA has hired UserWroks Inc. to find out how to improve FirstGov, the federal Web portal

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FEMA's e-gov to-do list

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the managing partner for the creation of a Web portal for all types of disaster assistance and crisis response, tentatively named DisasterHelp.gov

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The eye of the storm

Maui-based center shows one approach to information sharing and disaster response

Modernization

Filling the communications gap

Satellite services garner new interest as a backup to wired networks

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Navy stovepipes prove resilient

Scores of legacy applications are forcing customers to maintain separate systems that NMCI was intended to replace

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Reinventing FEMA

The agency has an expanded role after Sept. 11. State and city officials wonder if it's up to the task.