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Taking on the tough assignments
When the Internal Revenue Service advertised for an executive who was not 'faint of heart,' Brian Burns knew the job was for him.
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A Grand Central Station for maps
ESRI launches Web portal to integrate global GIS data
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Archives predicts deluge
Preserving electronic records and providing electronic access to them is the National Archives and Records Administration's biggest challenge
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An IT cure-all
Brian Burns doesn't look like a visionary. His office is strewn with paper, and his filing system is on the floor. But behind the chaos is an idea that may dramatically change how government agencies buy and manage technology.
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Management Briefs
The General Services Administration is working to transfer the Federal Technology Service's Office Anywhere mobile computing solutions program to the Federal Supply Service.
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Low-tech glitch leaves high-tech void
A malfunction in a routine rocket booster procedure robbed hightech sensors and systems of an opportunity to demonstrate the soundness of national missile defense plans
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Looking for Buy-in
Of course, none of this will come to pass if the 13 divisions at HHS don't buy into it. But Burns believes the project has a good chance of succeeding because Enterprise Infrastructure Management will centralize IT management without changing the decentralized nature of HHS.
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Should there be an IT czar?
Here are the first responses to our question ? "Should there be an IT czar?"
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Still facing a Cold War chill
The Clinton administration must rethink arms control policies if it is to deploy a limited missileinterception system and avoid a nuclear arms control crisis with Russia, experts recently warned Congress.
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Intercepts
The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet should be viewed as a 'transformational tool' that will enable the deployed Navy to make use of the 'power of networking,' according to Ron Turner, the Navy's deputy chief information officer for infrastructure, systems and technology.
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Yes, there should be an IT czar
Here are the first responses to our question Should there be an IT czar?
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Agencies team to bring business training to vets
Veterans will gain access to a slew of Internetbased courses and services aimed at budding entrepreneurs in an agreement signed last month between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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GPS funding in flux
Funding for a critical but inexpensive enhancement to the Global Positioning System will be decided by a conference committee following conflicting Senate and House proposals.
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Integrate early and often
One dig at the voting process goes: 'Vote early and often!' The same applies to integrating software: Doing it early and repeatedly can have a profound effect on an information technology project's schedule and costs.
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Hawaii hopes Web system eases teachers' workload
New system aims to help schools retain special education teachers by relieving their administrative burden
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Letters to the editor
Here are the first responses to our question ? 'Should there be an IT czar?' ? raised in FCW's June 26 cover story. Add yours by writing to feedback@fcw.com. We can withhold your name upon request.
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