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Pentagon's EMall strategy questioned
The Defense Department, in a hurry to adopt commercial best-business practices, in 1998 established an online mall for purchasing supplies despite significant shortcomings in the system that made the military reluctant to use it.
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Tera buying Cray
The move should give the company supercomputing market presence, including federal business
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Rhode Islanders log on for polling locations
In the third year the state has offered the service for local and national elections, citizens are using it more and more
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First high-tech Cold War spy to be honored
The family of Francis Gary Powers will accept a medal on the 40th anniversary of a milestone of aviation history and intelligence history
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Uneven funding frustrates NGI
Officials testifying before the Senate say the science and technology initiative is being hampered
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Numbers show reality of e-sales
New data from the Census Bureau will likely fuel the divisive debate on whether to charge sales tax on online purchases
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A call for an IT architecture
Since the early 1980s, information technology managers have witnessed the spread of chaotic incompatibility among systems scattered throughout agencies. Managers increasingly have wanted greater control of systems, particularly when strategic concerns have been negatively affected.
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New federal security policy on the way
Soon stricter standards will dictate which commercial products the government can buy to help fend off cyberattacks
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Newgaard leaving Compaq
VP for federal sales and marketing is negotiating with several other firms
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Commerce to promote wireless technology
Government and business will meet to discuss the possibilities of wireless
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People factor critical, FAA says
To get the most out of advanced technology, it's important to consider how people will handle it, an agency official told a House subcommittee Wednesday
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CIO Council names e-gov heads
New committee will guide government in incorporating electronic initiatives
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Virginia Beach schools tune into more opportunity
More than 200 Virginia Beach high school students have participated in distance learning courses, and that will at least double next fall when all 10 high schools are connected
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Connecticut following every dollar
New Web site enables people to track how the state uses money it borrows through bonds
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Green clearinghouses
Two new World Wide Web sites showcase environmental activities in Pennsylvania and Virginia
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Driving home a point
New study finds most state departments of motor vehicles don't offer full services online
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GAO: IRS technology overtaxed and under par
Report slams the tax agency's antiquated operations for continually failing to get the job done right
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Prisons lock up ERP implementation
Federal Prison Industries, also known as Unicor, will be the first organization to implement the latest version of SAP America's ERP software
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Computers leap last hurdle
Leap Year unable to fluster nearly any U.S. computer systems, officials report
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