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GAO criticizes USPS ombudsman role
Auditors recommend that USPS make its newly created ombudsman position more independent and impartial.
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Houston counts down to SAP enterprise software liftoff
The city of Houston is dragging its antiquated IT system into the 21st century with the aim of improving efficiency and customer service.<@SM>
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Citizens warm to fed Web sites
The ACSI aggregate e-government satisfaction score for 2005 was 2.5 percent higher than a year ago.
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PKI for the NIPRNET?
CIOs at major DOD commands prefer it over user names and passwords.
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2005: Technology got smarter, faster
Security and efficiency needs inspired many innovations
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IRS to roll out tax collection system
The IRS is continuing to develop applications to advance its modernization efforts, while beginning to simplify the increasing complexity of the modernization process.<@SM>
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Web extra: Managing mobility
Here are some other asset management packages that can help administrators keep track of portable devices.
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Asset management on the move
The same software makers that specialize in desktop PC asset management are answering the call for software dedicated to mobile devices.
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CADE to expand tax processing with Form 1040s
The IRS’ relational database will likely process 4 million tax returns in the 2006 tax season beginning next month.
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IRS takes ownership of modernization projects
It’s a short distance from the IRS’ business systems modernization office to its business systems development office, but the agency has traveled a long way to move its applications from one to the other.
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Auditors say EPA e-cycling efforts fall short
A congressional working group has called for a national plan to address the problem.
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Air Force to increase Guam's bandwidth
The move is necessary to support more planned operations, Pacific Air Forces' chief information officer said.
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NSA posts notice about faster, lighter crypto
With little fanfare, the federal government has been conducting a cryptographic modernization program for the past several years. Suite B is part of that effort.
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Standard approved for VOIP 911 calls
National Emergeny Number Association's vote is considered first step of major system development concerning IP.
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DISA keeps AlphaInsight for White House communications support
The firm has been supporting presidential communications for 10 years.
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Security, funding concerns slow IPv6 transition
Juniper IPv6 Summit features status reports and highlights approaching 2008 deadline.
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Digital security firms to merge
Axalto and Gemplus International unanimously approved terms of proposed merger of equals to create a new company called Gemalto that specializes in smart cards.
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IRS proposes tighter privacy rules
The IRS has proposed guidelines on the disclosure and use of income tax filer’s information by tax return preparers to strengthen privacy in the era of electronic filing.
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CIO Council releases guidance on EVM plans
The CIO Council released guidance earlier this week aimed at helping agencies develop an earned-value management program for major IT projects, as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches for agencies to come up with an EVM implementation plan.
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