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New Jersey chooses ACS for electronic benefits deal
ACS will provide transaction processing, call-center services, account management, Web-based transaction inquiry, online reporting, retailer management for merchants and automated teller machine access.
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Networx bidders get extension
The General Services Administration has extended the deadlines for the two Networx contracts by 30 days.
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FRITB calls on SI International for call center, support services
The new call center will initially handle 30 percent of the call volume for the Thrift Savings Plan, and eventually will handle half of all phone traffic for the plan.
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Massachusetts Medicaid services deal awarded to Maximus
The commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded a four-year, $72 million contract to Maximus Inc. for a range of customer services for MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program.
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Forest Service again awards recreation contract to Reserve America
The Forest Service has reawarded a $97 million contract to ReserveAmerica for a single online federal recreation information and reservation service.
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E-Government run amok!
In the first half of 2004, when the Environmental Protection Agency solicited public feedback for a proposed rule that would limit mercury output from power plants, it received almost 540,000 comments over the Internet.
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HHS seeking physician qualifications Web portal
The Health and Human Services Department is seeking industry information about developing a nationwide verification system for qualifications of health-care professionals responding to a public-health emergency.
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Saflink, Microsoft work on mobile security
Saflink developed software, based on NetSign CAC smart card middleware, specifically for Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PCs.
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GSA awards Symplicity new FedBizOpps.gov contract
The General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service late last week awarded Symplicity Corp. the contract to run the federal government’s procurement portal.
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To the orbit and back
Satellite communications find a niche in the military and emergency services.
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Telos patents certification process
The company has been awarded a process patent for its automated security certification and accreditation techniques.
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California agency selects Unisys for licensing, case management work
The state Department of Industrial Relations has awarded the company a contract to provide an automated licensing and case management system.
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Draft guidelines released for certifying PIV Card issuers
Draft guidelines have been released to help agencies verify that organizations issuing new governmentwide identification cards are up to the job.
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City of Ripon goes wireless
California municipality adopts holistic approach to mesh networking.
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A leap in connectivity for global grid
DISA sees $3 billion procurement for up to 5,000 circuits as a commodity buy.
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Census releases final RFP for 2010 door-to-door counting
The Census Bureau is in search of Field Data Collection Automation services for its population count to be conducted in 2010, as well as a dress rehearsal in 2007.
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DOD promises to follow the rules on business modernization approval
The Government Accountability Office has put the Defense Department’s problematic Business Management Modernization Program on its high-risk list for the last 10 years partly because of Defense agencies’ reluctance to ensure projects abide by DOD’s Business Enterprise Architecture.
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Patent Office embraces 21st-century FTP
The Patent and Trademark Office has implemented an electronic transfer system to move large files of sensitive and complex data over the Internet rather than transport it on tape.
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