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How Treasury calculates the bottom line across agencies

The Treasury Department compiles its own financial statement and that of the Homeland Security Department, but it also assembles a consolidated financial statement for the entire federal government.

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EA made EZer

Enterprise architecture modeling is finally beginning to show some benefits for government agencies beyond mere compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act.

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Choosing the right solution

Antispam choices include client software, server software, appliances and third-party services.

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Two may win WIN-T

Both General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin could win pieces of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical contract.

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FBI to phase in case file system

FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi has taken the reins of an IT operation that is restructuring one of the most ambitious systems procurements in the federal government: the Trilogy system’s Virtual Case File case management system.

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Working Across Agencies: Cross-agency work gets virtual

Among OMB’s 25 e-government initiatives, those that have fared well to date have developed the proper management structure to promote collaboration, the General Accounting Office has said. But cross-agency work hinges on building the right management structure to make collaboration happen, a task overseen by <b>OMB's portfolio team</b>. GCN Management looks under the hood of agency collaboration.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

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Safecom's critical point

One of the Office of Management and Budget’s 25 high-profile e-government projects, Project Safecom has had four different management teams under three different agencies since it was launched in 2002.

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Science.gov’s party project

How do you get 17 organizations to collaborate on a single search engine? Run the project like a potluck party, according to Eleanor Frierson.

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OMB’s advice: Communicate and innovate

For President Bush, effective implementation of e-government is critical to making government more responsive and cost-effective. And the Office of Management and Budget’s e-government initiatives are the most visible manifestation of the government’s cross-agency efforts.

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Interoperability: good locally, bad on a bigger scale

A survey indicates that interoperable communications have improved within cities, but remain problematic with state and federal agencies.

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Coast Guard portal expands sailors' view

CG Central projected to support 12,000 users this summer

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HHS agencies contract for enterprise software

SiteScape Inc. to deploy workflow and collaborative software.

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Deciding if and when to buy

Before buying XML acceleration, see if users notice a slower network.

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Taking cover

Under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002, products, equipment, services, devices and information technologies can qualify for liability protection.

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Airport security's fast lane

TSA tries biometric data to speed fliers through airport checkpoints

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Committee to suggest ways to easier records management

The two biggest challenges agencies face are the inability of legacy systems to manage records and designing processes on the front end for new systems.

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Giving XML more muscle

New XML appliances offer to take a load off overworked agency servers

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Reservists, DARPA, vendors fill technology gaps in a pinch

Military reservists in Iraq face new challenges every day, and IT workers among them are no exception.

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DOD wants standardized platform for weapons use

The Defense Department’s transformation initiative has “built up a bow wave of change,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Marc “Buck” Rogers said at last week’s Joint Warfare 2004 conference in Arlington, Va.

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AT&T wins IRS work

The tax agency will pay $54 million over five years for a network that will replace a mixture of older platforms.