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Roster change
Kathleen Rundle, associate chief information officer of the Agriculture Department's National Information Technology Center, recently was installed as chairwoman of the fiscal 2002 Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board
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SEC launches Spanish language section on Web site
The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted links to text in Spanish on its Web site, at <a href="http://www.sec.gov">www.sec.gov</a>, to reach out to the country’s fastest-growing demographic group.
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DOD wary of procurement provision
A provision in the Senate's Defense authorization bill would hogtie DOD's ability to use the GSA schedule
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Web usability obstacles abound
Web pages can comply with Section 508 and still suffer from usability problems, a new report says
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OMB nears approval of e-gov plans
The Bush administration is two steps away from activating 23 cross-agency e-government projects that, together, represent a nearly $1 billion investment.
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E-gov bill author is optimistic
Mark Forman may not be the federal CIO, but his appointment earlier this year as IT point man shows that the Bush administration is aware e-government programs need strong leadership, said the chief author of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s E-Government Act of 2001.
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Bills address workforce, reform
Legislation due based on NAPA recommendations to overhaul how federal IT workers are compensated
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CIO Council gets new look, new direction
President Bush’s Office of Management and Budget has radically overhauled the CIO Council, abolishing committees, changing members’ assignments and giving the group new priorities.
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Soldiers can ASK for assignment
Web-based program gives enlisted soldiers an online tool to indicate their assignment preferences
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Education Web site gets first half of redesign
The Education Department last week launched a redesigned Web site that’s easier to navigate. Users now have the option of personalizing the site, at <a href="http://www.ed.gov">www.ed.gov</a>.
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HHS awaits funds for one of 23 e-gov projects
The Health and Human Services Department has been developing its Federal Commons grants portal since 1998 with the help of agency volunteers and donations. Now the President’s Management Council has selected the project for funding as one of the top 23 e-government initiatives announced last week.
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PWC to support Army training
PricewaterhouseCoopers will build a Web-enabled learning management system for the Army
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All About Kids
The dwindling federal IT work force has a hard time coping with citizens’ telephone and e-mail queries, said webmasters at FedWeb 2001, an annual conference held last month at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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Nightmare lesson for CIOs
Sept. 11 put chief information officers' procedures to the test, prompting further precautions
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eArmyU portal takes enroll call
As a single mother and an enlisted Army sergeant at Fort Benning, Ga., it was hard for Andrea Pratt to juggle all of her responsibilities and attend college.
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Education site gets new look
The Education Department today launched a redesigned Web site with easier information access and user personalization.
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E-gov reshapes CIO Council
Committees, portfolio management teams are organized around an e-government agenda
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Better-business tech projects OK'd
DOD's Enterprise Software Initiative is among the projects approved by the Business Initiative Council
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