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Spawar skips testing

The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command regularly rolls out large portions of information systems in the early stages of contracts before those systems have been properly tested

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Air Force set to overhaul logistics

The Air Force recently awarded a contract worth a potential $127 million to rebuild its automated logistics system, but the real work will not begin for another year.

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Adobe adds forms signer to Acrobat 5.0

Agencies that already use Adobe Portable Document Format can add digital signature capability for $39 per seat, Adobe Systems Inc. announced today.

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Right to representation

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sent a case back to the Merit Systems Protection Board regarding a fed who was fired by his agency for selling government property to a family member

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Myers gets Joint Chiefs nod

President nominates Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, who has important space expertise

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Government that goes with you

Now that citizens can file taxes and renew driver's licenses from the comfort of their home computers, it may seem as if e-government is almost within grasp.

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The e-tax man cometh

The filing of tax returns is one electronic transaction that many countries offer online

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Navy chief mulls R&D resources

The Navy should coordinate more with the private sector on R?#038; Amp;D spending, its secretary said.

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Labor CIO tapped for review board

The Labor Department's assistant secretary for administration and management has been appointed chairman of a new board designed to ensure that President Bush's management reform plan is pursued

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Cruising toward e-biz

Coast Guard forces sea change with document management system

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Worldwide Web

Has egov stalled in the Information Age?

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White House to relaunch site

The White House Web site, launched with great hoopla in 1994, underwent a dramatic makeover this year when President Bush took office. Now, a second relaunch is imminent.

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Federal courts consider putting cases on the Web

A committee of federal judges this month recommended that most federal court case files be available online to the same extent they are in courthouses, with some restrictions.

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NASA appoints security chief

Secret Service veteran will oversee classified information security efforts

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San Diego uses show and tell

The city is using online photo displays and virtual reality software to make city plans come to life

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Customer service survey says...

People are increasingly using the Internet for contacting government agencies, but many are dissatisfied

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Acquisition workers get chance to change

DOD is launching a rotational assignment program for acquisition professionals

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E-mail newsletters popular among pols

The Democrats are spreading their news on the Web, through handheld computers and now via email

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Counties look to e-learning

With increased training costs and a limited budget, Washington Counties Risk Pool takes a closer look at the e-learning alternative

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Copyright Office modernizes its search system

The Copyright Office this week replaced its old Telnet search system with Web-based searching for copyright information about books, music recordings, movies, software and other works.