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One-third of Army now uses AKO portal
The Army Knowledge Online intranet is getting closer to senior officials’ goal of signing up all 1.5 million active-duty, reserve, National Guard and civilian personnel for accounts by Oct. 1.<@SM>
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FedWeb 2001: Slow progress toward citizen-oriented sites
Citizen-centric Web design is coming along slowly at best, some speakers said at yesterday’s FedWeb 2001 conference at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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Sen. Bennett calls IT essential to recovery and victory
The low-tech nature of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should not distract the nation from the need to secure the IT infrastructure, Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) said today.
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Court workers curbed on net use
Policy ends federal court employees' personal use of a nationwide data network
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EDS lays off NMCI workers
EDS has laid off 10 percent the staff for NMCI following the debate over how the system should be tested
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Network warfare making progress
DOD report says network-centric warfare promises to revolutionize U.S. military operations
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Pentagon site navigates delays
Web page has information about Pentagon parking, transportation and building access
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Justice office leads XML standardization effort
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs is leading an effort to develop standards for using Extensible Markup Language within the law enforcement and criminal justice communities.<@SM>
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California bars punch card voting
California Secretary of State Bill Jones has ordered Los Angeles County and eight other counties to buy new voting machines. About 8.5 million voters no longer will use punch card ballots as a result of Jones’ order.
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Harris County loses $1.1 million in toll violators’ fees
Hardware problems prevented the Toll Road Authority in Harris County, Texas, from collecting $1.1 million in fines this year.
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HR called key to e-gov
OPM's director has tapped human resources managers to play a central role in solving the government's workforce crisis
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Fair and open job postings?
Under the merit system principles that govern the recruitment of federal employees, recruitment should be fair and open
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DOD recovers tech systems
One of the two communications systems feeding the Pentagon was knocked out as a result of the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon
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Intercepts
In the hours following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Defense Department leaders made the media rounds to reassure the public that the military was ready to respond
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Army goes online to track satisfaction
The service has conducted the Army Civilian Attitude Survey for more than 20 years, but this is the first time it has been offered online
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