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Army boosts planning, IT focus

The Army's new principal director of enterprise integration is taking on increased responsibilities

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The online difference

The e-learning marketplace is expected to become an $11 billion industry in the coming years

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A time for change

Panel pushes new pay system for IT workers

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DOD outlines phased testing for NMCI

Pentagon and Navy officials have crafted an agreement to provide conditional approval NMCI

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Air Force wires weapons to Web

Plan pushes more info to warfighters

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Intercepts

The National Security Agency is working around the clock to detect and react to computer network attacks

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White House hires a CIO

New CIO coordinates tech and e-government work in the Executive Office of the President

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Telework bill in the works

Rep. Tom Davis plans legislation to make it easier for more federal contractors to telework

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NIST scraps 220 of its paper forms

The National Institute of Standards and Technology this month did away with shuttling paper forms and folders from office to office.

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White House changes its site for the better

Responding to widespread criticism that it had a mediocre Web site, the White House relaunched <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov">www.whitehouse.gov</a> just before the Labor Day weekend.<@SM>

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PKI solves access headaches for FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency puts a lot of information on its Web site, at <a href="http://www.fema.gov">www.fema.gov</a>.

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VA hospitals test single sign-ons

Veterans Affairs hospitals in Oakland, Calif., Seattle and Silver Spring, Md., are testing the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new Enterprise Single Sign-on Facility software and plan to deploy it to all 170 VA hospitals by month’s end.

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SSA to offer its pamphlets online

The Social Security Administration plans to start an online service for ordering free pamphlets and forms from its three warehouses.

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IRS launches online payment for individuals

The IRS on Thursday went live with a Web payment system for 1040 and quarterly taxpayers. <@SM>

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Army enlists civilian views

Civilian employees can sound off online about Army vision, working conditions and business practices

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Managers slow to accept teleworking

Management reluctance and employee fears cited as major barriers to telework

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NMCI testing agreement reached

Pentagon, Navy agreement gives conditional approval for intranet to move forward

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Purchase card stand down set

Navy, Marine Corps personnel to undergo training to improve purchase card management

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Letter to the editor

Suggestions for better training

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Report: Link IT pay, skills

Recommendations would abolish across-the-board pay increases and link pay to performance