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Navy defends purchase card use

GAO finds lack of proper controls over the use of purchase cards at two Navy facilities

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FAA provides aircraft number search

A new online search capability lets users look up information on aircraft based on its "tail" number

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Army to get instant messaging

The Army's portal will soon include instant messaging capabilities provided by Bantu

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Illinois throws line to small hospitals

The state is linking the hospitals to its highspeed network so that they can practice telehealth initiatives

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ADA assistance on CD-ROM

Agencies affected by the disabilities act can find information on the new Justice tool

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Bill would create TechCorps

Program would allow government and privatesector information technology professionals to try life on the 'other side'

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Smart card program earns its wings

Air Force finds a prudent approach leads to productivity gains

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Command, control and change

Distractions, tradition may stall Rumsfeld's vision of a DOD 'transformation'

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What's in a transformation?

Few people can say exactly what a transformed military will look like

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Market shows signs of growth

The market for smart cards in the United States remains small, although the technology is popular in Europe

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DOD revives Defense Travel System

The Defense Department has reinstated the Defense Travel System

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Daniels: Fed IT workers 'not the best'

Federal information technology workers 'are probably not the best the nation has to offer' and are hampering the government's efforts to create an electronic government, the director of the Office of Management and Budget said last week.

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USDA seeks e-gov vendor

The Agriculture Department is looking for a contractor to develop an egovernment strategy for the agency and its 100,000 employees.

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Role of agency COO begins to take shape

Agency officials hope the COOs sought by the Bush administration will help it deliver on its management goals.

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The best choice was in the cards

Before settling on smart cards, the Air Force considered alternative automated systems for its Standard Asset Tracking System

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Kansas gives truckers easier ride

The state is letting drivers go online to buy the permits they need to enter the state

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House slashes Bush e-gov fund

Cut leaves agencies 'high and dry'

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Citizen communication will nourish e-gov, panel says

The next step in electronic government will be to transfor it into an "e-democracy," in which the public uses the Web to get direct access to the government, Mark Forman this month told the Council for Excellence in Goverment.

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Air Force loses DynCorp challenge

DynCorp wins protest to handle base operation services at Maxwell Air Force Base

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EPA takes a people approach to e-gov

Many electronic-government efforts attempt to fulfill the “for the people” and “of the people” parts of democracy. The Environmental Protection Agency this month took a crack at “by the people.”