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Grants boost library technology
Massachusetts libraries will use the money to digitize records and improve access
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Copyright Office sets sights on paper-free registrations
The Library of Congress’ Copyright Office now handles about 5 percent of its workflow entirely online. No paper is involved except for the final copyright certificate mailed for legal reasons, and even that soon will become optional.
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DOD 'backdoor spending' blasted
Financial management woes may have resulted in $615 million in inappropriate or illegal spending
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IBM taps Logicon for Unix help
Logicon will bring IBM's Unix operating system into compliance with the Defense Department IT architecture
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Site has financial aid covered
Michigan portal is designed to be a one-stop shop for information about financial aid for higher education
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IT workforce hurting e-gov
OMB director says government IT professionals 'are probably not the best the nation has to offer'
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DOE juices up fuel economy site
Site includes information about gas prices and offers comparison of cars' air pollution and safety ratings
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Washington takes assistance online
The state hopes that its new site will lighten the load at social services offices while making it easier for people to get information
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GSA's Janice Mendenhall dies
Longtime FTS employee was advocate for government/industry partnerships
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Roster Change
Karen Meloy will be detailed as the assistant deputy commander for the Navy Department's eBusiness Operations Office
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Gauss picked to be CIO at VA
Former Spawar commander awaits confirmation as the CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs
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DOD blocks worm, Web access
Military sites shut down while systems are secured against the Code Red computer worm
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Anteon acquires Sigcom division
Purchase should boost the company's training and simulation products for DOD, other agencies
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Mississippi on verge of statewide EBT
Next year the state could become one of just a handful of states using debit-style cards for benefits
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Permit-tracking system in demand
Pennsylvania has given Compaq rights to sell its awardwinning environmental permit-tracking system
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Defense Travel System revived
Pentagon entices military organizations to deploy DTS early, with promises they can retain savings
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FirstGov on the front lines
Staff members at the Office of Human Services in Palo Alto, Calif., generally do not have a lot of time to surf the Web
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Labor market tightens, but shortage continues
In a recent study of 500 large American corporations, the META Group Inc. found that businesses nationwide are struggling to fill 600,000 information technology jobs
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