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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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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.”
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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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