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Navy CIOs face Web task force

Task Force Web wants to identify 50 applications to include on NMCI portal by November

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Battling bytes

War is hell. Now virtual war games are, too.

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DLA modernization criticized

GAO says DLA is going about its Business Systems Modernization program incorrectly

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Election 2000 lives on, online

Commissioned by the Library of Congress, archive features more than 1,000 election-related Web sites

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Governor posts drought info

Oregon's governor puts drought updates on his Web site, a popular source for disaster information

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Exec tapped for Commerce post

HP executive Phillip Bond to be nominated as undersecretary of Commerce for technology

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Patent office revs up telecommuting

USPTO launches six-month telecommuting pilot for some of its senior patent examiners

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Web could ease wait in line

In Massachusetts, people can log on to see how long they'll have to wait at any motor vehicles branch

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DOD easing collaborative limits

Relaxed requirements for collaborative software allows for a wider array of products

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Feds, states mull business registry

Intergovernmental site would reduce the paperwork burden for registering a new business

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DLA seat management succeeding

Defense Logistics Agency CIO says she's within weeks of declaring success on the contract

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Hate crimes site revamped

Massachusetts gives site youth appeal, more information and an online tool to report crimes

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Veterans records backlog mounts

The National Personnel Records Center plans to begin using computers to receive, track requests

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Online calculator adds support

Oregon puts calculator online to help users estimate complex child support payments

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HUD sells loans online

The $109 million auction was the largest such online transaction ever conducted by the government

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Key IRS projects at risk, GAO warns

JULY 3—IRS systems modernization projects are at risk for cost overruns, delays and performance shortfalls because the agency lacks a sufficiently defined enterprise architecture to guide and constrain them, the General Accounting Office said.

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Canada securing e-government

Texas company to help develop privacy and security features for wide-ranging online transactions

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Roster change

President Bush intends to nominate John Marburger III as national science adviser, the White House announced June 25.

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Standardization adds up to savings

Georgia anticipates saving millions because of an agreement with Microsoft

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Navy intrusions on rise

Intrusions into Navy unclassified networks are increasing, and officials are blaming poor systems management and the availability of Webbased hacking tools