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NSF funds infosec scholarships

NSF awards $8.6 million to six schools in the first round of its Scholarship for Service program

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Accessibility help on the way

GSA to make template for procurement and launch course on making accessible Web sites

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Washington workers get e-books

The state netLibrary lets government workers check out online versions of technical books

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Roster Change

G. Clay Hollister, the chief information officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will retire in October

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New postmaster general selected

Career postal employee John 'Jack' Potter will replace William Henderson

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Lawmakers probe outsourcing deal

Pentagon asked to review 600 tech jobs headed to industry

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508 Compliance product updates

If you're just looking for potential Section 508 violations -- and you're comfortable with HTML code -- you'll want to take a look at InSight.

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Military, VA get smart

DOD and VA last week announced advances in their smart card programs.

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The Sue Rachlin file

The Sue Rachlin file

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Army breaks down classroom walls

New e-learning program brings the school to the student

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Lawmakers query need for GSA site

Several members of Congress have asked why GSA is running an online auction site instead of private industry.

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Compliance Countdown

You can meet the Section 508 deadline. Here's how.

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Lack of blueprint may cost DOD

DOD doesn't have an adequate IT architecture to direct its financial management fixes, GAO says

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New standards for nonstandard learning

Most students who use distance-learning programs don't really care about the standards that facilitate the interaction between the two parts of an e-learning system: the learning management system (the administrative part) and the courseware (the actual training materials). And with some products now available, they don't have to care.

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The Circuit

Word on the street is that Rear Adm. John Gauss is in line to be the next CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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California funding creative e-gov

The state has formed a group with a budget that will target egovernment projects

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Air Force agents tackle security

The U.S. Air Force has co-located special agents with a major command to defend military Web sites against hacker attacks.

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States share advice on portals

Officials from California and New Mexico share tips on portals at GTC West

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OMB seeks workforce analysis

Agencies must submit workforce analysis and restructuring plans to help make government more 'citizen-centric.'

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DOD eyes more teams to counter cyberthreats

The Defense Department is establishing a network defense that includes creating Computer Emergency Response Teams for every service, agency and regional commander in chief.