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Varn keeps Iowa CIO post

After confirmation controversy, the head of the Information Technology Department holds on to his job

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Coast Guard portal on course

BPA awarded to Broadvision and Hewlett-Packard to build Homeport, the Coast Guard's portal

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NMCI omits legacy migration

Navy official says NMCI overlooked how to migrate existing legacy systems to the new service

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No promotion for Pentagon IT slot

Defense chief decides not to elevate the Pentagon's top IT division to the undersecretary level

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DOD braced for cyberattack

Official notes that networks detected '2 million probes or scans from a Chinese source'

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Collaboration prepped for intell

Officials are readying the intelligence piece of the Global Information Grid for review, funding

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Davis preps FOIA exemption

Bill would protect companies that share cybersecurity information with federal agencies

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State tool helps workers plan careers

An online career-development tool is designed to help IT workers advance careers, stay with department

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HHS considers certification programs

CIO wants to pilot programs to try to retain mid-career employees and motivate others

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Arkansas nears IT overhaul launch

Browser-based information system was two years in the making

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HIPAA no easy mandate

State officials have their work cut out for them to meet federal rules on health information

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Roster Change

Robert O'Neill, president of the National Academy of Public Administration, will serve as a counselor to Office of Management and Budget Director Mitchell Daniels Jr.

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Where's the CIO?

Brain drain leaves agencies waiting for new leadership

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County promotes online petition

A Florida county's government officials are using the county Web site to collect signatures from citizens who are against mining

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Distance-learning vision rewarded

South Dakota governor is honored for efforts to bring distancelearning capability to schools

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PeopleSoft unveils Government Portal

Package designed as a platform for e-government that users can access via a single Web sign-on

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Teachers like the Internet -- if they use it

An education technology group's recent survey found that 84 percent of teachers say the Internet improves education.

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Tech tracking value of school programs

Eight Kentucky schools are using technology to track youth participation in afterschool programs

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The Web connection

Fifteen years ago, only 11 states offered online access to information, according to a Council of State Governments report.

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Navy sets Web-enabling plan

Navy officials say the service intends to make all of its applications available through Web interfaces by 2004