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SSA balances privacy and security

In the beginning, all Social Security Administration officials in Seattle wanted were fire marshal-approved exits and entrances at their new offices

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Help desks get support group

Federal help-desk professionals have a new resource to share ideas, network and find support

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FAA techies want pay raise

Computer specialists at the FAA who failed to receive this year's information technology special salary rates are demanding equal pay for equal work

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Army seeks new modernization vendor

The fielding of one of the Army's two marquee programs for modernizing logistics systems has been delayed by up to 10 months

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Prescription blues

Bureaucratus column: If you are enrolled in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, trouble lies ahead for you if you take certain prescription drugs that Blue Cross thinks aren't being properly used

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Delivering the goods

Editorial: Just as millions of people are gearing up for tax season, it seems that electronic filing isn't quite ready for prime time

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Marines eye a few good IT recruits

The Marine Corps' global network operations center at Quantico, Va., is casting its recruiting net wider these days

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Mapping a game plan

Feds join states, locals to share spatial data

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Web hasn't roped in one congressman

Rep. Joel Hefley is the only member of Congress without a Web site

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Cooperation key in e-gov

Technology officials agree that cohesion among agencies will save time and money

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The tyranny of code

Those who believe they can correctly predict the architecture of cyberspace are usually wrong

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Give feds a break

Commentary: When the inaugural glamour fades and governing begins, one decision confronting any new president is how he and his political appointees will relate to the federal government's career workforce

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Defense E-Mall changes hands

The Defense Logistics Agency will take over the Defense Department's online shopping mall

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Three firms share DOD satellite deal

DOD's largest small-business program, a hotly contested $2.2 billion deal to provide military satellite services, has ended in a three-way tie

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Let's make a deal

As e-government programs and outsourcing become more common, and agencies focus on outcome rather than process, federal contracting personnel must change with the times

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The technologies of e-gov

The shift from traditional IT spending to spending on e-government initiatives should be much more pronounced in 2001

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New strike force has IT arsenal

The Air Force unveiled the Global Strike Task Force, which will rely heavily on IT

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Presidential jet set may go on Web

Bill would require the president to post Air Force One passenger names on the Internet

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Ryan supports space commander split

Recommendation calls for the Air Force to relinquish control of the position of unified space command chief

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Satellite services deal awarded

DOD's largest small-business program, a $2 billion deal for satellite services, ended in a three-way tie