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NMCI outsourcing director leaving

David Litchfield, one of the Navy's key civilians in charge of implementing NMCI, is leaving the program office

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Army IT exec eyes NMCI

In what is perhaps the most supportive statement of NMCI by an official from another service, the Army's deputy CIO said he likes what he sees so far

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NASIRE drafts digital vision

A new document released by NASIRE explains how the organization sees digital government coming into play for states

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FirstGov fine-tunes offerings

Online transactions, expanded links, refined search engine enhance governmentwide Internet portal

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Education set to hire deputy CIO

CIO Craig Luigart says he's nearly finished with hiring the 'core leadership' of a revamped office

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VHA computer specialists hit pay dirt

A settlement agreement has brought back pay to some computer specialists at the Veterans Health Administration

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Dot-com shakeout affects Langston

Former Pentagon deputy CIO's oneyear tenure as the No. 2 executive at a California dotcom may come to an end soon

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OPM kicks off training, HR contract

OPM has launched a follow-on contract designed to help agencies develop human resources and training programs

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Report endorses NIMA outsourcing

A new report also says NIMA should take greater advantage of commercial technologies and incorporate an e-business model

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State makes job application easier

The California State Personnel Board uses a product called ReachForm to make filling out job applications much easier

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California premieres state portal

With a privatesector mindset, collaboration and speed, the state unveiled a 'citizencentric' onestop portal dubbed MyCalifornia

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Changes focus Getronics on IT services

Getronics has made personnel changes to reinforce its focus as a federal information technology services organization

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ProDX's resolution: E-gov business

Professional Data Exchange's CEO has made a New Year's resolution to establish a formal egovernment practice

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NASA's Goldin likely gone

With the Bush transition in full swing, it may be just a matter of time before it names a successor to Dan Goldin

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Roster Change

FCW's weekly lineup of federal IT decision-makers on the move

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XML project centralizes agency stats

Anyone who wants to quickly access and search the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract or the country profiles produced by the Central Intelligence Agency can now go to a collaborative government Web site that relies on XML

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Civic sites target young people

Boston youngsters who want to mine the city's rich educational, cultural and athletic programs can now tap the Internet for a one-stop resource

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Alaska heating up online services

State officials want to turn their new online licensing program into a gateway for other services that promote businesses

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The XML files

Extensible Markup Language doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but XML is rapidly becoming a familiar acronym for agencies looking to exchange information, conduct online business, publish documents to the World Wide Web and archive records

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National Library of Medicine prescribes XML

XML is the technology behind the largest database of published medical information in the world