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Access Idaho earns best in show
The Council of State Governments chose the Idaho Web site as the best all-around state government site
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Senate hearings span the globe
C-SPAN is starting a Webcast service of most Senate committee hearings
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DOD opens portal to civilian life
TransPortal is designed to aid departing military members in their transition to civilian life
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DOD scolded over kids' Web-surfing data
An advocacy group asked the Pentagon to stop doing business with N2H2, a firm that gathers information on how children surf the Web
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Roster Change
Alan Balutis, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program, is leaving government after more than 25 years to join a nonprofit corporation that promotes industry-government cooperation.
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Contract to centralize visa info
The State Department awarded Orkand a $72-million IT contract for a centralized electronic visa repository
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Partnership aimed at grants management
FreeBalance and PEC Solutions want to help agencies Web enable and automate their grants management systems
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Powell promises IT tools for State
Powell told State employees that he would get them the tools they need to do their jobs, including access to the Internet
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Firm snaps up smart bus license
A system that tells when buses will arrive could soon be available to the rest of the country
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Army rolling out smart truck
The Army is preparing a new concept truck touted as having 'James Bondlike' capabilities
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Postal network may hold profit
Finding commercial uses for USPS' communications network is part of the outgoing postmaster general's strategy
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DOD site serves special needs
A new Web site helps military families that have special educational or medical needs
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Lockheed suffers earnings slide
DOD's No. 1 contractor reported that its fourthquarter earnings fell by 70 percent compared with last year
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System monitors flood-prone creeks
A Web-based system helps Palo Alto, Calif., residents and city officials keep an eye on water levels
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Soldiers take e-university by storm
More than 600 soldiers enrolled in the Army University Access Online program during the first week
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Montana gets IT word out
An educational event at the state capitol instructs legislators on how technology can benefit government
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Agriculture CIO leaving government
Joseph Leo, retiring from government after 34 years, is headed to SAIC
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Spacecraft opens gateway to Earth data
Data collected by the Terra spacecraft is being made available to scientists and citizens via the Web
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