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DOD defines information superiority
The Pentagon will soon release an overview of the military's vision for achieving information superiority on the battlefield
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PricewaterhouseCoopers snares Army e-learn contract
An industry team led by PricewaterhouseCoopers captured a $453 million Army contract for a huge distancelearning portal
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DOE Web site to help heat homes
DOE will use the Internet to help speed any emergency release of U.S. oil reserves to the Northeast should a supply shortage develop this winter
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Uncle Sam wants you
OPM has issued interim regulations that describe hiring and management procedures associated with the new Federal Career Intern Program
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SSA to take wage reports online
SSA has upgraded its Web site to begin accepting wage reports from employers via the Internet on Jan. 2
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Expo acquaints agencies with Net
Kansas invited state employees and legislators to a show this week to demonstrate how the Internet can be used in government
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NLC picks IBM to spread e-gov message
IBM, with the help of NLC, will work with smaller cities to educate them about technology and get them started with e-government
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Web speeds connections to people, info
FCW's DotGov Thursday column looks at a new communications model for interacting with widespread communities
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San Diego aims to speed up police work
With a new workflow system, the city police could clip days from the time it takes to have investigators assigned to a case
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DOD smart card initiative picks up steam
The Defense Department is testing smart cards that it plans to eventually roll out to 4 million people within the department
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Lockheed wins DOD network deal
Lockheed Martin Information Support Services will manage the Pentagon's communications backbone during a major network upgrade
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Border Patrol pay to reflect IT skills
The U.S. Border Patrol relies increasingly on technologysavvy border agents this has driven pay reform legislation that takes effect next year
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DOD video training is rapid-fire
Public support is vital to the armed services' ability to carry out their mission of protecting the nation
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Defense CIO seeks a promotion
Proposal to next president foresees new title and more say in IT budget
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OPM details IT pay raise
Rates give bigger raises to entrylevel workers where need is greatest
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A patriot passes on
Robert Damus, a longtime civil servant and the general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget, died of a heart attack Nov. 29. The health of the republic is the worse for this most untimely loss
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Replicating a successful model
GovConnect pitches egovernment solutions finetuned in state, local markets
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A bitter pill to swallow
If you're in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield federal employee health plan, you probably think that you would pay the same price for prescription drugs at any local pharmacy
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Executive order on training awaited
President Clinton is expected to sign an executive order advancing the use of technology in training programs to create a bettertrained federal workforce
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