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The lure of money

Pay is playing an essential role in a NASA pilot program designed to attract information technology workers to its ranks.

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Building a global web

Pentagon officials hope the Smart Sensor Web, like the World Wide Web, will serve the international community because so many conflicts and peacekeeping efforts have a distinct international flavor.

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TRAC should be derailed

Almost half the members of the House have cosponsored a bill introduced earlier this year, the Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act (TRAC), which is one of the major legislative priorities of the American Federation of Government Employees.

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Army scouts biometrics

The Army is exploring whether commercial security products and services are the answer to the Defense Department's biometrics needs.

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DOD plans big IT grid

The Global Information Grid is just a concept now, but by 2006 it likely will grow into one of the Defense Department's biggest programs, according to a study by the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association.

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DOD database to battle cybercrime

The Defense Department is on the verge of completing a common database to aid the defense and intelligence communities in battling cybercrime, said the new commander of the Pentagon's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense.

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Invention, the mother of profit

A California city licenses applications it designed to sell to other municipalities

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Govolution partner to add local appeal

Govolution, an application service provider that specializes in online transaction services for government, joined forces in October with a company that will add Web site creation, management and maintenance to Govolution's portfolio.

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EBay pledges aid to seniors

The U.S. Commerce Department is throwing its support behind an initiative by online trading company eBay Inc. to give senior citizens better access to technology and education.

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Orkand's e-gov options on one contract

Orkand Corp. has been approved for FSS' Corporate Contract, enabling the company to offer its array of egovernment services through a single channel

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NTIS steamed over hiring freeze

The National Technical Information Service is dwindling under a hiring freeze imposed by the Commerce Department

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Navy restricts IT buys

Beginning this month, Navy Department contracting chiefs must assess and pass along to senior officials any waivers for information technology buys that fall outside the Navy's massive intranet program.

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NASA rethinks biz plan

NASA is taking small steps, rather than giant leaps, as it changes the way its research centers across the country do business and streamline operations.

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Healthy choice

Open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program has arrived Here are tips to choose the best plan for you.

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Electronic records fight resumes

Public Citizen claims that agencies are failing to live up to promises they made to the U.S. Court of Appeals about electronic records

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Site links veterans to benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs officially launches a site today to help veterans file for pension and health benefits online

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Patent applications go online

A new electronic patent application filing system enables anyone to file a confidential patent application over the Internet

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Pentagon plots massive IT grid

The Global Information Grid may be only a concept now, but by 2006 it likely will grow into one of the Defense Department's biggest programs

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Veto shelves Archives' IT budget

NARA's modest request for information technology projects sailed through Congress, but it has been shelved temporarily by the president

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GSA: Auctions going, going strong

Despite its success with reverse auctions, the General Services Administration still has challenges to overcome to perfect the system, GSA insiders say