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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
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DOD database to fight cybercrime
The Defense Department is on the verge of completing a common database to aid the defense and intelligence communities in battling cybercrime
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Agencies get cyberattack guidance
The CIO Council and OMB issue guidelines directing agencies to coordinate cyberattack reports and warnings with FedCIRC
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NSF invites cyber scholarship proposals
The National Science Foundation has invited colleges to develop grant proposals for a new federal initiative to bring information security professionals into government.
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Narrowcasting vital to e-gov
Personalized delivery of information to citizens and the ability to get feedback from them is key to electronic government
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Stovepipes stall DOD reforms
Logistics modernization and reform have been hindered not only by outdated systems and hundreds of stovepipes, but also by culture and politics, DOD insiders say
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SSA site links seniors to benefits
A new Social Security Administration Web service will enable senior citizens to file for retirement benefits online
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Agriculture CIO announces retirement
Joseph Leo told his staff that in February he will retire from a career in government service that has spanned more than three decades
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Online voting serves youth, poll finds
Survey on online voting raises intriguing questions about how an increase in voting by younger people might change the complexion of an election
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DOT pushes D.C. telework
The Transportation Department set an ambitious teleworking goal last week for agencies in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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The Bob Dies file
Education: Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma.
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