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New supply line for vets

Unless he fought in a conflict on the scale of the Battle of the Bulge or the Persian Gulf War, a veteran may have a hard time proving he was injured in the line of duty and entitled to benefits

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Overcoming obstacles

'I don't see any disabilities being too difficult to accommodate,' said Ophelia Falls as she strolled among eight hightech workstations.

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How to file electronically

Before going to the Veterans Online Application site, you'll need the following information:

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First reviews on FirstGov

With a deadline looming for her report on electronic commerce, Glynis Long of the Small Business Administration needed more details on what other federal agencies are doing in that fastgrowing sector of the economy.

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DOD pressed on giving up bandwidth

President Clinton's recent call to agencies to develop plans for selecting radio frequencies to be used for thirdgeneration wireless systems is being greeted with a mixture of optimism and concern by the Defense Department

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Cyberwar ops may unify

Minutes after U.S. Space Command officials announced they were considering a unified subcommand to take charge of computer network operations, some critics questioned the strategy.

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Man on a mission

Bob Dies' mission and he has chosen to accept it is to use his privatesector experience to bring the FBI into the modern age of technology

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Clinger-Cohen cards incomplete

Although federal agencies are making progress with plans to rely better on chief information officers and manage information technology, they have not come far enough, according to a new congressional report.

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Portal passes student exam

High school senior Adam Talleri, who used FirstGov for the first time to find information about college programs for studying in Japan and Asia, complimented the site's directory of topics.

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Transformation defined

Gen. Eric Shinseki, Army chief of staff, announced a year ago that the service would transform itself into a lighter, more mobile and more deadly force capable of responding to any crisis within 96 hours.

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Networks on the ballot

National elections change the networks and directions of governments, while human and electronic networks help manage change and transform risks into opportunities.

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Disabled workers left behind

Information technology has dramatically increased the productivity of the nation's workforce, but disabled people who might benefit most from technology have largely been left behind

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Net expectations

Much of the Internet hype that gushed forth in the 1990s is beginning to wilt under financial and cultural realities. The predictions by hip technology magazines that the Internet, with its free flow of information, would put media conglomerates out of business and make government obsolete now look naive and, well, wrong.

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Army's IT steps ahead in measures

The Army has made real progress over the past year, transforming into a lighter, leaner, more lethal force, but the information technology piece of that transformation may be more evolutionary than revolutionary, according to service leaders.

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Communities split millions to fight divide

Nonprofit groups and local governments are getting $14 million from the Commerce Department for IT projects to fight the digital divide

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Catch flu information at NYC site

The city's health department has a system that enables people to search for a nearby place to get a flu vaccination

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Service pipes in federal contract help

Epipeline offers federal contractors of all sizes a new online tool to help them research, track and try to win government contracts

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Portland phoning in permit process

Officials in Portland, Ore., say their new interactive voice response system is saving time for both employees and contractors.

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USPS casts for employee Net access

The Postal Service is inviting computer vendors to bid for the right to sell USPS employees computers and operate a postal portal