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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
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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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