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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
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Agency help sought to ID child porn sites
A federally appointed panel wants law enforcement agencies to compile a master list of newsgroups, Web sites and IP addresses found to contain child pornography
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Report: Feds must work on IT worker shortage
The federal government should play an active role in alleviating the tight labor market for IT workers, according to a report by the National Research Council
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Military not ready to jump on board NMCI
Although NMCI has been touted as an example for the all of DOD, some highranking officials are taking a waitandsee approach
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Site peddles government surplus
Liquidation.com, a company that specializes in finding buyers for surplus items, is going after the government market
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Teams map DOD paperless procurement
The Defense Department has teams in place to guide the implementation of DOD's endtoend paperless procurement process
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Spacecom handling cyberattack, defense
Space Command is considering whether to form a unified subcommand to take charge of computer network defense and attack missions
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Army seeks 'brain center' for battlefield
The Army issued the final RFP for an automated system that will serve as a 'brain center' for the networks supporting forces in the field
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Minnesota, Tennessee join e-gov ranks
Both states recently debuted applications that enable people to renew vehicle registrations or driver's licenses online
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Government raises bar on telework
The Transportation Department set an ambitious telecommuting goal for agencies in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
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DOD tackling global logistics
The armed services are attempting to streamline logistics systems to speed accurate data to warfighters, enhancing their ability to make battlefield decisions
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Congress funds future digital defenders
A program to train the next generation of federal cyberspace workers cleared a major hurdle this month when Congress approved its full funding request
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Texas prisons turn to digital fingerprints
State inks a deal for a new digital fingerprint system that will enable it to track and identify inmates
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