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Meeting of the minds
Benefits of the DARPA Experimental Personnel Management Program for Technology Workers, according to DARPA's first annual report to Congress
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VA, FEMA go digital
The General Services Administration opened the doors even wider to the Electronic Age by handing out 100,000 digital certificates last week to the Department of Veterans Affairs and 10,000 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Clinton pushes access
Agencies have a renewed sense of urgency to provide technology that is accessible to everyone.
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Congress: Stay out of the cookie jar
Just as agencies seem poised to begin offering more electronic services, digital government advocates are worried that recent efforts to control the collection of personal data on federal World Wide Web sites may slow the movement.
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Kiosks link people to government
Washington, D.C., has received its first interactive kiosk designed to deliver government information and services to people who lack online access
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Finding a way to fix brain drain
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking forward to the expansion of a program that gives it greater flexibility in hiring science and engineering experts.
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Pentagon scrutinizes handheld security
The Defense Department is conducting a top-down review of security concerning the use of personal electronic devices, including palmtop computers, certain pagers, cell phones and laptop computers.
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Where do CTOs fit in?
Despite its popularity in industry, the position of chief technology officer is relatively rare in government. However, more and more agencies are buying in to the CTO concept to help them sift through, manage and stay on top of technology issues and trends.
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SBA nears e-financing
As part of its ongoing strategy to use information technology to improve business decisions, the Small Business Administration is set to unveil an electronic loanguarantee system to streamline what is now a lengthy lending process.
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Real estate tax payments online in Memphis
The city is giving residents another alternative payment option in addition to calling a toll-free number and giving a credit card
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Rosie the Programmer
Although the federal government is not always a paragon of equal opportunity, it has nevertheless been viewed as a place where women and minorities could expect a fairer shake in the competition for good jobs than the private sector
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The cookie recipe
Under the new Office of Management and Budget policy, cookies should not be used on federal Web sites unless:
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Pentagon to outsource network ops
DOD plans this year to outsource support for more than 7,000 desktop users and consolidate all Pentagon network operations and security support with a single vendor
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New IT czar bill introduced
Rep. Tom Davis introduced a bill that would create an office reporting to the president that would coordinate IT resources and information security decisions
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Army inspects open architecture
Openwings may ease battlefield command, control and communications as well as connect your refrigerator to the Internet
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Report: Citizens embracing e-gov
People see the value of interacting with the government online, but many have concerns about the privacy and security of their personal information
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GAO: Plans out of step for digitized corps
The Army must update its fielding plan for the first digitized corps because many of the systems will not be ready by the 2004 deadline, GAO reports
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Army updating 'the way we do business'
The Single Stock Fund initiative is designed to merge the Army's wholesale and retail inventory management and associated financial accounting practices
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Blind students learn computer skills
A Virginia nonprofit organization runs a camp where blind young people can learn computer skills that could help them get high-tech jobs
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