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Renting may solve federal IT woes
Application service providers companies that rent out computer applications and services, and sometimes the machines themselves are an option government agencies should
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One government, on the Web
FCW's DotGov Thursday column points the way toward integrating government services on the Internet
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Cities populating World Wide Web
Cities are quickly joining the electronic government craze by providing information and services online, an informal National League of Cities poll has found.
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Flexibility, funds wanted for work force
Greater flexibility and a bigger budget to recruit and retain IT workers will make it easier to find and keep the right people in today's tight labor market, a Senate subcommittee was told
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VA's CIO leaving for private sector
Harold Gracey, the acting chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, is retiring June 1 following a 30year government career
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Agencies losing cyberspace race
From the vantage point of Capitol Hill, members of Congress are watching the race to cyberspace, and they see the government trailing far behind the commercial sector, according to a panel of congressional staffers.
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EPA trying to ease toxic reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency is developing 'intelligent' software to guide users through filing reports online about the release of toxic chemicals
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OMB issues e-government pointers
Agencies encouraged to use hightech solutions to reduce paperwork and ensure security
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Police intranet made easier
The Redmond, Wash., Police Department has chosen software that will allow police to quickly post information on an intranet without assistance from information technology staff.
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Army workers get online benefits access
Civilian employees will be able to access an automated center via the phone or the Internet
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Roster Change
Paul Domich last month was named acting director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Boulder, Colo., laboratories.
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HUD setting up data warehouse
To better manage lowincome housing nationwide, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has hired MicroStrategy Inc. to develop a data warehouse
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Whoops! War plans online
A new reserve unit that monitors the Defense Department's presence on the World Wide Web has found an astonishing amount of classified or sensitive material on public sites
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Bringing outsourcing back home
Agencies are finding that the outsourcing of information technology projects is not a panacea. In fact, insourcing the decision to move projects inhouse is picking up the slack when outsourcing fail, according to industry experts.
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N.C. Launches Site That's Not Just for Citizens
North Carolina citizens, businesses and government employees will be able to access all state services through the state's new Web site, called NC@Your Service
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Army enlists Tinseltown
The Army has pulled together a team of cinematography experts from Hollywood to help it harness the technology depicted in the hit movie 'The Matrix' and TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' for use in its own next generation of training and simulation systems
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GovHost.com Moves Local Govs Online
Cities and counties now have another option for moving their government services online with the April launch of GovHost.com.
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Kentucky Awards Radio Contract
The Kentucky State Police recently awarded a $22.8 million contract to Motorola Inc. for a statewide digital two-way radio system. The new Astro 25 system will replace the agency's analog model, which is more than 20 years old and in constant need of repair.
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Recipe for PBO
Agencies with operations that do not have clear, measurable results are not suited to become performance-based organizations.
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