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PlanetGov.com joins crowd
PlanetGov.com made its official debut after weeks of hype revolving around the site, thanks to the hiring of some hightech company officials and highprofile journalists
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$1B in DOD Health Affairs contracts awarded
Two new contracts, each worth an estimated $500 million, will help the Defense Department's Health Affairs office modernize its delivery of medical care
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Yahoo enlisted for recruiting help
The Internet portal Yahoo has volunteered for service with the Defense Department, launching a contest featuring military jobs as fantasy careers
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Experts lecture feds on cybersecurity
Security specialists speak out for research, development and education as methods to thwart cybercrime
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Air Force seeks greater 'reachback'
Strategy, systems helped support Kosovo operations, but greater investments are needed, Air Force chief says
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Online public notices replace paper in Alaska
A new state law requires agencies to post notices on the state's searchable Web site
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Speed-dialing agency call centers
The Labor Department and the INS have tapped industry to create call centers that can respond in less than 20 seconds to a customer's question
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Access tech helps all
New technology designed to make computers accessible to people with disabilities may have benefits for everyone
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Web aids high-tech bird-watching
USGS is educating the public about endangered species with interactive Web sites featuring whooping crane chicks and migrating pintail ducks
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AOL: Leave e-gov to the pros
Government agencies shouldn't try to reinvent the portal, an America Online official tells Congress
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Government market: Global, outsourced
A hightech corridor has sprung up between the Brussels airport and NATO headquarters as companies try to take advantage of the growing European government IT market
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DOD rewrite speeds IT to field
New Pentagon regulation focuses on evolutionary technology approaches
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Another call for a CIO czar
A draft of a presidential advisory committee's report on transforming government calls for the creation of a federal chief information officer who would be responsible for interagency information technology projects.
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Dot-coms are here to stay
Here's a dilemma: Government agencies realize they do not have the expertise inhouse to take full advantage of information technology, but they don't quite know where industry fits into their plans either. Sound familiar?
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E-government: By the people, for the people
Imagine a democracy where ordinary citizens help decide what laws need to be passed and how they should be written.
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Making the customer's case
The Army's new customer management system is expected to help personnel get quicker service and better answers from the Military Traffic Management Command.
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Military targets problem systems
The military has targeted 19 command and control systems that create most of the problems for the regional commanders in chief
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Army makes customers king
In this increasingly connected and competitive economy, where alternative suppliers for products and services are often just a mouse click away, customer service has become a priority at most organizations even the Army.
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