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Study Finds Florida Should Hone IT Use

Florida needs to take a hard look at how it uses technology to deliver services via the Internet and to conduct business internally, according to a report issued by the IT Florida task force.

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DOD charts GPS path

The Defense Department is in the early stages of setting a new course for its satellitebased Global Positioning System, DOD officials said last week. And the Transportation Department and other civilian GPS users are asking for more of a say in the process.

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Figuring taxes on your mutual fund sales

Figuring your tax bill on mutual fund sales is not an easy undertaking. That's because you probably have purchased shares at different times for different amounts.

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Report: Keep NTIS open ? for now

The Commerce Department should keep its National Technical Information Service open at least for the shortterm a report released this month recommended to Congress and the administration

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'Accessibility' standards released

They're here: The longawaited proposed 'accessibility' standards for information technology bought by federal agencies

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Feds feel job satisfaction

A survey shows that federal employees are especially happy in offices where reinvention is a priority

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House OKs emergency millions for IT

Bill sent to Senate includes $45 million for 'urgent cybersecurity needs' at three Energy Department nuclear weapons laboratories

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Farmers on track to e-file for subsidies

A House committee approved legislation calling for a system that would let farmers use the Internet to request federal subsidies

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Alan Balutis heads to NIST

Commerce deputy CIO will become director of NIST's Advanced Technology Program

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NASA restructures Mars management

Announcement comes after a report blames software problems and inexperienced project management for the loss of the Mars Polar Lander

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10 skills federal Webmasters need

If I were asked what one article I would want to send to every Webmaster in the federal government, it would be this one.

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FTS fills IT posts

GSA's Federal Technology Service continues filling positions, including naming Charles Self as the new FTS deputy commissioner

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Archivist puts price on e-records

It will cost about $130 million and take about five years to build, but a national electronic records archive that won't become obsolete is technically feasible

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FBI backs action on security bill

The FBI voiced support for a bill to help law enforcement gather evidence in a world where more people are using encryption

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DOE seeking IT quartet

The Energy Department is in the market for a package deal of four top information technology specialists, including the newly created job of cybersecurity chief

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Roster Change

FCW's weekly lineup of federal IT decisionmakers on the move

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Overworked and untrained

Agency officials recognized that the federal acquisition work force is woefully undertrained for the current procurement environment.

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Archives gives in to e-records

Paper is crushed. The National Archives has declared the dominance of electronic documents.

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Securing the 2000 Census

On a hilltop in Bowie, Md., overlooking the traffic flowing down Route 50, the Census Bureau's glass building that houses its central computer system nearly blends into the horizon.

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Intercepts

Crossagency projects face threestep review