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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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Online services crop up
Because tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers use computers to help them manage their crops and their land, Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to become more Internetfriendly.
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GSA details auction plan
Online auctions and socalled reverse auctions that allow multiple users to aggregate buys to get lower prices are all the rage in the private sector. The General Services Administration plans to test the online auction waters beginning next month, but it will have to convince vendors and users that it's a good move for government.
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Auditors and Evaluators
The pace of development in information technology has so altered the security landscape that training has become a matter of survival, according to the Army's chief information officer.
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State CIOs moving up the ranks
NASIRE president testifies before the Congressional subcommittee on government management, information and technology about the role of CIOs
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'My GSA Advantage' coming this summer
Attention, government shoppers! The General Services Administration's online shopping site is getting personal starting Aug. 1.
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Feds' travel made easy
Federal workers will soon have an easier, faster and cheaper way to make travel plans, when the Transportation Department begins rolling out its new World Wide Web travel site in May.
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Online help for U.S. bonds
Taxpayers who receive a federal tax refund this year will find something that could bring them an additional payoff: a notice reminding them that they can cash in a matured U.S. savings bond.
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CIO czar concept gains momentum
Lawmakers last week announced support for a federal chief information officer to oversee how agencies create a digital government.
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E-government unplugged
The promise of anytime/anywhere instant communication has been bandied about for some time, but thanks to recent breakthroughs in wireless technology, that promise is on the verge of becoming reality, albeit a still flawed one.
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Magnificent Discretion
The pace of development in information technology has so altered the security landscape that training has become a matter of survival, according to the Army's chief information officer.
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Army silences computers
The Army plans to modify its PC and laptop contracts to include a special security device that automatically disables integrated microphones that hackers could use to listen to classified or sensitive conversations.
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Carrying on a family's public service tradition
The family history of K. Adair Martinez is full of people in military and public service, so it seems natural that she is eagerly taking on the job of chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration.
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Security survival training
The pace of development in information technology has so altered the security landscape that training has become a matter of survival, according to the Army's chief information officer.
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When travel pay falls short
An Agriculture Department employee who took a sick day while traveling on business in Chicago found that he had to wage a legal battle to recoup his per diem expenses for that day off.
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