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Government, industry conclude catalog pilot
Project shows it's possible for government users to search, order and pay for products from different online catalogs
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A work force at risk
Trouble attracting information technology workers while a large part of the federal work force nears retirement has raised concerns about the government's future work force.
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A hacker's final exam: Federal systems
Hackers are honing their skills on the one target that can give them a run for their money: the federal government
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E-file: Off the mark
The Digital Age is a pleasure and a problem for the Internal Revenue Service.
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First Y2K, now 'Titanic'
An information technology crisis is coming that will dwarf the Year 2000 problem in cost and disruption, according to technology expert Rich Lysakowski. Look out for electronic document migration.
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Lessons in contracting
The Defense Department is enhancing the resources available to its acquisition work force, including new policies and training that will help the department focus on performance-based contracting.
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Long road ahead
Congress handed agencies the daunting technical challenge of making their electronic equipment usable by the disabled. But inaction by the Clinton administration is making the challenge harder.
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What evidence counts?
A recent Merit Systems Protection Board ruling provides valuable guidance to supervisors who are considering disciplinary action against an employee.
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Military tech workers fall out
Civilian agencies aren't alone in their trouble trying to retain technical workers in today's hot job market: The Defense Department is experiencing some of the same challenges.
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DOD's security logjam
Army information technology managers last week urged senior leaders to speed up the vexing process of granting security clearances to contractors and permanent personnel assigned to work on missioncritical systems.
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Paperless 'paperwork'
In less than four years, federal agencies are supposed to stop using paper. Government records from personnel evaluations to benefits applications to contracts and regulations are supposed to be created, used and preserved electronically.
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Navy takes pass on hot e-publishing technology
Saddled with an outdated electronic document system that wouldn't survive the Year 2000 rollover, the Navy's Trident II missile assembly contractor had to make a choice.
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Agriculture CIO gets keys to IT
In a move designed to improve management of the Agriculture Department's modernization program, the department's chief information officer has been given direct responsibility for the success of key IT modernization programs.
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What to consider when considering a Roth IRA
To truly realize its benefits you must know what you can do with a Roth IRA ? and when you can do it.
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Army on hacker alert
The Army has placed its cyberdefense teams on full alert after a known hacker group threatened to take down the Army's Internet home page this Friday
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HCFA's Medicare oversight criticized
An inadequate financial management system hinders the Health Care Financing Administration's oversight of Medicare, officials say
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