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Taxpayers flock to e-filing
A record number of taxpayers used the Internet this year to file their tax returns electronically
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Trials live online with Virginia court site
With five cameras and seven microphones throughout the courtroom, a surfer can take in trials, with only juvenile, domestic and sexual assault cases blocked
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DOD to test travel system
A limited version of an automated travel system for the Defense Department will be available to selected personnel this summer
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Navy forms work force strategy
The Navy is drafting a work force strategic plan to help recruit, retain and develop its employees, including information management and information technology workers
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Paperwork elimination in reverse
As computers, online transactions and automation increased, so did the paperwork burden
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GovHost.com joins e-government craze
The company allows smaller governments to offer services including online bill payment, permit applications and e-mail notices
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NASA, Lockheed failures examined
Discussions during a congressional hearing about NASA's Mars exploration program points to unnecessary risks and poor management by NASA and contractor Lockheed Martin
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GSA task order coming on ACES pilot
The General Services Administration is close to awarding a task order that will provide pilot digital certificates to agencies at a lower cost than under the main contract
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GSA pilots small biz e-mall
To increase procurement opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses, the General Services Administration has launched a pilot Web site at SmallBizMall.gov
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Vendors could help e-gov boom
Spending on electronic government initiatives will more than quadruple over the next five years, and specialized vendors could help deal with that boom, according to the Gartner Group
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Gartner Group: Arizona Internet vote paved way
Analysts credit the jump in the state's primary turnout to ability to vote online
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E-procurement stirs small-biz fears
Eprocurement initiatives suggested by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy may exclude small businesses from competing for government contracts, experts say
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Farmers closer to online filing
A bill to allow farmers and ranchers doing business with the USDA to file federal forms online was approved by the House on Monday and now moves on to the president
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SAIC selects NASA help-desk partner
SAIC picks Intellisource to provide helpdesk services to NASA headquarters
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Postal Service makes bid for Internet auctions
Joke about 'snail mail' all you want, but the U.S. Postal Service has just pulled ahead of other government agencies in the ecommerce race. The mail service has decided to start buying some goods and services through Internet auctions.
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New Hampshire Gov. Shaheen orders only legal software be used
Other states, including California, Nevada, Colorado and Washington, have issued similar orders against software piracy
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Rhode Island buys fingerprinting hardware
The state is one step closer to its goal of completely automating its criminal records system
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KPMG wins Navy aircraft systems contract
The Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) awarded KPMG Consulting LLC a fiveyear blanket purchase agreement Monday to install software that will replace the various business systems used to acquire and maintain aircraft
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