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Roster Change
Peter Weiss, the chief author of Circular A-130, is leaving the Office of Management and Budget for a job in strategic planning and policy at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service
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Wildlife imperiled by missile defense
The environment may pay the price for a system designed to shield the United States from missiles carrying nuclear or biological and chemical warheads, a Pentagon study finds.
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Court halts electronic records case
As the Supreme Court declines to hear the case of Public Citizen v. Carlin, the national archivist pledges 'practical methods for managing and preserving records in the Electronic Era'
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Leaders must embrace Information Age
A new report says there are eight things government leaders must do to keep up with information technology
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Citizens @ MyGov.gov
I recently saw a calendar with this caution: 'Warning! Dates are closer than they appear!' Nothing could be more appropriate for today's world. 'Internet time' has dramatically accelerated the rate of change, making procrastination more costly than ever ? even lifethreatening to slowmoving organizations.
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Technology for training recommendations under way
Task force likely to submit ideas for how the government can incorporate technology into training plans in July
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You've got mail
And how the National Archives is wrestling with what to do with the millions of email messages produced by the Clinton administration
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Curiosity counts
Ask Ruzena Bajcsy what she likes to read, and expect her to leap to her feet and grab a hefty book from the shelves in her office. On this occasion, 'The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer' by Georges Ifrah has her excited.
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E-process: Putting workflow on the Web
The World Wide Web has changed the way many departments and agencies work, providing offsite staff members and contractors easy access to the home office.
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FTS commissioner headed to Visa
Dennis Fischer, commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, announced today that he will be leaving the agency April 2 to move to the private sector.
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With liberty and laptops for all?
The federal government should take a cue from the private sector and give each federal employee a PC and Internet service, a top Army official said last month.
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Montana shines light on shady dealings
Employers can check the rap sheets on prospective employees
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Sign 'em up
In a time when information technology employees are in high demand, Qwest Government Systems' recruitment program would leave many IT institutions envious. Enticing employees away from competitors has enabled Qwest to assemble a leadership team made up of people with at least 10 years of experience in the federal market.
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Trillions and trillions of computations
The first components of one of the world's fastest computers, the terascale supercomputer funded by the National Science Foundation, should be operational by February 2001
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Tax-free Internet means fewer IT workers
If anything demonstrates how profoundly the Internet is revolutionizing American political and economic life, it's the issue of whether the Internet should be a taxfree zone.
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Full disclosure
NASA is harnessing the Internet to simplify contract management and keep contract managers aware of the latest in acquisition rules and regulations.
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Pentagon's EMall strategy questioned
The Defense Department, in a hurry to adopt commercial best-business practices, in 1998 established an online mall for purchasing supplies despite significant shortcomings in the system that made the military reluctant to use it.
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Time for a change
The government should take a cue from the private sector and supply each federal employee with a laptop and Internet service, a top Army official said last week.
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