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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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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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