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Ridge: Link driver's licenses, visas

Model legislation for states would give access to INS data

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Centralizing clearances

The intelligence reform bill puts all federal security clearances under one agency that would develop a national database for them.

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DHS network may link to others

The Homeland Security Department is considering using a classified network to link state and local governments as well as federal civilian agencies.

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Air Force to announce portal

Initiative will integrate more than 28,000 information systems and help service members cut through red tape to get the information they need to do their jobs

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EDS starts site for NMCI suppliers

Officials from EDS say the portal will help firms interested in working with NMCI.

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Hackers deface federal sites

Chinese groups hit sites over the weekend, in advance of anticipated May 1 attacks

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Slow down, you're on candid camera

By year's end, aggressive drivers in Washington, D.C., will have one more sobering obstacle to contend with: photo radar enforcement.

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Firms added to Army FCS mix

The lead systems integrator team adds eight partners for the Army's Future Combat System

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DOD spending bill signed

It includes $97 million in IT cuts.

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Army passing on Notes

The Army is preparing to announce that it will use Microsoft messaging software rather than Lotus Notes to pass tactical messages with the Army Battle Command System

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Input sees growth in outsourcing

The market research firm predicts that federal spending on IT outsourcing will rise 55 percent over the next five years.

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DHS exorcises SPIRIT

The Homeland Security Department canceled its plans for the multibillion-dollar IT services contract because it did not fit in with the overall strategy of the agency.

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Study: NATO must go high-tech

NATO must transform itself from a Cold War entity designed to counter the Soviet Union in Europe to a more expeditionary force equipped with stateoftheart computers and communications equipment, according to a new study by Rand Corp.

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Safety talks move online

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is following the lead of other Transportation Department agencies by launching an Internet-based effort to encourage public involvement in improving transportation safety.

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Michigan revs up e-gov

Three new e-government applications illustrate the state's commitment to convenient e-government

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Oracle tracks NASA waste

A NASA center uses an Oracle program with RFID, temperature sensors and databases to manage hazardous materials.

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Air Force updates logistics system

CSC will get $108 million over five years to work on the service's Stock Control System.

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DOD guns for green on scorecard

Official says department is making progress on the President's Management Agenda

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Barr leaving IRS for Dell

Robert Barr, who helped fastforward the Internal Revenue Service into the Information Age, is leaving government to join Dell