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How we survived Y2K.

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IRS executives move up and out

As part of a series of executive changes, CIO Richard Spires will become deputy commissioner for operations support, but he will remain significantly involved in the IRS modernization effort, the agency said.

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DIA embraces Web 2.0

Wikis, RSS feeds and mashups are among the favored tools of information sharing.

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Goodbye to a mountain of paperwork

The Office of Personnel Management wants to complete its Retirement Systems Modernization project before most baby boomers retire.

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Census says Internet option is too risky

Lawmakers and Census officials spar over the benefits of a Web-based survey.

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E-gov survey ranks Delaware, Michigan as best

A team of researchers at Brown University evaluated Web sites for the presence of a wide variety of features, including online publications, privacy and security policies, and digital signatures and credit card payments.

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State fusion centers struggle to produce useful info, study finds

The report, by the Congressional Research Service, cited problems with the centers’ lack of connectivity with existing law enforcement databases and poor compliance with federally backed technical data-sharing standards.

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Lawmaker: Commitment crucial to meeting set-aside goals

The Army is able to meet small-business contracting goals because its leaders support the effort, a service official said.

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DOD eyes new wartime acquisition shop

It would manage the military's acquisition of goods and services during and after war operations.

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ODNI to issue 500-day plan

Director Mike McConnell says the office's initial 100-day plan to transform federal intelligence collaboration has paid dividends.

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Survey: Most managers link telework, COOP

In a survey by Juniper Networks, 62 percent of respondents said telework should be a critical part of an agency's continuity-of-operations program.

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GSA goes to Eagle Eye for contract, grant data

The agency is working to put federal contract and grant information into an easily searchable public database.

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Chertoff names deputy assistant secretary for policy

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Bush threatens veto of DHS appropriations bill

The administration says the legislation exceeds the president's fiscal 2008 budget request by $2.2 billion.

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GPO explores producing electronic IDs

The agency seeks a commercial operating system it could use to run its e-credentialing.

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House committee approves $459.6B for Defense

The Appropriations Committee's bill would cut $406 million from DOD's Future Combat Systems request and would tighten oversight of contractors.

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Diplomats take a shine to Wikipedia-like app

Diplopedia, launched last September, features more than 1,400 articles, with 255 agency employees registered as editors.

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Baxter joins telecom firm as VP for federal sales

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Nummy joins Grant Thornton

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DOJ's case management system enters design phase

The department plans to deploy the Litigation Case Management System by October 2008.