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Administration proposes three new Lines of Business for 2007

In the fiscal 2007 budget, the Bush administration said it will launch three new Lines of Business consolidation initiatives for IT infrastructure, budget formulation and geospatial investments.<@SM>

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Bush skewers e-records research program, again

His fiscal 2007 budget proposal seeks to end the National Archives and Records Administration's grants program for state and local electronic records research.

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Slow growth for VA IT budget in 2007

The fiscal 2007 IT budget proposal for the VA is $1.9 billion, a slight increase from $1.84 billion in 2006.

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Bush cuts Education IT budget

The Education Department would take a small cut in its fiscal 2007 information technology budget, from $407 million to $403 million.

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OPM budgets for retirement systems

President Bush's budget asks Congress to spend $43.2 million on modernizing the government's retirement systems.

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Nevada on track for Unified Tax System

Thousands of businesses have registered to use its online capabilities.

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NAPA looks at 21st-century leaders

The National Academy of Public Administration and Human Capital Solutions explored steps that could develop public service leaders.

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OMB Web site lists federal program ratings

ExpectMore.gov provides clear evaluations of programs.

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New program to monitor loans

The Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget proposal includes a new initiative designed to manage risk.

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Senators question GSA on response to eOffer security problem

The Senate Government Affairs Committee is questioning the General Services Administration’s slow action in taking down its eOffer system after a vendor discovered a security flaw.<@SM>

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DHS seeks 20 percent increase in IT spending

The IT budget would increase from $3.6 billion this year to a proposed $4.4 billion.

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OMB to name grants service providers

Three agencies given go-ahead as others told to curtail spending on new or modernized systems<@SM>

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HUD's e-case system offfers framework for other services

SOA application for mortgage lenders cuts processing time by 30 percent

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E-gov scores improve

Eight agencies improved their management of e-government initiatives, according to the latest score card from the Office of Management and Budget.

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Texas town creates wireless potpourri

Roaming technology enables police and fire officials to seamlessly communicate using three wireless networks.

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OMB makes new case to win Hill support for e-gov

Officials explain spending plans for 24 projects

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DOD sets military, procurement targets

Officials foresee a greater reliance on IT and major changes in how technology is acquired.

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Redback awaits DOD test

Certification could lead the networking products vendor to expand its involvement in the federal market.

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Eight agencies earn top marks in PMA scorecard

The Environmental Protection Agency, the Housing and Urban Development Department and NASA improved to earn the coveted green score for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2005, joining the Labor Department, the Small Business Administration and the National Finance Center, which maintained their green status from the previous quarter.<@SM><@SM>

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OPM: A bigger federal government

Between October 2002 and October 2004, the number of federal civilian employees increased by 38,302, or 2.1 percent.