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Apogen names new execs
Ed Faulkner is the new group vice president and general manager of the Defense Systems Group, and Gary Higgins becomes chief technology officer.
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Treasury considers HR Connect hosting options
The Treasury Department seeks comments from federal and commercial data center providers about the availability and cost savings of alternative hosting and infrastructure support services options for the department's human resources system.
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USDA seeks integrated financial-management system
The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.
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Virginia to spend big on IT
The state signed a contract with CGI-AMS for a potential $300 million overhaul of the state's executive branch business processes and systems.
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Indiana to launch supercomputer grid
The Northwest Indiana Computation Grid will link universities and U.S. government research facilities and boosts work on homeland security issues.
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DHS offers $765M in risk-based grants
Thirty-five urban areas received funding to guard against terrorist threats.
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HRSA creates a health IT office
The office will promote health IT among grantees, including public health departments and clinics serving uninsured patients.
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Search tech finds government info best, survey says
It shows that more than 56 percent of respondents believe search technology is powerful enough to replace government standards for information management.
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U.K. claims e-gov success
The United Kingdom says more than 97 percent of local services will be accessible online by the beginning of 2006.
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Federal grants sites merge, traffic increases
Two federal Web sites for grant applications merged under the auspices of the Grants.gov e-government project earlier this month.
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US-VISIT ready at land borders
Homeland Security Department has installed biometric entry facilities at 104 more land ports.
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Mass. CIO resigns under fire
Peter Quinn has resigned effective Jan. 12 after earlier this year proposing the state end its reliance on Microsoft's proprietary Office software.
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IG: DHS CIO is not a member of senior management
The latest IG report states that the DHS CIO is not well-positioned to integrate the department’s information technology.
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OPM taps State agency as newest E-Training service provider
The Office of Personnel Management has added the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute to its E-Training faculty.
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Pilots resist FAA rule on cabin surveillance
The proposed rule would require airlines to install equipment in airplane cockpits for monitoring suspicious cabin behavior.
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DHS seeks comment on Safecom survey
The department will identify specific projects to improve emergency communications based on the public’s perception of the state of interoperable communications.
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Corda gets text technology patent
It can be used in text-to-speech applications for people with visual impairments.
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OPM tackles retirement systems
Congressional auditors said earlier this year that the agency's $294 million retirement systems modernization effort was at risk.
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JFCOM, Lockheed Martin sign R&D agreement
They will work together on future battle command technologies.
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