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OMB releases new version of DRM
The Office of Management and Budget has posted the second version of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Data Reference Model, designed to boost cross-agency sharing of information.
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First advanced GPS satellite goes live
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin put into operation new military and civilian signals to improve encryption and accuracy.
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USPTO to let examiners work at home
Officials said the agency must offer alternative work arrangements to attract and retain high-quality employees.
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Former Energy security chief joins Input
Bruce Brody, a former associate CIO at DOE, will lead the research firm's security consulting practice.
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GAO: Tech can reduce immigrant benefits backlog
A new report states that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must create a system that tracks applications.
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NASA tries to sound more down-to-earth
The Web manager said the agency's site should communicate technical concepts clearly to nonscientists.
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OMB sets new e-gov goals
A report showing that some targets were not met in 2005 outlines new standards for 2006.
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GSA contract for FedBizOpps under protest, again
Development InfoStructure Corp. of Arlington, Va., once again is protesting the General Services Administration’s award of the contract to run the government procurement portal to Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va.
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After finding success in 2005, OMB sets e-gov bar high in 2006
In its annual Expanding E-Government report, sent to Congress to coincide with the third anniversary of the E-Government Act of 2002, OMB said agencies fully reached two of the five goals it set last year and came close on two others.
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Chertoff: FEMA improvements due soon
DHS' secretary hints at plans for departmentwide improvements.
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DOJ wants new criminal justice tech
The National Institute of Justice may offer as much as $1 million for evaluations of new technologies.
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DHS approves new AT&T protg
The company will help HCI Technologies improve its capabilities and make it a more viable contender for DHS information technology business.
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Meagher to be Veterans Affairs CTO
Ed Meagher, the VA's deputy chief information officer, will fill a position that has been vacant since September 2003.
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DHS approves new AT&T protégé
The company will help HCI Technologies improve its capabilities and make it a more viable contender for DHS information technology business.
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House passes border security bill
It calls for more fencing, surveillance cameras and other forms of technology along the southern and northern U.S. borders.
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IRS to cut back phone service
The agency plans to reduce the number of hours its toll-free phone service is available from 15 to 12 hours a day.
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Survey credits E-gov initiatives with increasing satisfaction with federal Web site
Satisfaction with federal Web sites improved for the third consecutive quarter, demonstrating that the Bush administration’s E-government initiatives are making an impact.
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Ciber lands Army tech support pact
The project includes providing help-desk services and network administration.
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Survey: Federal CIOs want to align IT with mission
Hiring and retaining skilled professionals rose to fourth place and stayed a perennial top issue, according to an AFFIRM study.
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