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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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Army equips Baghdad embassy with e-health system
U.S. Embassy medical employees use system, which runs on laptops, to request and access lab tests.
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Senate confirms new USCIS chief
Emilio Gonzalez was confirmed as the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Homeland Security Department.
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Searching cyberspace for history
Historians and the National Archives and Records Administration are collaborating to monitor auction house Web sites to find missing and stolen government records.
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Telework could ease pandemic fears
Telework would enable people to keep working without face-to-face contact.
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DiPentima joins SRA board
Gail Wilensky, a senior fellow at an international health education foundation, was also elected to the board.
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Hite says lack of EA no barrier to Sentinel
GAO's Randy Hite said the FBI should proceed with building its data management system even though its new enterprise architecture is not complete.
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Flu drug liability attached to DOD spending bill
Congress tacked liability protection for companies developing avian flu vaccines onto the fiscal 2006 Defense appropriations bill.
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