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House seeks a host to webcast committee hearings

The House of Representatives is looking for a vendor to handle all live streaming services for the legislative chamber’s 20 individual committees.

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3 agencies win management awards

Labor, State and SSA win top management honors this week as recipients of the President’s Quality Awards.

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DOD reforming acquisition system

DAPA Project offers ideas to make it simpler, faster.

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NAPA to study government accountability

The National Academy of Public Administration will analyze the impact of a rapidly expanding contractor workforce on government accountability.

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DOD wants to authenticate devices

Defense Department releases RFI for solutions that can verify the identities of Internet-enabled devices on DOD networks.

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Pacom wants more flexible NMCI

The command's CIO wants the intranet to support users outside the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Senate committee OKs national alert bill

The proposed legislation would also create a national tsunami warning system.

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Matthews resigns as Transportation CIO

The Transportation Department CIO plans to return to Lockheed Martin, where he worked for 17 years before three-year stint in government.

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Forrester advises using tech to retain and train young feds

An industry analyst said workers who are 25 years old and younger have many characteristics that federal agencies need as they seek ways to replenish the workforce.

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2005: Best places, big stresses and more change

A few agencies shine in workplace surveys; new HR systems had a rough takeoff

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Science.gov upgrades to Version 3.0

The newest version of the Science.gov search engine uses metadata to rank results, which should give users more accurate responses to queries, according to the <a href="http://Science.gov">Science.gov</a> Alliance.

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Intercepts: Aloha Edition

We spent last week in Hawaii at AFCEA International's TechNet Asia-Pacific 2005 conference, while Washington, D.C., went through its first snow of the season.

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NGA bans flight data from public view

Agency cites intellectual property rights as reason for policy shift

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IRS to update modernization plan

New strategy, to be released in March 2006, will emphasize short-term impact and long-term investments.

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CIO Council committee, GPO discuss XML template

Officials from the CIO Council have held preliminary discussions with the Government Printing Office about developing a standard Extensible Markup Language vocabulary that all agencies could use to disseminate information online.

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Navy opts for thin-client systems onboard ships

Decision reflects need to harness more computing power without burdening shipboard resources.

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Fed telework on the rise but still falls short

Expanded federal marketing efforts contributed to significant increases in telework in 2004, a new survey shows.

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Bionic ear transformed Royer's life

IRS computer specialist motivated to champion Section 508 programs

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Editorial: The challenges ahead

A review of the challenges of 2005 and the challenges of the new year.

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N.Y. looks to expand use of XML

Project will examine technology's role in managing Web content