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Editorial: Setting an example
E-government has become a metaphor. Why are agencies still in the same place Oct. 10, 2005, that they were in Sept. 10, 2001? To find the answer, follow the money -- and one can see how the funding process for cross-agency projects is broken.
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FBI lacks IT resources for hiring and training
The FBI must put a higher priority on using information technology to support administrative functions such as hiring and training, according to a report from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
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Air Force picks SI Int'l for sat programs
The integrator will provide systems engineering, integration analysis and other services for several military satellite programs.
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Welles: Telework is a no-brainer
So why aren't more federal employees allowed to use GSA's telework centers?
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Judge again rules against DHS
Federal court opinion favors federal employee unions in their dispute with the Homeland Security Department.
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Interior cancels contract for troubled financial-systems consolidation project
The Interior Department’s project to consolidate an array of financial applications into one integrated enterprise resource planning system has ground to a halt with the department’s removal of systems integrator BearingPoint Inc.
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Rumble continues over e-gov funding
At the last minute, Senate approves Commerce’s e-gov budget.
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Cragg: Defeat stovepipes through common data
The VA and DOD are testing a common repository for demographic data to eliminate duplicative data collection efforts.
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USGS could outsource IT-based mapping operations
The functions of 400 federal employees at five locations will either be eliminated or transferred to an operations center in Colorado.
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FirstGov moves to cluster technology to expand search engine capabilities
Users of <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a> will soon have access to significantly more online government data, thanks in part to an expanded search function, General Services Administration officials said.
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HHS taps Navy's Wah for health IT post
Wah, associate CIO of the Military Health System, is one of five interim managers.
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Lawsuit by vendor could delay e-passport
A spurned vendor’s lawsuit against the Government Printing Office over the rejection of the vendor’s electronic passport technology could further slow the introduction of the upgraded documents, according to industry observers.
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EPA IG says IT programs require more oversight
Environmental Protection Agency IT project managers did not provide sufficient oversight of several programs, resulting in increased costs and scheduling delays, the agency’s inspector general has concluded.
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Armstrong named DHS deputy CIO
Charles Armstrong, the CIO of the Homeland Security Department’s Border and Transportation Security Directorate, has been named DHS’ new deputy CIO.
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GSA, OMB seek input on info sharing
The RFI could lead to procurements aimed at improving how people locate, retrieve and share government information.
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House bill would grant Veterans Affairs’ CIO budget authority
Lawmakers are poised to introduce legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs Department’s CIO authority over the VA’s IT budget, personnel and assets.
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Defense Travel survives Senate axe
Lawmakers voted down an amendment on the Defense Travel System in the 2006 Defense Appropriations bill.
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OMB to pick smart card biometric standard
The standard will help carry out the Bush administration's directive for computer-readable identity credentials that can be used governmentwide.
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