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Microsoft, Motorola team on public safety system
The two companies will focus on interoperable computer-aided dispatch systems with records management systems and mobile devices.
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Army delays new JNN RFP
The service wants one more month to ensure it buys the right technology.
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Anteon head gets Army award
The Association of the United States Army has chosen Joseph Kampf to receive the 2005 John W. Dixon Award for distinguished service.
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Lockheed takes over FAA flight service
The systems integrator has absorbed 1,750 employees as part of outsourcing deal.
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Army initiates 500-day IT plan
The service wants a net-centric information enterprise to aid U.S. warfighting.
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Proposed bill would expand OPM's role
The Working for America Act would enable agencies to design their own employee appraisal and pay systems.
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GSA selects Aquilent for FirstGov.gov refresh project
The General Services Administration has awarded Aquilent Inc. an $836,000 contract to provide services for the design and testing of the rebranded FirstGov.gov, the company said today.
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Kelman: An ounce of prevention?
IGs are one-note Charlies. Good contracting people can play a symphony.
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PITAC returns as part of PCAST
President Bush is reviving the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee by folding it into the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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Beat the clock
The mounting pressure the IRS faces to modernize how corporations, nonprofits and, eventually, individuals file tax returns isn’t coming from Congress or from impatient taxpayers.
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Feds enroll in institute to keep up-to-date
Not everything a chief information officer needs to know can be learned on the job. Some CIOs say they have to step away from their day-to-day responsibilities to gain a broader perspective and see what lies ahead.
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Web extra: GIS aids the Coast Guard
Geographic information system experts give officers the coordinates they need to rescue people after Hurricane Katrina.
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Agarwal tapped to lead California's new tech department
P.K. Agarwal has been vice president of Affiliated Computer Services since 2003, but he has served as a California state official for many years.
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Google: Fit for intelligence work?
Some question whether search engine can detect complex patterns
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FirstGov completes its search
Government Web portal will use search engine that clusters results
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Web extra: GIS volunteers offered expertise during Katrina
GISCorps assembled a team of experts to support relief efforts.
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Feds train to achieve Six Sigma results
Discipline has saved the Navy millions on 500 projects
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