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DHS blinks on deadline for e-passports, allows digital photos
The Homeland Security Department will require that Visa Waiver Program countries produce passports with digital photographs by Oct. 26, but will allow another one-year extension for those countries to comply with issuing e-passports.
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EPA plans more competitive sourcing
Many jobs at the EPA will be reclassified as not inherently governmental.
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Health sites spur satisfaction
NIH operates eight of the 10 most highly rated federal sites in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index.
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Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption
The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone.
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Editorial: Making the important decision
To insource or to outsource? It is not an easy question to answer.
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Publishers make appeal to lawmakers in NIH dispute
American Chemical Society officials are asking lawmakers to rein in those responsible for a federal database of molecular structures.
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NRC to restore docs following security review
The commission will restore more documents to online library following security review.
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IT, biometrics key to CIS strategy through 2015
Revamping IT infrastructure is a top priority in a 10-year plan that the Homeland Security Department’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency.
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Comings and goings
News about James Loy, Daniel Mehan, Christopher Cox, Art Stephens, A.R. Hodgkins and Marshall Bykofsky.
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First draft of revised Data Reference Model released
The federal Data Reference Model working group released the first draft of the DRM Specification today. The working group is now soliciting feedback from government agencies before it submits the DRM to the Office of Management and Budget.
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White House promotes personnel reform
The Bush administration is planning a coordinated campaign by top agency officials to promote civil service reforms to federal workers.
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FDIC succeeds at new pay plan
A small agency has lessons for others looking at pay-for-performance plans.
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The road to automated information sharing
New Jersey police boost ability to share data with regional and federal agencies.
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Air Force handles network security
Service will distribute securely configured Microsoft software.
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Defense looks to AT&T unit for GIG-BE support work
The Defense Department has awarded AT&T Government Solutions a subcontract to provide engineering and installation work at key locations in the United States and abroad for DOD’s Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion project.
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