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Feds happy with their workplaces

But OPM survey shows workers are critical of managers.

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FBI takes another swing at case management with Sentinel system

With the FBI’s Virtual Case File project called out on strikes, the bureau has moved its designated replacement on deck.<@SM>

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'Tomahtoes' get in the way of saving e-records

Subtle differences in language between IT, archivists wreak havoc.

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Cull: Readying for the e-documents storm

Too many agencies have placed the burden of records management decisions on the individual.

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Editorial: Bridging the chasm

The best solution is enabling people to move beyond their cliques so they can begin understanding their counterparts.

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Indian Health Service makes e-health deal

The Indian Health Service will share its electronic health record and patient management system with NASA.

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DOD budget hits floor

The House and Senate committees overseeing the military have finished their fiscal 2006 budget markups.

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Panel seeks better security, new standards for e-voting

The Election Assistance Commission is considering recommended changes to voting system guidelines that could beef up security for the systems.<@SM>

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Geodetic team looks to the skies for new map survey

Those party animals at the National Geodetic Survey plan to celebrate the agency’s 200th birthday with a general realignment of the National Spatial Reference System.

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Justice Web site to unify sex offender tracking

Attorney General Gonzales said the department will launch a nationwide, searchable sex offender registry by the end of this year.

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E-government could be a new academic field

ATLANTA—The scientific study of how government uses technology to interact with citizens is not a full-fledged discipline yet, though the building blocks are in place for it to become one, according to a panel at the National Science Foundation’s annual meeting for researchers in its Digital Government program.

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Agencies can’t give away their responsibility for proper disposal

As the only winner of the Gold Partnership award from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Electronics Challenge for its e-cycling and peer-mentoring programs, the Bonneville Power Administration is considered a model and mentor for other agencies trying to improve their technology recycling programs.

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Senate accedes to Pentagon budget request

This sets up a showdown on the military's IT budget when House and Senate lawmakers meet in conference set for this summer.

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Committee approves competitive sourcing caps

A House Appropriations Committee subcommittee approved limits on the amount that Interior and the Forest Service can spend on competitive sourcing in fiscal 2006.

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SAIC wins preparedness work

DHS will pay the company up to $20 million to enhance infrastructure preparedness at the state and local levels.

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House passes DHS budget

The Homeland Security Department would get more than $34 billion in fiscal 2006.

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White House urges full competitive sourcing, e-gov funding

Congress and the Bush administration are renewing their battle over competitive sourcing and e-gov funding.

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Port security clearance lags for non-feds

GAO says the Coast Guard doesn't process security clearances quickly enough because it doesn't understand its role in educating stakeholders.

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Army robotics program keeps rollin’ along

The Army is continuing to invest in next-generation robotic ground vehicles as part of its Future Combat Systems project.

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Big buy planned for GIG-BE

The Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services acquisition could include contracts worth up to $500 million.