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DOD mulls network coordination
Communications leader pushes for the creation of joint net acquisitions.
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Shrinking from 170 to one
The Homeland Security Department will consolidate more than 20 existing portals and 150 Web sites into one enterprise portal serving the entire agency—just as soon as commercial software catches up with its needs.
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Lisagor: Listen, care and engage
Leaders need to set clear objectives and inspire their employees.
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Off-budget funding keeps programs going
Army IT is served a big helping from supplemental spending bill.
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DHS budget boosts cybersecurity
House approves funds for new security chief, data sharing and technology.
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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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