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Operation Tsunami Aid

DOD uses IT in biggest relief effort since Berlin airlift.

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IRS increasing CADE capabilities, cutting refund time

The Internal Revenue Service will enhance its new taxpayer database to handle select exceptions in the simplest tax returns.

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A few minutes with ... David Walker

Tough decisions must be tackled now to save the country from a not-so-distant crisis, says the comptroller general of the United States.

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Congress to OMB: More oversight needed

Evans argues the task should not be a paperwork exercise.

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Slowing the brain drain

The Rising CIO Stars Forum entails finding an auditorium, inviting a few experienced IT executives and then advertising to attract an audience.

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A record e-filing season

More taxpayers go online rather than lick stamps.

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Spend more on training, OMB exec says

Transforming government will require increased funding for workforce training, Clay Johnson says.

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Airport security enters new phase

Airports in Boston, Denver, New York City, Orlando and Salt Lake City will test new security devices.

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Proponent of open government

McDermott: Feds closing the door to information.

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Profiles in leadership in government IT

The winners of this year’s GCN IT Leadership Awards are a highly diversified bunch.

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Eagle has landed at Wright-Patterson

The new supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the military, will be used for modeling, simulation, testing, evaluation and weapons system design.

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Energizing the CIO

The Homeland Security Department’s chief information officer should report directly to DHS’ secretary and deputy secretary, government officials told lawmakers last week.

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General Dynamics gets FCS work

The expanded scope will include delivery of what General Dynamics called the "largest battle command software package for FCS."

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E-gov projects hire some help to get the word out

<a href= "http://www.grants.gov/">GovBenefits.gov</a> doesn’t have a name that resonates with the public, like IRS Free-File or Disaster Management.

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OMB opens eye to consolidating budget, records and other functions

The Office of Management and Budget says groups either have started or will start analyzing four new areas for functions that are common across all agencies.

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SmartBuy picks up portfolio management

The General Services Administration earlier this month added portfolio management software to its growing list of enterprise license agreements.

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Minorities sought for DHS research

DHS has summer research appointments for teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and math at minority-serving higher education institutions.

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Finally, some headway in the battle for Internet security?

The latest report on Internet security from Symantec Corp. identified a couple of positive trends in the last half of 2004.

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Congress mulls new rules on protecting personal data

Government workers probably wish it happened earlier, but support is finally growing for federal regulation of personal information held by private companies. In February, Bank of America Corp. lost personal data, including Social Security numbers, for 1.2 million federal charge card holders.

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Tax e-filers reach 60 percent

The IRS has received 60 percent of its tax returns through electronic filing as of the April 15 deadline, boosted by increases in individuals e-filing from their computers.