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Air Force IT office takes shape

The service's new IT organization will be separated into policy, operations and information divisions.

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IG sees minimal progress for US-VISIT

The DHS inspector general predicted that US-VISIT success would take at least five to 10 years to achieve.

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Science.gov delivers

The government science database now offers e-mail alerts for users.

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Grants.gov team considers awardee database

“It’s easy to do,” program manager Rebecca Spitzgo says. “We just have to come up with a schema for award data and expand our use of Web services."

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Meagher, Altman fly with Eagles

VA's deputy CIO and an IBM Federal's managing director won Eagle Awards.

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PART hits the Web

OMB wants agencies to use a new Web site for submitting Program Assessment Rating Tool worksheets.

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New features spice up Science.Gov and Vivisimo’s Clusty

Energy Department is trying to make it easier to find scientific documents on Science.Gov; Vivisimo adds government section to Clusty.<@SM>

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NJ aims for voter system

Covansys will develop and implement a system that will standardize and centralize the NJ voter registration process.

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Selling e-gov to agencies

Common e-government solutions must be cheaper than alternatives and easy to use, says the grants.gov program manager.

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Air Force, industry discuss Ops Center work

Officials are meeting to discuss the highly anticipated Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System Integrator contract.

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Johnson pushes bureaucratic change

Congress should set a deadline for civil service reform, says the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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Free app can help first responders identify chemicals

The National Library of Medicine has created software for handhelds that can help first responders identify substances found following a hazardous-material incident.

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IRS plans portal integration

The tax agency is seeking ideas on how to modernize its Web services, consolidating its online presence through an enterprise portal.<@SM>

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Army whittles ITES2 competition

Seventeen firms will vie for spots on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 Services contract.

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DHS pushes tech to responders

The Homeland Security Department hopes its tech transfer program will help small communities.

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IRS extends e-services to more tax preparers

Tax preparers that file five or more returns electronically a year can make use of the tax agency's e-services, services previously restricted to preparers that filed 100 or more returns.

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Philadelphia Free-for-all

Brotherly love isn’t the only thing heating up Philadelphia these days. Just ask the city’s CIO, Dianah Neff.

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How to reorganize — that is the question

GSA says it will have a draft plan by May.

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Dempsey and Louie: On a tightrope

Pair sought common ground between security, privacy.

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Finger-pointing leads to Army IT portfolio plan

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker has ordered the service’s chief information officer, Lt. Gen. Steve Boutelle, to devise a servicewide governance strategy for information technology.