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OMB: 2004 good year for E-Gov Act implementation
The administration described in detail the government’s accomplishments in implementing the act in a report to Congress.
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Virginia Beach sees RFID payoff
Officials expect the $1.5 million RFID project for the city's libraries to pay for itself within four years.
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DOD supplement would boost radio, control systems
The supplemental funding bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would direct money to a major tactical system and radios.
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Defense tech debated
Lawmakers think troops could better communicate and access intelligence in Iraq and Afghanistan if they consolidated them.
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Pentagon promises faster JTRS waivers
The Defense Department's CIO says "all steps are being taken to ensure expeditious approval of urgent operational requirements."
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Davis questions security of Treasury site
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has asked the Treasury Department to make sure that it can protect personal information collected when people buy savings bonds electronically.
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GAO list helps navigate rules for financial IT
The Government Accountability Office last month published a checklist of core financial system requirements to help agencies meet federal mandates.
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IG’s message to IRS: Secure all your e-mail
The IRS has a program that can protect taxpayers’ sensitive financial data when agency employees share it via e-mail; the problem is that not all employees use the encrypted messaging, a new inspector general report says.
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DHS, Justice launch federal data model
The Homeland Security and Justice departments have unveiled plans to work jointly on a common computer language that could become a model for agencies to use to share information.
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PBGC seeks e-records system
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the nation’s pension insurance provider, is seeking information to implement an electronic records management system.
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FDIC: What’s good for banks is good for e-gov
The agency that insures U.S. bank deposits says electronic banking has outgrown the single-factor password authentication most often used to protect accounts, a finding that could affect e-government initiatives.
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Chertoff reviews DHS
The new DHS secretary will analyze the department's organization, policies and programs.
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DHS rules: Flexible or unfair?
Representatives of fed workers hate the new rules, but proponents say reform is needed.
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Allen to lead tech council
Kenneth Allen, an IT exec, is the American Council for Technology's new director.
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Three agencies must account for missed E-Travel deadline
Three agencies have until March 30 to explain why they did not meet the Dec. 31, 2004, deadline to award an E-Travel contract.
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Can you hear me now? In Senate buildings, the answer is yes
The Senate has turned on an in-house cellular network that lets government employees place and receive calls, as well as check BlackBerry devices, from the bowels of various buildings.
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IRS e-filing hits a midpoint record
Taxpayers are e-filing at a record rate, the IRS said today at the midpoint of the tax filing season.
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Lieberman seeks more DHS money
Sen. Joe Lieberman says the administration didn't seek enough homeland security money for fiscal 2006.
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Lottery or e-gov?
A survey of feds indicates that almost 25 percent believe they'll more likely win the lottery than see full funding for e-government.
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