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Web portal provides procurement advice

A new online resource will let agencies share acquisition best practices, and offer policy guidelines, tools, and education and training opportunities.

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Editorial: A good risk to take

It was refreshing to hear GAO officials suggest an imaginative and daring project.

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VA drives open-source health records initiative

Agency could spur adoption of e-health systems worldwide

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Rand proposes analysis method

The nonprofit research firm says terrorism-related information can be found by limiting data at first, then building on it.

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Davis: Shake up GSA

Rep. Tom Davis wants to minimize the chances that GSA's divisions will offer services that compete with each other.

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Air Force combines Microsoft contracts

The service has consolidated its Microsoft contracts into two enterprise-wide agreements with a value of $500 million, one of the largest deals in the company's history.

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Keeping maps up-to-date

Penn State is working with several government agencies on a system that would provide real-time maps to emergency personnel.

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Groups demand e-voting improvements

Public interest groups call for paper receipts, better training and other steps meant to improve electronic voting.

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Agencies setting up lines-of-business management structure

Even though the president’s fiscal 2006 budget is far from complete, agencies leading the lines-of-business e-government initiatives are moving forward.

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GAO recommends FAA approval improvements

Auditors identified three challenges facing the Federal Aviation Administration in approving air traffic control systems.

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Acquisition clearinghouse launches

A new online resource will offer policy guidelines, tools, education, training and best practices.

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Government’s E-Authentication scheme just might work, study says

The initiative could be a model for far-reaching authentication programs linking government and private-sector organizations, a study concluded.

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Another View: E-government is changing

he U.S. government is not the only one trying to figure out the next steps in e-government, outsourcing and communications.

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Kentucky, Army sniff out trouble

Prototype portal will integrate data to monitor chemical depot.

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Army Corps looks at outsourcing IT

Army Corps of Engineers prepare for big competitive sourcing study

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Intergraph dispatches E911 tech to Fort Bragg

Computer-aided response system includes feed from sensors that could detect chemical, biological and nuclear hazards

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Group to launch terrorist database

Web-based system seeks to provide authorities with terrorist info.

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Army filters AKO vendors

Army officials encouraged some companies to bid on the Army Knowledge Online procurement.

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Australian e-gov grows

Australia's Centrelink project costs about $1.5 billion.

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Health IT czar issues health network RFI

“With the exception of a few isolated regional projects, the United States does not currently have meaningful health information interoperability capabilities,” Dr. David Brailer says in his RFI about a national health network.