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Three more agencies reach green on PMA

NASA and the departments of Labor and State are the latest agencies to earn top marks for e-government on the President’s Management Agenda scorecard.

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Company pushes name recognition

Language Analysis Systems says it can improve the screening of air passenger names against terrorist watch lists.

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USGS launches frog quiz

The Geological Survey unveiled a Web site to determine whether people can tell the difference between frog calls.

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DiPentima to lead SRA

He replaces Ernst Volgenau as CEO of the government solutions company. Volgenau will remain chairman.

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Voting vendors submit code to NIST

Four companies that develop electronic voting machines have submitted copies of their software to the National Software Reference Library.

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First responder XML

Officials hope Emergency Data Exchange Language can help overcome incompatibilities among emergency response agencies' systems.

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Unisys finishes Web-based FDA system

Unisys created a Web-based notification system meant to improve the process of approving new medicines for animals.

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Report: DHS has 'significant deficiency' in info security

The department's inspector general cited a lack of CIO authority as a reason for DHS' struggles with information security.

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CDC site tracks flu vaccine

State officials can use the secure Web site to follow flu vaccine shipments.

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Grants.gov marks first anniversary

Grants.gov, the single Web site unifying federal grants, completed its first year as one of the more successful of 25 Quicksilver e-government projects.

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Building site opens

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched a portal to help operators of federal buildings comply with EPA standards.

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FDA sets up fee-based application process for veterinary medicines

The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a Web system to more efficiently handle approval applications for new drugs for animals.

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Reporter's notebook: Leadership conference

The Sweetest Place on Earth rolled out the chocolate carpet for the Executive Leadership Conference.

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Study: Little firing risk from competitive sourcing

5 percent of full-time civilian employees lost their jobs because of competitive sourcing, two researchers found.

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Va. re-examines IT policy

The governance process that officials have been putting in place focuses on mission, strategy and value, and that requires sharing resources and services like never before, Virginia's CIO said.

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In space or on the battlefield, government personnel can take advantage of online voting aids

The government is offering digital help for military personnel and astronauts who will not be in their home precincts on Election Day.<@SM>

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E-records group proposes council

Comments are sought on a draft report from the Electronic Records Policy Working Group.

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Carroll wins ACT honor

The Army's program executive officer for enterprise info systems got an award for leadership.

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OMB may seek new ways to pay for lines-of-business projects

The Office of Management and Budget is considering use of an innovation fund to pay for its lines-of-business consolidation projects.

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Army connects logistics

The Army delivered 40 so-called very small-aperture terminals to the Third Infantry Division.