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Orbimage wins NextView deal

The contract with the National Geosptial-Intelligence Agency is worth up to $500 million.

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IRS adds e-feature for earned income credit

The IRS today launched an application to help tax preparers determine whether their clients are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, while minimizing errors.<br><@SM>

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OPM asks for retirement system proposals

OPM wants to merge the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employee Retirement System.

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Next CADE aimed at January

The current version of the IRS' Customer Account Data Engine is running smoothly, W. Todd Grams says.

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Army to put acquisition info online

Officials at the Army Contracting Agency are developing a database that will offer information on contracting opportunities as early as 18 months before the contracts are to be awarded.

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Johnson retires from CACI

Kenneth Johnson, president of U.S. operations at CACI International, says he will retire in November.

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ACLU fears return of TIA

Privacy advocates worry about an info-sharing provision in 9-11 legislation.

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Four IT bills rejected in California

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bills that address IT-related issues, including outsourcing, broadband access and electronic surveillance of employees.

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Live testing soon for Virtual Case File

New Orleans and Washington, D.C., will start testing the final application for the FBI's Trilogy effort.

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Stratcom gets help with ISR

Strategic Command will work with the Defense Intelligence Agency on a global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plan.

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Navy awards engineering contract

Anteon will provide engineering and technical services to support Navy maintenance and modernization programs.

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SEC to make online authentication more stringent

“We’re looking at implementing a new authentication system to prevent people from fraudulently filing,” SEC chief security officer Chrisan Herrod says.

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US-VISIT expands to visa waivers

Visitors from visa waiver countries soon will have to through the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.

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Federal Webmasters get online kit

Webcontent.gov will go live on Sept. 29.

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Calif. mandates voter trails by 2006

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that will require the state's electronic voting machines to produce a voter verifiable paper trail.

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ATF appoints new CIO

Gregg Bailey will lead the IT functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Denver retains e-gov title

The Mile High City again came in at the top of Brown's annual Urban E-Government Study.

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Court allows Fla. voting suit

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit that challenges Florida's use of electronic voting machines that lack paper trails.

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Input: Less money for responders

The market research firm expects a slight dip in money for first responders.

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Welles: Get heart smart

Keeping heart healthy is a key way to get a life.