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US-VISIT to get biometric exit
Officials plan to include biometric technology and more airports in the exit part of the visitor tracking system.
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Oversight Board: IRS modernization still troubled
Problems are 'too severe for half-measures,' according to the IRS Oversight Board's 2004 annual report.
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Lockheed to build spy plane network
The company will get $879 million to develop and test the Aerial Common Sensor.
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Protecting the infrastructure
IT workers must be better trained and educated to help protect the nation's infrastructure, experts and lawmakers say.
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GAO: Money watchdogs need central database
Financial regulators need a cross-industry database for keeping track of enforcement actions, Government Accountability Office officials said.
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Feds see red over OMB scoring
Some feds say they've had enough of OMB's quarterly evaluations of agency progress on the President's Management Agenda.
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Words of advice
Define requirements. Don't reinvent the wheel. Know your applications. Test everything. Roll out in phases. Think security. Back it up.
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Comings and goings
Rep. James Greenwood. Rick Marcotte. Dexter Ingram. Wendy Rosen. Doug Clark.
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Anti-terrorism networks
The 9-11 Commission missed an opportunity to highlight the importance of information technology.
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Get a life: A summer balance
Telework, Social Security reforms and emergency preparedness -- have dominated the federal workforce spotlight.
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Agency watchdogs seek independence
Lawmakers propose improving agency oversight by giving IGs autonomy
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Public safety wireless experts talk the talk
Interoperability planning focused on removing management, cultural barriers
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Kerry plugs site
More people visited the Democratic candidate's site during his acceptance speech than usually do during an entire day.
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Senators call for more efforts in anti-terror tech
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called for a new Manhattan Project that would spur innovation.
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Hill moves reflect e-gov’s lower profile
Recent congressional moves leave little doubt about who lawmakers want to control funding for e-government projects: themselves.
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OPM releases RFP for benefits system
Request for proposals covers a defined-benefits system that will give federal employees and retirees access to their government retirement account information.
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