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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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Army speeds up some future combat technology

Officials hope to deploy four systems by 2008

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GSA response: Improving info

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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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Got .gov? That'll be $125

GSA has started charging for .gov domains.

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Two e-gov projects looking for vendor input

The Business Gateway initiative wants vendors to provide information on how they would develop and implement an online form processing system.