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9-11 Commission stresses info sharing

Report includes few new tech items, reiterates the importance of neworks.

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Lisagor: Seizing the future

If we don't transcend technology with a strong sense of purpose, who will?

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Boston feds work around DNC

Planning and technology helps feds survive the onslaught of the Democratic National Convention.

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Senate confirms new DOD comptroller

Last week, the Senate confirmed Tina Westby Jonas as DOD's new CFO.

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Editorial: E-bias

E-gov services should not be more difficult than the old processes. The U.S. Postal Service offers a case in point.

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GAO study shows need for workforce plans

Analysts say shifting workforce demographics should prompt agency officials to rethink their human resources plans.

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Targeting top talent

Agencies focus on streamlining the arcane federal hiring process

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Swiss get e-gov framework

Switzerland adopted its first e-government enterprise architecture to ensure that new systems are designed with interoperability as a top priority.

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FBI hires 10 for tech services

The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has a potential value of $42.5 million.

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Secure e-voting? Not this year, experts say

Electronic voting errors are inevitable regardless of the technology, experts last week told a House panel that is grappling with election accuracy and security worries.

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At last: IRS starts using modern database for returns

The tax agency is processing 1040EZ forms on a new central database system, marking the first time in 40 years that individual tax returns have been processed using modern technology.

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Boosting CIOs' stature

Experts and lawmakers debated ways to improve the effectiveness of federal CIOs.

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Agriculture awards EDS $93 million e-travel contract

The Agriculture Department selected EDS Corp. to provide employee travel services under the General Services Administration's e-Travel Service contract vehicle.

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Web appointments for immigrants to go nationwide

USCIS hopes to have its Internet-based appointment system available across the country by September.

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Stone confirmed as TSA boss

Rear Adm. David Stone has been confirmed as the new administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

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9/11 report urges info sharing, biometrics

The long-awaited report calls for better information sharing and adoption of biometric technologies.

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Application Accepted

Of the 13 million loan and grant applications it received this year, the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Office got 82 percent of them—nearly 10.7 million—online.

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Army to speed up some FCS

The Army announced today it will deploy some Future Combat System technologies faster than originally planned.

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HHS plans for e-records

Department officials have 12 strategies for an interoperable health network.

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E-gov redefines the workforce

When Norm Enger agreed nearly two years ago to manage the Office of Personnel Management’s five Quicksilver e-government projects, he wasn’t sure how much success each initiative would find.