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How e-gov is done

Officials from across government discussed how agencies are implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 at a breakfast sponsored by the Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

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VA puts vets’ insurance info online

The Veterans Affairs Department has given veterans online access to their Veterans’ Group Life Insurance accounts to view and manage policy information.

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Noncompliant claims to wait longer

Organizations that transmit electronic Medicare claims that don't adhere to national health transaction standards will have to wait two extra weeks to get paid.

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Site started for Workforce3

The Labor Department recently launched the Web site to help individuals, employers and others discuss and learn about national workforce issues.

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GAO to TSA: Elevate acquisition

GAO says TSA should improve its acquisition function by developing internal controls and performance measures.

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Got a winner?

Harvard University and the Council for Excellence in Government are accepting applications for next year's Innovations in American Government Awards.

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SSA wants W-2 reports online only by 2006

The Social Security Administration will require that employers file their annual W-2 reports over the Internet beginning in 2006, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register June 16.

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AccuPoll to acquire NTS

The touch-screen voting machine maker plans to buy the provider of voter registration applications and election support services.

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GAO: DOD skills analysis needed

Military leaders can't plan for their future workforce without knowing the skills of the current one, auditors say.

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Tech changes GPO

The Government Printing Office is re-examining its mission, a new report says.

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General Dynamics wins $478M Joint Forces contract

The contract calls for General Dynamics to support various Joint Forces Command experimentation and concept development programs.

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Army readies ITES2

It'll probably be limited to services, say officials.

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SEVIS fee coming

Foreign students will have to pay $100 to register in the Homeland Security Department's system.

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Northrop to install HR system for homeland security

The initial task order is estimated at $2 million with a maximum possible value of $175 million during three years.

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CSC to meld tracking systems

The Army will pay $146 million for merging four systems that track cargo and vehicles.

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Library of Congress tools benefit online

Web versions will become the standard for the agency's cataloguing tools, a staffer says.

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Online class teaches NIMS

The course on the National Emergency Incident Management System is for first responders.

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Virtual Case File to be partly available in December

The new case management system won't be finished by year's end, but some of it will be ready, the FBI says.

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DARPA tests data link

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency successfully tested technology that helps pilots attack small, mobile targets.

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TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act

Eight systems of information could be exempt from one or more provisions in the Privacy Act.