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Tax agency cutting jobs

Many positions no longer needed, officials say, but unions plan to fight

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Left in the dark

Many CIOs, denied the clout required by Clinger-Cohen, find themselves cut out of the decision-making process

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USDA to transfer service center workers to central IT

Agency will shift former field office employees to USDA's central IT group.

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House panel seeks homeland spending boost

House Appropriations Committee proposes $2.8 billion more than fiscal 2004

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Ohio votes yes on e-voting

Ohio approves voting machines with paper trail

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Appropriations Committee approves move to cancel US-VISIT award

The measure to prohibit federal contracts with Bermuda-based corporations now goes to the House Rules Committee.

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Feinstein opposes passport delay

The Democratic senator said visa-waiver countries shouldn't get extensions on biometric passports.

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Northrop wins Treasury travel deal

Task order is for $60 million over 10 years.

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IT funding suffers for Army transformation

The service may take $600 million originally meant for infrastructure modernization and use it for unit transformation.

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IRS seeks top talent

The tax agency hired an executive search firm to find experienced managers for those troubled modernization programs.

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Northrop Grumman snares Treasury E-Travel work

The Treasury Department, first of 24 federal agencies that will choose an E-Travel provider this year, selects Northrop Grumman Corp. system.

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DARPA sets next robot race

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency scheduled its second Grand Challenge race for October 2005.

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Army readies next ITES

The Army will follow up the $1 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program with another performance-based contracting initiative.

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Virtual DOD training wraps up

The Combined Joint Task Force Exercise will test the bounds of the Joint National Training Capability.

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GAO points to airport security holes

Auditors say airports have significant holes in employee screening systems.

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Air Force saves $500K in hardware buy

Various Air Force commands bought 2,153 desktop and 1,323 laptop computers.

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E-gov fellowship open for applications

The Council for Excellence in Government is taking applications for its fellowships.

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DISA to develop IT standards

The Defense Information Systems Agency will oversee information technology standards for the military, according to new DOD policy.

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Following award, US-VISIT kicks into high gear

DHS, Accenture begin work to meet program's aggressive timetable

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CACI caught in Iraqi prison scandal

Questions raised about IT contract used for interrogators