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Working to boost interoperability
Federal and local public safety officials are praising the Homeland Security Department's initiative to launch an umbrella office that will coordinate interoperability efforts for all types of equipment and related training.
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Passing the hat is no help to e-gov
Funding intergovernmental initiatives tests the existing budget process
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Award raises headquarters questions
Controversy surrounding the award of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program started before Homeland Security Department officials decided which company would win the contract.
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DOD reining in integration costs
Defense officials want the military to consult with a select group of firms before installing ERP applications.
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FCW Watch List: A check-in
In January, Federal Computer Week published the FCW Watch List, which included five programs that warranted special attention during the next 12 months.
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Military touts integration quintet
Accenture, BearingPoint, CSC, Deloitte and IBM won blanket purchase agreements for installing DOD's back-office software.
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Survey finds older IT employees
Federal IT employees are an aging group that may need a boost in certain skills, a new report says.
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NASA extends media archive deadline
But the space agency says there's been plenty of interest.
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DHS solicits state IT demos
DHS seeks proposals from states, territories and others for innovative information technology demonstration projects around the country.
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G-8 to use counterterror system
DHS has implemented its secure Internet-based counterterrorism communications system for this year's Group of Eight Summit in Georgia.
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CACI faces potential debarment
But a watchdog group says that the attention is politically driven because of the Iraq prison abuse scandal.
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Military IT faces cuts again
Congress again scolded the Defense Department about its management of business IT systems and policy.
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Treasury hires Hobbs for CIO
Ira Hobbs has been tapped as the Treasury Department's new chief information officer.
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EDS exec to retire
Albert Edmonds, a vice president at EDS, plans to retire this summer, company officials said.
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Education’s student aid office serves as e-gov model
Office used Web and e-government technologies to put information and applications online, and personalize the college search, admissions and aid processes.<@SM>
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GAO: Data mining popular with agencies
Almost half of all agencies, including the 24 largest, are using data mining techniques to detect criminals, improve services or uncover waste, fraud or abuse.
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UK finds new e-gov boss
The United Kingdom has a new head of e-government, just in time to make the official switch to the central government's new Web portal.
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ACT awards go to eight
The American Council for Technology honored intergovernmental programs, including a data dictionary and its associated data model.
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