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Major programs within the Interior Department

<b>Message system consolidation</b>: Interior officials are developing a project management plan to implement Microsoft Exchange for messaging across the department. Their current target is to end the department’s use of Novell NetWare and Lotus Notes messaging by December. Interior already has ended its use of Sendmail from Sendmail Inc. of Emeryville, Calif.

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National Research Council group calls for Trilogy stoppage

The FBI should hold off on the final piece of the Trilogy modernization program, a report says.

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DOD inspector finds spending info gaps

Defense reports don't provide enough useful information on IT investments, says the department's inspector general.

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IRS weighs e-filing upgrades

Officials must choose between improving current systems or replacing them, says an associate CIO for the agency.

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GAO uncovers bogus degrees

More than 450 federal employees obtained phony academic degrees from diploma mills, the General Accounting Office said.

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Dispatchers urge passage of stalled E-911 bill

An organization representing the nation’s public safety answering points wants the administration to support a bill that would help state and local governments upgrade their 911 services.

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E-filing nears 50 percent mark

Almost half of all individual tax returns were filed electronically this year, the IRS says.

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Army looks for single AKO portal contract

The Army plans to award a single contract by summer's end to a vendor to maintain the Army Knowledge Online portal.

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GAO: US-VISIT lacks controls

The visitor tracking system needs management controls used by successful programs, GAO says.

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GSA teaches buying

The FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence will provide training on GSA schedules and governmentwide contracts.

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Cecom to meet with vendors

The Army's Communications-Electronics Command will hold a workshop and a conference next month to tell vendors about upcoming contracts.

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GAO seeks better architectures

The General Accounting Office says it can help agencies improve immature IT blueprints.

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Experts: More power to DHS deputy

Management must be improved if DHS is to use IT more effectively, experts say.

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Taming the culture vulture

IRS seeks to reach outside instead of staying in

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Learning from people

Anteon CEO Joseph Kampf is influenced by individuals, not institutions.

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Seven Security Technologies To Watch

Next-generation tools secure applications and wireless networks and manage user identities

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Tricks of the Trade

Tips from the experts about making the most of the GSA schedules

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The 411 on e-gov

A guide to online resources for ideas and case studies about delivering services electronically

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Should voting go paperless?

When voters go to the polls in November, they will face any one of several voting machines.

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E-gov entering adolescence

Initiatives worldwide mature, focus on serving citizens