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Taking your word for it

Or a caseworker's word, at least to get Social Security benefits online.

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DHS invites vendors to submit product info online

Homeland Security officials say the Vendor Information Site is an effort to develop partnerships with the private sector.

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DFAS gets new boss

Zack Gaddy has been named director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

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Brailer named health IT coordinator

The California physician has been a leader in using IT to improve health care.

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Accenture: Agencies must get market savvy

One of the newer challenges government agencies face is getting the word out about their electronic services, a new survey finds.

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E-voting group meets

A standing-room-only crowd packed the first hearing of the Election Assistance Commission to discuss electronic voting.

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NIST to cut 100 jobs

The National Institute of Standards and Technology faces a $20 million budget shortfall.

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Air Force program seeks ERP system

Officials want human resources and planning applications to help them plan and manage overseas deployments.

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OMB pushes e-gov plans quickly

Officials want drafts of the target architectures for lines of business initiatives by June 30.

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Gut check time for e-governing

Canada has the most mature electronic government, Accenture says. The United States and Singapore tied for second.

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Post Office drops e-payments

The U.S. Postal Service has dropped an online bill payment service.

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GSA adding new capabilities to FSS schedules

The General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Service will let vendors submit offers for task orders electronically beginning May 17.

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Navy door opens for e-biz ideas

The Navy's e-business operations office in Mechanicsburg, Pa., has issued its call for pilot project proposals for fiscal 2005.

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Feds TRIP up train riders

The Transit and Rail Inspection Pilot started at a Maryland train station to test ways to screen for explosives.

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MCI to wirelessly connect Iraqi Army, coalition trainers

The Army recently awarded the $7.9 million contract.

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Sourcing report due soon

The Bush administration's first report on competitive sourcing is due by May 24.

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New York maps services for disabled

The state is making GIS information available online that lets New Yorkers find support services for the mentally retarded and disabled.

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ICF wins E-Travel contract

The company will get $18 million over five years for performance evaluation, acquisition support and market analysis.

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Data tool feeds fleet data

The Integrated Interactive Data Briefing Tool allows users to extract and present data from disparate databases using XML Web services.

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Officials laud centralized IT

Common tech services are the order of the day, leaders from around the world said.