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FBI CIO takes control

All IT investments for the FBI now go through the CIO's office, which is also building program management functions.

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Airports picked for access test

TSA chose eight airports to test ways to keep unauthorized folks from getting into official areas.

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Case File delayed further

Now the FBI doesn't expect Virtual Case File until year's end.

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Air Force CIO praises architecture

The Air Force now has an Enterprise Architecture Integration Council, service CIO John Gilligan said.

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Schambach to leave TSA

The chief information officer of the Transportation Security Administration is leaving federal government.

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Digitizing groovy records

Library of Congress officials hope particle physics equipment can map those old turntable and phonograph recordings.

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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.