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Ridge, Powell back extensions of biometric passport deadline
The two secretaries urged Congress to give visa-waiver countries more time to build biometric features into their passports.
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Contracts planned for ERA design
Federal officials expect to award two contracts by early fall for the design phase of the Electronic Records Archives.
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DHS needs asset info
A national inventory of critical homeland security assets remains incomplete, but more money or personnel wouldn't speed up the process, an official said.
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Report says federal tech spending will grow slowly
New forecast says federal information technology spending will reach $80.7 billion in fiscal 2009. <@SM>
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IRS proves its mettle in record e-file season
The IRS successfully handled a record volume of electronically filed tax returns and managed to identify problems early and fix them.
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IRS wants culture change
An official says the agency's IT personnel must learn to deal with the public.
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DOD uses tech for logistics
The Defense Department's new operations facility in Kuwait has an information technology unit that uses Web technologies to merge existing supply systems.
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IRS got 59.3M e-filers
An official said everything went smoothly for this latest tax season, except for a server crash.
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UK finds Web accessibility lacking
The United Kingdom's Disability Rights Commission investigated 1,000 public sector Web sites over the last year.
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NASA to merge media archives
Space officials want proposals for a NASA archiving system that would create a one-stop multimedia source for the public.
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Civil servants weigh in against CAPPS II
The American Federation of Government Employees added its voice to the criticism against the passenger screening system.
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DHS debuts info portal
The Lessons Learned Information Sharing system was unveiled in Oklahoma City on the ninth anniversary of the 1995 terrorist bombing.
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DARPA tech chief envisions the future
Sci-fi inspires Ron Brachman to use computers in creative ways
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Bush's choice to replace Carlin raises concerns
After almost nine years as archivist of the United States, John Carlin will step down as soon as the Senate confirms Allen Weinstein, President Bush’s choice to become the ninth archivist.
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Postal Service uses software to manage labor pool
Product helps control costs and deploy workers more efficiently
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