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TSA to test passenger fast lane
Up to 10,000 volunteers will be scanned for biometric characteristics in a pilot test of a program to find more detailed ways to screen travelers.
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Responders to TopOff again
The third congressionally mandated national exercise for first responders will be held next year.
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DOD bought $73B more in 2003
The Defense Department in 2003 spent $73 billion more on major programs than it did the previous year.
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Chief architects gather
For the first time ever, most of the federal chief architects were in the same room at the same time this week.
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Boeing to lead JTRS team
The Boeing effort is the second one to publicly identify itself in the competition over the Joint Tactical Radio Systems project for the Air Force and Navy.
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Industry rallies around e-voting
As Election Day 2004 approaches, controversy continues to swirl around the use of touch screen machines and other technology-based voting plans.
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New Deepwater site sets sail
Coast Guard modernization depends on new ships and new technology.
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More money, more progress?
Some lawmakers think the Coast Guard's Deepwater program should be developed faster.
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Bandwidth proves logistical headache
The logistics problems the military experienced during Operation Iraqi Freedom mainly involved communications and distribution.
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VA starts tech buying service
The fee-for-service program will be similar to the one run by GSA's Federal Technology Service.
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In your own backyard
GSA and the CIO Council launched CIO University four years ago to train federal IT managers.
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Aeon to update DFAS system
The company will get almost $15 million to install a relational database to replace a 1960s-era financial and contracts administration system for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
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USPTO lawyers: Don't penalize us for system problems
Federal trademark attorneys say proposed performance appraisals don't account for computer downtime.
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Adm. Stillman sets sights on Deepwater
Coast Guard's modernization effort depends on new ships and new technology
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IMing all the way home
The service also let airmen use the portal's instant messaging function for three months to chat with colleagues in the Middle East and the United States.
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