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Quest to update Army Windows

Netcom will use Quest Reporter to assess existing Windows NT domains and Quest Migrator to convert from NT to Active Directory and Exchange 2003.

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Border agency leads DHS server merger

The Homeland Security Department's server consolidation starts with Border and Transportation Security Directorate.

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IRS offers corporate e-filing

It's the first time the agency has used XML to receive tax returns.

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Budgets and mandates slow adoption of e-voting

Security concerns haven’t been a deterrent to state and local adoption of electronic voting systems, election officials and e-voting advocates said today.<br>

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OPM issues new RFI for Recruitment One-Stop project

The Office of Personnel Management is asking vendors for ideas to improve its USAJobs Web portal, a sign that the agency could be ready to address the uncertain status of its plans for the site.<br>

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Old Dominion to support JFCOM

U.S. Joint Forces Command officials have awarded a $22 million contract to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation.

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Utah leaves the MATRIX

Utah Governor Olene Walker last week officially halted the state's participation in the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange.

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General calls for logistics architecture

The military needs connections among existing supply systems, Army Lt. Gen. Claude Christianson said.

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Poll: Give us interoperability

A new poll shows most Americans believe the government could do more for homeland security, but they're not worried about cyberattacks.

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Agencies to organize digital records

By 2007, the National Archives and Records Administration anticipates having an operational archive for digital materials.

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Acquisition Solutions wins Justice job

The company will help DOJ develop strategies for acquisition and contracts for the Integrated Wireless Network.

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USDA launches AgLearn online training system

The department has launched the Agriculture Learning System to provide one-stop learning services for USDA employees nationwide.

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GSA readies RFI for next wave of e-gov projects

The General Services Administration by the end of the month will kick off new business consolidation initiatives by releasing a request for information.<@SM>

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BioWatch funding increase sought

New technology will let officials make better use of that money, says the head of DHS' Science and Technology Directorate.

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Orbimage wins hi-res contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will pay the company up to $500 million over 22 months for satellite pictures.

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DHS says it can handle cyberattacks

Homeland Security officials told lawmakers that the department would have the authority and the wherewithal to coordinate an appropriate response to a cyberattack on the nation's infrastructure.

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GAO sees threats to industrial systems

Risks to industrial computer-based systems that control critical infrastructures could have devastating consequences, GAO says.

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Social Security rejects testing advice

SSA officials say a GAO suggestion to test its planned system for disability claims before putting modules into action will take too long.

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RFP seeks vendor to consolidate recreation sites

The consolidation of the government’s recreation reservation Web sites is about to begin.<br>

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SSA balks at GAO suggestions on e-disability claims process

The Social Security Administration has refused to accept recommendations that the General Accounting Office contends will reduce the risks in rolling out an electronic disability claims process.<br>