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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>
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Carrot or stick?
Performance-based contracts offer an alternative way to ensure small business objectives are met.
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ICF to develop infrastructure plan
The consulting firm won a $2.7 million contract to help create a national critical infrastructure protection plan.
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Counting your work day
Every federal agency can offer its employees an alternative work schedule instead of a traditional fixed one (eight hours per day, 40 hours per week) as long as managers approve it.
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Renew your Maine shellfish license online
Lobster and crab harvesters in Maine can now renew their licenses on the Internet, finally bringing one of the state's top licensed industries into the online fold.
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Marketing the specifics of e-gov
If you build it, they won't necessarily come, e-government officials have discovered.
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Goal: See the forest and the trees
Automated system will link Forest Service spending with strategic goals
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Swimming in data
The Homeland Security Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate shares information with many federal, state and local government agencies.
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Tiemann: Maturity or bust
Enterprise architecture is the right way to plan to effectively and efficiently use IT.
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Agencies show privacy progress
Feds are closer to finding a governmentwide privacy process, officials say.
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