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US-VISIT to include visa waivers
As of Sept. 30, travelers from visa-waiver countries must enroll in the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.
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GAO pushes for better flood data
FEMA's flood mapping project needs consistent data collection for communities with similar risk, auditors say.
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Viisage to support DOD cards
The Defense Manpower Data Center will get a Viisage system with printers for producing secure ID cards.
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Lieberman wants more DHS funding
Administration officials say Bush's budget proposal already shows that Homeland Security is important.
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Judge dismisses NARA suit
But the ruling by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly doesn't answer the question of whether or not an executive order trumps a congressional statute when it comes to presidential records.
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E-Rulemaking will use a centralized docket system
The E-Rulemaking project team by the fall will test a central, governmentwide online docket system for information and comment on proposed federal rules and regulations.<br>
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Modest IT budget growth beats a cut, Senate staffer says
During the upcoming budget cycle in Congress, homeland security IT requests expected to be among the priorities.<br>
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DHS picks biosensor developers
Fourteen teams of companies and universities were chosen to develop the first generation of biological detection sensors and systems.
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Performance is king
Government IT vendors need to deliver cheaper and faster, say speakers at a Federal Sources conference.
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Congress' input wanted on ratings
Lawmakers should be more involved in rating programs and linking performance to budgets, OMB officials say.
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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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