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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>
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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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