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Army extends Northrop deal
Northrop Grumman won a $101 million follow-on contract to support the Army's Personnel Electronic Records Management program.
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U.K. rethinks portal
The U.K. Office of the e-Envoy said it developed the Directgov portal for citizens who want a more intuitive way to find government services.
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Social Security, IRS numbers fuel identification theft
The lack of reliable information systems for authenticating personal identities is a large part of the problem, experts told Congress.
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Agencies cut paper
More than half of all federal transactions were happening online by the end of 2003.
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E-Gov Act implementation picking up steam
The Office of Management and Budget by the end of the month is requiring agencies to reference www.regulations.gov on all Federal Register notices and on each agency’s Internet home page.<br>
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GAO calls for changes to GPRA law
The GAO yesterday called for lawmakers to amend the Government Performance and Results Act to require that agencies make better use of performance measures.<br>
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Tax filers continue to migrate online
Filing from home computers up 23 percent from the same time last year.
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Military counts on tech to pierce fog of war
DARPA program managers outlined the need for more networked sensors.
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Study lauds six for e-reports
An IBM center found that six agencies do a good job of providing performance information online.
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DHS plans for info sharing
Homeland Security officials are developing a course to educate local officials on information sharing practices and mechanisms.
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GAO sees room for GPRA improvement
The Bush administration should do a better job of showing agencies how to meet standards of the Government Performance and Results Act, GAO officials say.
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DHS analysis chief wants better information sharing
Getting data from other agencies is too much of a struggle, Gen. Patrick Hughes told a House subcommittee.
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Two agencies meet e-gov standards
And 24 don't, according to the Office of Management and Budget's first e-government report.
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Roche backs out of Army job
Air Force Secretary James Roche withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Army.
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DARPA takes driverless ride
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants unmanned systems that can do reconnaissance and fighting that is currently handled by people.
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Archivists praise PDF/A
Federal records managers show interest in a modified version of the popular PDF format.
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OMB forming groups to determine JFMIP testing criteria
The Office of Management and Budget over the next six months will work with vendors and agency financial, procurement and IT experts to set the criteria for new systems to be certified by the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program.<br>
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DHS to scrutinize grant spending
The Homeland Security Department's Office of Domestic Preparedness will institute policies to make sure states spend federal dollars properly.
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Illinois disease system starts
Local health departments will be able to electronically report to the Illinois Department of Public Health on gastrointestinal diseases.
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