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DOD's broken IT accounting system

Problems result in a $1.6 billion discrepancy in budget documents

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IRS privacy czar protects public trust

Bernstein toils at intersection of Internet, society

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Supporting the troops in Iraq

An NGA official says the Iraqi conflict was one of the mapping agency's 'greatest success stories.'

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Budget blackjack

The Army double-downs on Current Force and Future Force funding ? and wins both hands

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Watch list target pushed to summer's end

Checking names against 12 separate terrorism watch lists before merging them into one file is a cumbersome process, Tom Ridge says.

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Rewarding good work

Congress acts on bills to give NASA, GAO management flexibility

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Reed: Eyeing the world from Davos

For economic leaders, the cost implications of "world sourcing" are compelling.

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Minnesota refurbishes its claims system

Business rule software improves performance without altering code

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Online extra: OMB looks to ordering fees to cover E-Gov Fund shortfall

The Office of Management and Budget is asking lawmakers to change the law that governs how the Federal Supply Service spends surplus revenue.

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President Bush’s 2005 proposal would amount to 1 percent bump

The startlingly small 1 percent increase for IT funding outlined in President Bush’s fiscal 2005 budget proposal illustrates that agencies are heeding the administration’s call to closely mesh systems and mission requirements.

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Online extra: Congress rebuffs E-Gov Fund, centralized hiring site in ’04 spending

The $820 billion fiscal 2004 omnibus bill clears $328 billion in discretionary spending, including roughly $57 billion for IT.

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DHS buys into EMall

The Homeland Security Department today announced it will use a tailored version of the Defense Department’s electronic shopping mall to buy goods and services.<br>

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Online extra: White House backs joint projects on health care, bioterror detection

Sharing technology across agencies to integrate federal processes and improve efficiency is an administration priority.

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How major IT projects made out, by agency

Agriculture Department USDA would get $46 million for increased testing and surveillance and development of an animal identification system to protect the food supply from mad cow disease. The system will include radio frequency ID tags for animals and databases for animal and facilities identification.

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Pentagon backs off e-voting

Officials cite 'inability to ensure legitimacy' of electronic votes.

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Northrop, EDS join CSC on US-VISIT bid

The CSC team also has 11 other principals for the bid to build the enterprise architecture for DHS' visitor tracking system.

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Indian trust model open for comment

The Interior Department is accepting public comments on its updated effort to improve the management of Indian trust funds.

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DHS shops on Defense mall

The Pentagon will tailor its electronic procurement system for the Homeland Security Department.

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EDS to separate NMCI results

The company will report earnings exclusive of the money-losing operation on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.

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NASCIO puts out privacy guide

It's designed to make sure state agencies' privacy policies follow the law.