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Army plans spring deployment of ABCS

It's not the alphabet -- it's the Army Battle Command System, with a 'good enough' version coming in May, the service says.

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OPM’s Fitzgerald will leave government next month

The Office of Personnel Management’s E-Training project manager, Mike Fitzgerald, is heading to an industry job.

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Transit agency site to use RedDot

The Transportation Department's Federal Transit Administration will use RedDot Solutions software to control the agency's online content.

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Anteon gets $56 million Navy deal

The company will provide systems engineering and technical services for combat support and auxiliary systems.

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EPA, NSF garner management honors

The National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency received the Presidential Award for Management Excellence.

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Think tank rolls out e-gov tool

SUNY-Albany's Center for Technology in Government introduced an interactive guide to improve agencies' electronic presentation of information.

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IRS drops 'acting' from Powell's CFO title

Eileen Powell has been formally appointed the tax agency's chief financial officer.

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NSF wins honors for e-government progress

The National Science Foundation has earned the highest possible praise for management of its e-government projects.<br>

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GSA gives agencies a year to begin moving to E-Travel

Civilian agencies must choose one of three online travel systems and begin migrating to it by Dec. 31 of next year.<br>

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Small-business databases to combine

The Small Business Administration and Defense Department plan a single portal for small business information.

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Work starts on hypersonic weapons vehicle

DARPA and Air Force officials announced that nine contractors are working on the first phase of the project.

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Graham rolls out electronic voting bill

The senator from Florida wants touch screen voting machines to produce paper records.

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GSA requires e-travel

General Services Administration have issued a final rule requiring agencies to use the federal E-Travel Service.

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DOD has incomplete strategy for some equipment, GAO officials say

Included in the report were the Stryker personnel carrier and Joint Direct Attack Munition.

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IRS adds forms to e-filing

The tax agency now has 10 forms related to small businesses and nonprofits available for electronic filing.

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IRS removes some corporate e-file hurdles

The IRS published rules today in the Federal Register to eliminate some regulatory barriers to online business tax filing.<br>

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Spartan Scout makes unmanned waves

The Navy yesterday announced the first successful test patrol of an remote-controlled, unmanned surface vessel.

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GAO finds sloppy accounting for military IT

Defense officials need better policies for transparent accounting of IT budget requests and expenditures, says General Accounting Office officials.

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OMB names two new e-gov portfolio managers

The Office of Management and Budget tapped Mike Turk and Shivani Desai to fill two of its three vacant e-government portfolio manager slots.<br>

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Turk to lead e-gov citizen portfolio

Michael Turk, formerly of the Energy Department, has been named OMB's manager of the government-to-citizen portfolio for e-government initiatives.