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Companies team on responder networks
Xybernaut and Visual Link want municipalities to buy their high-speed wireless networks with mobile and wearable computers for first responders.
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Forman: Stop customizing core financial systems
Agencies need to adopt a core set of software standards for financial management, the former Office of Budget and Management administrator for e-government and IT says.<br>
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House approves Iraq spending bill
The supplemental spending budget for Iraq includes almost $2 billion in IT spending.
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GSA names Fedsim director
Lisa Akers was promoted to director of GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center.
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McFarland poised for the VA slot
Robert McFarland, nominee for the VA's assistant secretary for information and technology, breezed through his Senate hearing.
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DHS rounds out science unit
DHS' Science and Technology Directorate is almost fully staffed, with experts in all of the lead positions, an official tells Congress.
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SkillSoft upgrades for accessibility
The company has enhanced more than 300 IT skills courses to meet the requirements in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Forman pushes for open standards
Agencies should start using open-standard solutions that rest on a foundation of business processes, former e-gov leader Mark Forman says.
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Education officials seek expert-finder ideas
The department plans to make its Ask ED system a public service.
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Services discuss JTRS consolidation
The Navy and Air Force are thinking about merging their Joint Tactical Radio System clusters.
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Clean audits deserve a bonus, officials say
The government should pay bonuses to finance personnel whose agencies comply with the 1996 financial management improvement law, two officials said.
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Customs to expand foreign port screening
Within a year, 47 major ports outside the United States will inspect U.S.-bound cargo before it ships out.
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Shippers must follow rules
That's what DHS' undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security says.
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Logistics to boost defense business
A government IT trade group says defense logistics technology will be the fastest growth area in 2004.
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Feds rely on shipper self-policing
The U.S. government hasn't decided what cargo standards to use ? if any ? for smart containers.
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Officials to review DHS personnel options
The administration has 52 choices for the Homeland Security Department's human resources policies.
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Ely returns to private sector after short stay at OPM
Kay Ely, the senior adviser for competitive sourcing and acting policy adviser at the Office of Personnel Management, is returning to the private sector next month. <br>
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