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Senate slashes NARA's archiving plans
If the Senate successfully defers funding for the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archives (ERA) for a year, the agency will have to ask for almost twice as much money for the program in fiscal 2005, officials said last week
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Air Force readies outsourcing plans
Service looks to incorporate lessons learned from Navy's experience with NMCI
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A-76 in the cross hairs
Amendments to a budget bill sets stage for battle with White House over competitive sourcing
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Japan seeks IT ideas from United States
Japanese government officials meet with state CIOs to discuss technology ideas
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Health site earns top marks in e-gov user satisfaction survey
Customers give federal Web sites better performance scores than offline government functions, but slightly worse scores than the national average of a general-purpose customer satisfaction index.<br>
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Air base locks airborne logistics data
Secure wireless handhelds have kept track of supplies moving through a warehouse at Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery, Ala., for a year
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CIO role has PR spin, panelists say
CIOs must be become effective advocates for programs they propose, panelists say
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Fighting words
When introducing his amendment in the House, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made his case for rejecting recent revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76, which governs competition between the public and private sectors
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CDC to consolidate hot lines
Contact center will save agency money and provide single face to public
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Transportation to audit ERAM
The department's inspector general will review another costly project designed to modernize air traffic operations for the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Senate urges increased Justice IT oversight
The Senate spending bill for Justice would set aside money to strengthen the role of the department's CIO.
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Enigma wins vehicle contract
The Marine Corps awarded the $700,000 deal to provide an electronic technical manual for light armored vehicles.
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Navair gets plenty of wireless experience
For now, the Naval Air Warfare Center is using a virtual private network (VPN) solution to secure a wireless link between its enterprise network and a set of handheld computers carried by about 100 Navy officers and managers
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Yoran named head of national cybersecurity
Homeland Security officials named Amit Yoran as director of the National Cyber Security Division.
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OMB issues privacy guidance
In an effort to ensure that personal information is protected, the Office of Management and Budget last week directed agencies to conduct privacy-impact assessments before developing or changing systems.
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