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DOD's misguided bet on the future

System sought to use the market to help feds predict future terrorist attacks

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GAO to study foreign IT outsourcing

The General Accounting Office will study the effects of offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs.

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More problems, delays for DMS

The military's new Defense Message System probably won't completely replace the current message network until early next year

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CSC wins $36 million Navy deal

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide business and program management support for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.

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Lieberman: Merge terror lists soon

Sen. Joseph Lieberman this week asked Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge for timetable for when the Bush administration would consolidate the government's terrorist watch lists.

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Child tax credit info now online

The Internal Revenue Service is offering an electronic service for taxpayers to find out the amount of their advance child tax credit and to see when the check was mailed

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GPO taps Young for prepress

The Government Printing Office appointed Dannie Young as Superintendent of GPO's Electronic Photocomposition Division.

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Army gets integration help

An unnamed vendor received a support contract to help define IT systems across the Army.

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Defense group to get ID middleware

A California company has been hired to provide software so a defense group can use the high-tech features of its identification cards.

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Defense document site gets upgrade

An overhauled Web site will let Defense Department employees track documents throughout the printing and duplicating process.

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OMB clears up SmartBuy

Federal agencies confused about the government's SmartBuy enterprise licensing program can go online to find out more about it

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Forman’s legacy is one of better IT management

As the news spread that Mark Forman will leave the Office of Management and Budget for the private sector, reaction in the federal IT community was not of surprise, but of understanding and consideration.<br>

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Fed jobs site a big hit

The Office of Personnel Management drew 309,000 visitors to its revamped USAJobs Web on its opening day this week

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USDA to train project managers

Robbins-Gioia will teach a five-week course on program management and related requirements of the Office of Management and Budget

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Mark Forman to leave OMB

The driving force behind the e-gov initiatives will take a private sector job

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Navy to launch virtual office for Russia

Technological experts from both countries will be better able to communicate with one another.

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OMB issues guide on E-Government Act

The Office of Management and Budget has issued new guidance on how to achieve the administration’s e-government vision.<br>

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Raytheon, IBM to collaborate on defense

In their new partnership, IBM Corp. provides the chips and software know-how, and Raytheon brings the defense electronics experience

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Military must reshape R&D

The way wars are fought is changing, DOD's transformation czar said, and R&D officials have to change

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NSA fights for tech funding control

The National Security Agency opposes a Senate proposal that would have defense officials in charge of NSA's multibillion-dollar tech budget.