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DHS to launch smart card pilot
DHS intends to issue a common smart card for its 180,000 employees beginning next year
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Virginia promotes homeland research
Summit showcased cutting-edge technology projects in development as a way to drive research dollars to the commonwealth's universities
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OMB responds to union A-76 lawsuits
Federal employee unions are trying to unfairly block federal jobs from competition, OMB says
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Health officials use secure Web site to exchange information
The Epidemic Information Exchange provides a forum for health professionals to instantly notify others of an outbreak
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Site posts cancer studies
Details of current cancer research funded by private groups and the governments of the United States and United Kingdom are now available on a Web site, <a href="http://www.cancerportfolio.org">www.cancerportfolio.org</a>.
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Biodetectors sniff out deadly airborne agents
The Defense Department is deploying a new technology that sniffs out deadly airborne chemicals and biological agents
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CDC's new sense of purpose
Bioterrorism concerns put a behind-the-scenes agency on the front lines
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Paperless HR initiative ramps up
The e-government initiative that will modernize federal personnel recordkeeping and eliminate paperwork is kicking into high gear
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SSA employees win A-76 study
Streamlined study determined that a contractor could not do the software testing work at lower cost
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Online TSP system still balky
Federal employees and retirees still can't access parts of the Thrift Savings Plan online system
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Union sues to stop A-76
AFGE has filed a lawsuit seeking to block implementation of competitive sourcing rules
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Patent applications going electronic
USPTO announced that all newly filed patent applications will be processed electronically
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Sandy Gibbs joining SBA e-gov staff
The Small Business Administration continues to add staff to its e-government office.<br>
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New OMB official defends A-76
Deputy director of management, Clay Johnson, explains new competitive sourcing rules
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Online voting experiment expanding
DOD has chosen Accenture's new eDemocracy business unit to expand trial Internet voting
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GSA gets help with assistive tech
Disabled GSA employees will be receiving assistive technology and services paid for by the Defense Department
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