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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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Not just a commodity

Commentary: Risk management is now the most important task

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INS puts its customers first

Despite shift to DHS, callers still get through

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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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Galvan named SBA's CIO

Stephen Galvan is the former e-government portfolio manager for OMB

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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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State awards visa processing contract

SI International will handle the systems supporting immigrant visa processing and more