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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

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Citizens flood online site to avoid calls

People anxious to block telemarketing calls have logged on by the millions to the government’s do-not-call Web site since it went live Friday.<br>

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OMB refocuses Business Compliance One-Stop project

The SBA Business Compliance One-Stop project is being refocused to reduce the paperwork burden on small businesses through development of an e-forms application.<br><@SM>

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First responders falling short

Report says emergency workers are drastically underfunded and dangerously unprepared

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DOD tabs SRA for collaboration tool suite

Suite of commercial products enhances defense mission planning among dispersed personnel

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Air Force awards consulting BPAs

Meta Group and Gartner will offer consulting, research and advisory subscription services

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Geospatial One-Stop opens

Portal consolidates geospatial data available across federal, state and local agencies

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Vendors boost biometrics for homeland

Company representatives describe uses of biometric technologies for homeland security

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HHS advances health info system

Department lays groundwork for standardized medical vocabulary, electronic health record model

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Microsoft has 508 in mind

New products will have accessibility improvements and be compatible with many assistive technology tools

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USGS holds homeland treasure

Agency's collection includes the only maps showing the entire infrastructure of the United States

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Skills gaps tough to identify, correct

Determining how to fill a skills gap within an agency is a final step in addressing its workforce challenges

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Positive ID required

Can e-government rely on biometrics to authenticate online users?

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Agencies host disabled interns

College students with disabilities are finding opportunities at a number of agencies as information technology interns

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Ashcroft cajoles firms to share sensitive info

Corporate execs initially open to federal plea

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DOD: New A-76 rules no sweat

Revisions can help services as they look to streamline operations, officials say

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SBA: Web simplicity is a virtue

Web redesign improves access to information

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Software conducts Deep Web searches

Software helps agencies locate information stored on servers that is not found by traditional search engines or Web crawlers