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Final thoughts from Kuwait

Reporter's notebook: Everyday life during an extraordinary time

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Student tracking system debated

Immigration official says the system works and vows to help smooth out the kinks

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New e-gov plan due this month

The Bush administration soon will release its plans for implementing the E-Government Act

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OMB’s e-government report due in two weeks

The Office of Management and Budget will release the latest version of its e-government strategy report April 17.<br>

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Major programs within Houston e-gov

<b>Voice over IP telephony</b>. The city plans to develop an IP telephony system that digitizes a user’s voice and assembles the digital data into discrete voice packets for transport across Houston’s data network. It will converge data, voice and video onto a single network.

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Federal approach to IT spurs growth, researcher says

The government’s push toward homeland security and e-government is driving the federal IT market, according to the chief of a federal market research firm. <br>

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Best is yet to come for Houston e-gov

Although Houston had some memorable moments in the last century—does July 20, 1969, ring a bell?—its best times lie ahead, Houston CIO Richard Lewis said.

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OMB official cites progress on e-gov business cases

Agencies have made progress in developing e-government business cases, but an Office of Management and Budget official said today that there is still room for improvement.<br>

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Forman assures a House panel that e-gov is making progress

The Disaster Management e-government project is back on track, following changes made in October by the Office of Management and Budget. It was one of a handful of projects highlighted at a House hearing last month about how agencies are faring on their e-government projects.

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Communications challenges

Detailing the quest to get military, contractors to talk

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Wireless LAN links ammo outpost to base

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Secure, wireless local-area network enables Internet access and download of data

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Supplemental spending bill advances

Appropriations committees OKs $77.9 billion supplemental bill for war, homeland security

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DOD financial progress praised

GAO lauds policies to reduce payment recording errors and purchase card payment delinquencies

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DHS working on personnel system

The design process for the Homeland Security human resources system is under way

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JSTARS keeps eye on enemy

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: JSTARS giving commanders enhanced understanding of desert battlefields

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Nominee outlines management style

OMB deputy director nominee Clay Johnson says he will bring a focus on accountability

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DHS takes new tack on security

Department is starting to look at information security needs across business lines

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OMB's rating tool examined

Program rating tool should be reviewed in groups based on common missions, expert says

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DOD acquisition chief retiring

Pete Aldridge, undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, will retire May 23

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Success starts with sweet talk

A successful e-government project is built mainly on enterprise architecture plans and other technical elements, but one of its key pillars is something intangible: diplomacy.