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Oregon tests project to make data sharing easier

Geographic information system officials at the Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse are testing a way to provide access to distributed data sets — some of them geographic, some not — over the Web.<br>

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Critics dog student tracking system

Latest glitch: Forms printing at wrong schools

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Contractors integral to wartime IT

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Contractors play critical role in supporting wartime IT

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Driving home the message

Profile: Costis Toregas, president of PTI, is on a mission to bring technology to citizens

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Intercepts

Quixotic Power; Don't Fear the Sniper; Cyber Battles; Card Crackdown; Praise, But...

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Opening government?

Commentary: What if reporters were 'embedded' in civilian agencies?

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High alert status costs cities

With the terror alert high and war raging in Iraq, U.S. cities are spending about $70 million weekly on additional homeland security measures

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Business case schooling

Editorial: OMB ought to take the initiative and institute a training program for federal IT managers

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Now the real work begins

Grads seek jobs in federal Cyber Corps

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Wartime squeezes IT training

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Army logistics systems training compressed in wartime

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Budget charade

Bureaucratus: Feds are convenient targets when Congress is looking to cut costs

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Mismanaging managers

Commentary: As long as we don't recognize that contract managers are managers, it will be hard to attract high-flyers to those jobs

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DMS makes debut in Middle East

Army taps Defense Message System for wartime communications

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Medical tracking aids rescued soldier

DOD has tracked Private Lynch's progress with a Web-based system

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Air operations 'engine' running strong

The system that helps direct air operations is getting a workout in Iraq

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Telemedicine system does its part

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Army medical system lets commanders check on status of wounded

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Soldiers clamor for tracking system

FCW in the Middle East: Army's Movement Tracking System is one of the main communications devices in the field

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Satellite tags track critical cargo

FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Army relies on satellite tags for critical payloads entering remote hostile areas

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Polices and practices: Promises, promises keep e-gov bottled up

At a recent pep rally the Office of Management and Budget held for the 25 Quicksilver initiatives, project leaders and staff celebrated their e-government successes. But after the backslapping and cheers ended, most of the talk turned to the question of funding and how to get more of it.

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OMB expects better grades on next report card

When the next report from the President’s Management Agenda comes out later this month, the Office of Management and Budget expects agencies to have made significant progress in meeting the goals the agenda has set.<br>