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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>
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E-gov may rely on big changes
A reorganization of government may be needed to bring better service to citizens, officials say
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Systems clear view of supply chain
FCW in the Middle East: Army develops common operating picture for logistics
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Tracking Private Lynch
FCW in the MIDDLE EAST: Web-based medical system keeps tabs on military patients worldwide
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Online tools help quick strike
FCW in the Middle East: Collaborative tools help coalition air campaigns strike time-sensitive targets
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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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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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