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Child care made difficult

Bureaucratus column: Some agencies aren't too eager to lower the bar for entitlement to child-care subsidies

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Intercepts

Terrorist Porn Connection?; C4ISR Vital to Success; From Hollywood to Biotech; And Finally

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Agencies search for new project managers

The federal government could soon be hanging out a help-wanted sign for project managers

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DOD aims psy-ops at Iraqi officers

DOD continues its electronic psychological operations directed at the upper echelons of the Iraqi military

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Clearing the way

OPM revs up e-Clearance program designed to streamline clearance, investigation process

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Despite mixed results, feds make GPEA a priority

October will mark five years since President Clinton signed the Government Paperwork Elimination Act in the hope that Internet technology would change the way the government interacts with citizens. Although the Net has transformed how agencies do business, the government will fall short of GPEA’s vision.

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GSA pushes agencies toward eTravel

GSA urges uses of FedTrip, a governmentwide booking service, in preparation for eTravel

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HHS testing bioterror alerts via handheld

Alert system to be tested for doctors and other health clinicians carrying handheld computers

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Customs presses EU on cargo plan

U.S. is committed to expanding an initiative to inspect cargo containers using high-tech tools

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EDS replaces CEO in shake-up

NMCI prime contractor fires Richard Brown and replaces him with former CBS chief Michael Jordan

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DHS seeks IT portfolio management

Department issues first RFI for services to manage its information technology portfolio

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Agencies short on project managers

Mark Forman says the government may need to go on a big hiring push this summer

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Contract revision supports intell data

DISA modifies contract to enhance information assurance of intelligence data

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New telemedicine enters combat

Military forces deploy telemedicine tools that were unavailable in the previous Persian Gulf conflict

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Despite technology, cargo vulnerable

Homeland Security official says technology helps, but inspecting cargo containers is a daunting task

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Government sites see a spike in visits

Government Web sites captured the clicks of more than a third of all domestic Internet surfers last month, suggesting that their attempt to communicate to citizens through the Internet is gaining ground. <br>

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GAO report tracks the rise of IT services

Federal spending on IT services nearly doubled from 1997 through 2001, with the most significant increase coming through General Services Administration contracts, according to a report from the General Accounting Office.<br>

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Navy labors over legacy systems

Legacy applications are the major obstacles to rapid adoption of new technologies, officers say

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Space-Based Radar vendors picked

Air Force selected three vendor teams to develop and demonstrate a prototype radar payload

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Davis moving on fast track authority

Bill would grant expedited powers for the administration to recommend changes to the structure of agencies