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IRS ramps up online services
One of several new features allows taxpayers to track the progress of refund checks
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Russell tapped for GPO post
Judith Russell will be the first female superintendent of documents at the Government Printing Office
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Reward offered for stolen DOD files
TriWest Healthcare Alliance's Phoenix offices were broken into Dec. 14 and computers and files were stolen
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IRS moves e-learning courses online
The IRS is moving its tax law and tax processing electronic training courses to be compatible with the Office of Personnel Management’s e-Training initiative.<br>
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NARA approves two methods for transferring records
Agencies transferring permanent records to the National Archives and Records Administration now can use digital tape or File Transfer Protocol.<br>
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Online student loan system is lagging, GAO says
Systems being developed to streamline processing of federal student aid and related data are in some cases nearly a year behind schedule, a just-published General Accounting Office study concludes.<br>
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IG: DOD contracting falls short
Defense Inspector General finds many contract awards to small businesses lack competition
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Air Force broadens e-learning
Service taps SkillSoft to provide online IT training courses and mentoring services to its personnel
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SBA and DOD link databases
The Small Business Administration and the Defense Department last week took the first step toward completing the Business Partner Network for government contractors. <br>
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USC wins Spawar pact
University will help advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's info awareness project
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Air Force intell system progressing
National Air Intelligence Center getting Web-based system to access 'threat databases'
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OMB orders merging of park reservation systems
The Office of Management and Budget has instructed the Interior and Agriculture departments and the Army Corps of Engineers to consolidate the country’s two major recreation reservation systems. <br>
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Air Force, Navy team on education
The Air Force Institute of Technology and the Naval Postgraduate School alliance merges duplicative courses
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GAO finds more purchase card woes
Two new reports examine purchase and travel card programs at five Air Force bases
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OPM to add fee-based e-learning
Fee-for-service courses will supplement the free courses at the Gov Online Learning Center
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E-gov satisfaction leads the way
E-gov outpaced off-line government and the private sector in a recent survey of customer satisfaction
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Geospatial One-Stop will have first trial in May
Proposals are due Jan. 22 from vendors that want to build the Geospatial One-Stop Portal, one of the 25 e-government initiatives.<br>
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Saving up sick leave, and more
FCW.com's Ask Milt column responds to questions about sick leave, the TSP board and contracting out.
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