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Hastings named last INS CIO

Scott Hastings has been named the chief information officer at the Immigration and Naturalization Service

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Marines tunnel to SIPRNET

Staff uses encryption to access DOD network

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DOD still working on change

Defense officials need to change their mind-sets about network-centric warfare if they want to make it stick, experts say

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FBI seeks to link joint terrorism task forces

Bureau wants to streamline info sharing

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FBI creates online training hub

Virtual Academy beefs up crime-solving skills

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Rethinking management

Homeland Security Act spurs remake of civil service system

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Agencies look to improve Web sites

E-Gov bill presents daunting task, Webmasters say

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Creating a Web directory

E-Government Act also requires the government to create a federal Web directory

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State CIO exodus begins

Two high-profile state chief information officers left office this month

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Intercepts

Pacific CA; Awareness at Sea; Taking the C2 Helm

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Wennergren named Navy IT chief

David Wennergren is the department's new information technology leader

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An example to follow

Commentary: E-government is about control of information

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This is citizen-centered?

Editorial: Bush has called for better government management, but his administration has violated some basic good management tenets

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Dual approach

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Exploring intuitive decision-making

DOD official endorses approach, but expert warns of information overload

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Feds fail Contracting 101

Bureaucratus column: GAO suggests that feds don't know how to procure goods from the private sector

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USPTO tries form conversion

System enables the agency to convert paper patent applications to electronic format

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Navy preps XML policy

The Navy Department is finishing a policy that will set standards for the Navy's use of XML

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GSA tool to collect workforce data

GSA's Federal Supply Service is developing an automated tool to assess its employees' skills and training needs

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PTO pilots aim to ease application and filing procedures

The Patent and Trademark Office today launched a prototype system for processing patent applications electronically. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board also unveiled a system for filing documents in trademark disputes.