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Trademark seekers shift away from paper, PTO says
The Patent and Trademark Office announced today that it began receiving more trademark applications online than on paper in September. PTO has been working in-house on its first online application filing system since 1992, trademark commissioner Anne Chasser said. “It has taken us 10 years to become an overnight success,” she said. <br>
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Missile defense contracts awarded
The Missile Defense Agency recently awarded two IT-heavy contracts
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Open source courses through DOD
Study answers question: What would happen if open source software were banned at DOD?
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Personal data travels far
GAO report shows the range personal information can travel once it is submitted to a federal agency
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Avaya assembling Air Force networks
Work has begun on networks for two South Carolina Air Force bases
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Report sets e-gov measuring stick
OMB says new baseline report creates an important mark for measuring e-gov progress
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Transformation driving DOD IT
GEIA forecasts that the Defense IT budget will grow steadily at 5 percent for the next decade
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'Sensitive' label strikes nerve
Scientific leaders decry the labeling and withholding of "sensitive but unclassified" information
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OMB releases small biz strategy
Strategy is intended to increase opportunities for small businesses in the federal market
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DOD official outlines IT challenges
Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz describes priorities and personnel in the Information Age
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There’s more than one way to post your message
Speakers at yesterday’s FedWeb fall conference offered a number of tips for delivering online content to audiences who speak little or no English.<br>
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Going Paperless
Military veterans who apply for home loan benefits are answering the doorbell to appraisers toting handheld wireless devices instead of clipboards.
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DOD budget to see steady rise
GEIA forecast says DOD's reliance on information technology also will grow
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D.C. wins prize for business portal
The District of Columbia government today received an award for its online business resource center, presented at the National Association of Chief Information Officers’ meeting in St. Louis, Mo. The site, at <i>www.brc.dc.gov</i>, won in NASCIO’s digital government category for putting tax and fee transactions online for 90,000 Washington, D.C., businesses. <br>
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TranStats hits the road
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ new TranStats database portal, launched last month at <i>www.transtats.bts.gov</i>, came along after the Office of Management and Budget had chosen its 25 e-government initiatives, but TranStats has Quicksilver-like goals. <br>
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GSA hires vendor to revamp its portal
The General Services Administration yesterday announced a contract worth up to $930,000 with Bates Worldwide Inc., a New York advertising company, to overhaul <i>www.gsa.gov</i>.<br>
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FDA system will track imports
Contract awarded for Web-enabled system to track imports of food, drugs and medical devices
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