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DOD rule boosts competition

Rule implements Section 803, but leaves out controversial contracting provision

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OPM making progress on two e-gov projects

Office awaits bids to upgrade the USAjobs.opm.gov site, puts finishing touches on agreements for payroll services.<br>

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DOD preps contracting rule

Final version, expected today, will emphasize competition on multiple-award contracts

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Army vendor team advances FCS

Boeing Co. and Science Applications International Corp. add new contractors for Future Combat System work

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Device helps blind computer users 'see'

NIST tool creates 3-D version of a picture displayed on a computer screen

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White papers offer e-gov component architecture help

New reports from the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office and the CIO Council’s architecture working group offer guidance on planning, costs.<@SM>

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Officials plot homeland priorities

Officials have drawn up a list of their top priorities to jump-start the Homeland Security Department

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Forman: Turn policy into reality

E-gov chief says it isn't clear whether the government will meet the GPEA deadline

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Changes in store at Treasury

Fred Thompson to retire; Mike Parker tapped as interim acting CIO

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Bush signs DOD appropriations bill

Bill includes funding for IT-intensive systems and research and development

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Objective Force draft reviewed

A white paper, titled 'The Objective Force in 2015,' looks at all aspects of the Army's transformation

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GAO: Visa fees boost IT industry

Federal grant programs use H-1B visa fees to train and prepare workers for highly skilled jobs

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Labor buys IT support from CSC

Company to keep supporting the systems that process medical benefits to people with occupational illnesses

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Customs planning classified net

Customs looking to build a classified network for sensitive law enforcement data

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Roster Change

Mayi Canales, the acting chief information officer at the Treasury Department, is leaving her government job Oct. 25 to start a consulting firm

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Army mobilized on Objective Force

The Army is working to meet its aggressive timetable for fielding the Objective Force

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Army making strides in intell

The Army's intelligence capabilities are improving steadily with new technologies, but have a long way to go

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What’s the effect of the budget impasse?

House and Senate appropriations committees want to know how well agencies can meet the President’s Management Agenda goals if they must operate under a long-term continuing resolution. Congress this week passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 22, and some observers believe the fiscal 2003 budget will not be settled until February or March.<br>

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Bill casts out old voting machines

Congress OKs bill that funds new voting machines and improved voting procedures

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Sniper takes life of FBI analyst

Linda Franklin was a career federal employee who became the ninth person killed by the sniper in the Washington, D.C., area