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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

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DISA net initiative to bridge DOD, intell data

Military and intelligence communities would access the information they need regardless of what agency operates the network

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A go-slow approach

Editorial: A careful analysis of the benefits and costs of outsourcing is needed now more than ever

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Intercepts

DARPA Ups the Ante; The Wait on Wireless; Air Force Eyes ERP

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Management briefs

TSP system delayed again; Navy targets card misuse

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DISA's enterprise

The Defense Information Systems Agency's Net-Centric Enterprise Services program

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Tax firms cooperate to help IRS boost e-filing

Electronic tax preparation companies are free to collaborate on a project to offer free online tax preparation services to lower-income taxpayer

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Better late than never

Bureaucratus column: A fed must prove discrimination based on his status as a veteran

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Making a case

EPA how-to guide helps managers draft business cases