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Roster Change
John Ortego, director of the National Finance Center, announced last week that he plans to move to the private sector in January after 32 years of public service
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Draft RFP outlines e-Travel goals
GSA has released a draft solicitation for the governmentwide e-Travel initiative
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Election reform deal would send billions to states
A long-awaited compromise over election reform procedures appears to have formed in a Congressional conference committee, and $3.8 billion in federal funds for new election technology could be on its way to states.
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NFC ready for Lili ? or any disaster
As Hurricane Lili raged toward the Gulf coast, the NFC made sure federal paychecks got out in time
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Freeze doesn't nip FTS biz
GSA's Federal Technology Service so far has survived the information technology funding freeze
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Homeland proposal up in air
President Bush's plan to reorganize the federal government with the creation of the Homeland Security Department has stalled
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Ortego closes government account
The director of the National Finance Center plans to move to the private sector after 32 years of public service
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A spending tug of war
An Energy official says a nuclear security agency has expanded physical safety at the expense of cybersecurity
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New DOD command faces culture snag
DOD launched the Northern Command last week, but the office faces major cultural and technical obstacles
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Michigan will combine four pension plans into one system
Michigan’s Office of Retirement Services has accepted delivery of the first stage of a $25.2 million public retirement system for its Office of Retirement Services, the agency said. Under the Vision ORS project, the agency will integrate four public pension plans into one system.
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Army looking to outsource
Army secretary says the service will 'privatize every non-core function' it can develop a good business case for
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Health care changes
Bureaucratus column: Holding health care premium increases to 11 percent is a phony accomplishment
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At 1st birthday, e-gov push toddles along
Almost a year after the Office of Management and Budget outlined an ambitious rollout of 24—now 25—e-government initiatives, project leaders have had mixed success in meeting deadlines.
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Lawmakers adjust e-gov bills in bid to get them passed this year
The House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy last week approved the E-Government Act of 2002, but stripped out a requirement for a governmentwide CIO.
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GSA successfully tests E-Authentication gateway prototype
The General Services Administration’s prototype of the E-Authentication gateway last week passed its initial test and is being geared up to handle transactions for five or six other projects by Dec. 31.
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