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AT&T will host FirstGov

The General Services Administration is setting the Web foundation for many of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-government initiatives through the <a href="http://www.FirstGov.gov">FirstGov</a> portal.

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AT&T braces FirstGov for e-gov

Contract calls for beefing up the federal portal's security as agencies prepare a new generation of online services

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Letter to the editor

Angered over personnel system

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OPM will seek proposals to enhance USAJobs

The Office of Personnel Management in early September will release a request for proposals for a commercial system to enhance its USAJobs.opm.gov portal.

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Project to test digital watermarks

AFRL, Digimarc project will research digital watermarking as a security feature for identifying fraudulent IDs

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Feds doing elementary e-gov

Survey of federal sites found five doing well, but most still offer little more than the basic elements of e-government

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Army picks firm for IT support

The Army Test and Evaluation Command has selected STG Inc. to provide IT support services at three locations

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Carriers add registered e-mail

Months after the Postal Service pulled the plug on its certified e-mail service, telecommunications companies are offering government users something similar.

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Card smarts

Over the past decade, about 60 federal agencies started making plans to issue smart cards to their employees. Most are still at the drawing board.

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Rumsfeld outlines risks, rewards

Defense secretary's annual report describes the advantages of network-centric operations and need for protecting systems

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TSP recordkeeping system delayed

The new recordkeeping system for the Thrift Savings Plan won't be ready until November

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DOD gives biometrics a workout

The Biometrics Management Office is testing iris scan technology to gain access to the Pentagon Athletic Club

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GSA awards AT&T Web hosting contract for FirstGov

The General Services Administration today awarded AT&T a four year, $7.6 million contract for Web hosting and security services for the Firstgov.gov portal.

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Army picks Anteon for overseas IT support

Company is at work on a five-year, $10.8 million contract for IT support services at overseas locations

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Career Channels

Career Channels: Federal IT job openings

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Roster Change

James Ziglar, commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a little more than a year, announced Aug. 16 that he will step down at the end of December

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BlackBerry to carry DOD security

Research In Motion is working with NSA to support the S/MIME secure e-mail standard on handhelds

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Letters to the editor

Ready to serve Homeland

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News briefs

INS' Ziglar to resign; FBI taps two

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Standards proposed for grants portal

The Office of Federal Financial Management has issued an initial draft of proposed data standards for agencies posting grant opportunities on FedBizOpps