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OPM opens learning center

OPM launched its first e-government initiative, the Gov Online Learning Center

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Navy refines process for legacy apps

The Navy discovered that as many as 20 percent of the applications that were slated to be moved to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet have no identifiable users

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Plan to address wireless security

The Critical Infrastructure Protection Board has almost completed a new version of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

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Navy hospital CIOs consult online

CIO Today is a community of practice that the Navy Medical Information Management Center built using software from eRoom Technology

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Measuring the need

Is file-level sharing of SAN data that much in demand?

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A new take on the paperless office

Industry consortium views SSA project as springboard

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IT's veiled threat

Editorial: Attorney General John Ashcroft has unwittingly underscored the reality that technology heightens the threat to American civil liberties

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Growing pains

Students are appreciative of the opportunity to learn cybersecurity skills, but some areas need attention, they say

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IRS deal cools debate about online services

The agreement also should increase the number of people who file taxes online, which benefits the IRS

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Advancing knowledge

The government has a hearty appetite for IT that can help employees deal more efficiently with a constantly rising mountain of data

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Diminishing civil service

Bureaucratus column: Many people in the Bush administration take a dim view of the civil service protections feds enjoy

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South Dakota puts most state forms on Web

South Dakota has posted more than 1,100 state forms at <a href="http://www.sd.gov">www.sd.gov</a>, and some can be filled out online. Officials said South Dakota Service Direct is the only site they know of that provides nearly all state forms online. A life-events timeline helps users locate services by age group. They also can click on standalone buttons for specific actions, such as finding a job. <@SM>

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Feds and contractors all the same?

FCW.com's Ask Milt column debuts with questions from a reader about contractors and government employees working together

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Retreat called on 803 provision

Administration officials say they will not push a restriction on DOD's schedule buys to those with a fixed, firm price

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Administration launches a clearinghouse for volunteers

President Bush this week introduced the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network, a Web portal that will act as a clearinghouse for more than 50,000 volunteer organizations nationwide.

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Taxpayers will file 2002 federal returns online free

The Office of Management and Budget yesterday said it came to an agreement with tax software vendors to let citizens file their tax returns online at no cost. OMB said it will publish a Federal Register notice detailing the terms of the agreement and open a 30-day comment period.

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IRS makes online tax prep deal

The IRS has agreed to stay out of the online tax preparation business in exchange for promise of free service to some taxpayers

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GSA to outline e-Travel needs

GSA is poised to release the statement of objectives for the first phase of a governmentwide travel system

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Letters to the editor

Fearing for civil service

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IG calls for halt of Defense Travel System

The Defense Department should halt funding of its Defense Travel System until a study can determine whether it is the most cost-effective approach to streamlining the travel process, the Pentagon inspector general recommends.<@SM>