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Working together
A core group of about 12 people has been working on the Dark Screen exercise for the past year
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GSA reorganizes, disperses FirstGov office
The Office of FirstGov grew up, became successful and is no more. The General Services Administration on June 30 reorganized FirstGov, the Information Technology Office and the Intergovernmental Solutions Office into the new Office of Citizen Services and Communications.<@SM>
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Strategy sets off privacy alerts
Some worry that data collection and automated analysis will enable the government to intrude into private lives
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Fixing a communications breakdown
Homeland security puts focus on interoperability of public safety systems
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Treasury shrinks IT staff
The department is cutting about 40 percent of the IT jobs on its staff and is realigning the workforce
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EDS changes NMCI leadership
NMCI program executive Rick Rosenburg is promoted and will be succeeded by Bill Richard
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Senate OKs NET Guard volunteers
The Senate passes a bill July 18 to make it easier for scientists and high-tech professionals to volunteer in the war against terrorism
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FBI fingers problem system
The IDENT database of more than 4.5 million foreign visitors' fingerprints is likely to prove troublesome
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Building smarter borders
The Bush strategy includes an idea that will drastically change the way U.S. borders will be managed for people and goods
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OMB puts hold on homeland IT
OMB froze more than $1 billion worth of IT projects planned at major agencies that would be shifted to the Homeland Security Department
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USPS improves online postage
The Postal Service is rolling out an even easier version of PC Postage called NetStamps
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FBI: Accelerated IT plan not realistic
The FBI has abandoned plans to complete an overhaul of its antiquated computer systems by December
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OMB puts hold on homeland IT
Hold placed on planned IT investments above $500,000 at the major agencies moving to the Homeland Security Department
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It’s not easy being green
Mark Forman’s goal is to fundamentally change how agencies plan and implement technology. His approach—speaking softly but carrying a big stick—appears to be working.
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Interior bureau offers oil and gas data online
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service earlier this month unveiled an online ordering system that lets users research oil well and gas well data and then buy a CD-ROM of selected data.
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Credit card abuse details widen
Hearing describes Army personnel who used the cards to pay for cruises and gamble online
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IT watchdog leaving GAO
David McClure will join the Council for Excellence in Government as vice president for electronic government
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