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OMB promotes shared funding to build e-gov
By the end of the month, agency leaders of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-government initiatives will know how much money they have in their wallets and how many skilled workers they’ll have on board.
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Databases tag along with XML
Extensible Markup Language has become the data format of choice for many emerging applications in e-commerce and e-government.
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Major programs within OASIS
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FBI sifting through applicants
The FBI has received 47,000 applications for 900 positions, including call for computer and IT specialists
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Scientists urge counterterror tech
A report by the National Academies urges the federal government to develop new technological tools in the war against terrorism
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OPM asks agencies to bid on payroll system
The Office of Personnel Management has begun a program to consolidate the government’s payroll systems from more than 18 to fewer than a handful.
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Army releases second AKM memo
Army Knowledge Management guidance implores the commands to be ?ruthless? in reducing servers and applications
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Roster change
Helen Wood has been appointed chairwoman of the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction
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FCC clears the air for safety
The FCC is freeing space in the 700 MHz band so public safety agencies will not have to face interference from other bandwidth users
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Wanted: Federal cash and direction
States eagerly anticipate technology and funding details in forthcoming federal homeland security strategy
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OMB moves forward with e-gov architecture
The Office of Management and Budget by October expects to issue the first complete version of an enterprise architecture for its 24 e-government projects.
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Rule would stifle DOD service buys
The White House wants to stop a DOD practice of hiring outside contractors to supply IT services on a labor-hour basis
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Homeland department IT taking shape
Top Bush administration managers have begun to create an IT architecture for the proposed Homeland Security Department
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One year and counting: Section 508
Feds tout progress, but need more time on accessibility law
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Bush's air traffic move draws flak
President Bush amended a Clinton administration executive order to ensure that the government can continue contracting for air traffic control
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Agencies think big picture
Sharing cross-agency geographic data promises big benefits -- and challenges
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Wireless users need more cross talk
National efforts to link public safety radio networks meet with mixed results
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