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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

<b>Online Administrative Services Information System.</b> OASIS, the first countywide financial, human resources and payroll system, uses PeopleSoft Inc. software for enterprise resource planning.<@SM>

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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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Letters to the editor

Key considerations for Homeland

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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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Remediation, not litigation

Accessibility remains elusive, yet no lawsuits have been filed.

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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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DOD works to close generation gap

DOD tries to bridge the generation gap between Cold War-era personnel and the more technology-savvy generation