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GIS experts: Keep it simple
Three geography experts yesterday urged agencies to strive for simplicity and time-saving strategies in their geographical information systems.
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Military, FEMA test communications
A month-long communications exercise has been testing the interoperability among Army, Air Force and FEMA
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TSA could be model for Homeland
Fledgling agency's approach to IT could serve as vision for the proposed Homeland Security Department
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'Tribalism' may defeat Homeland
Experts say hurdles are more bureaucratic than technical in getting agencies to work together, share information
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OMB takes aim at redundant IT
'Clinger-Cohen letters' target shutting down redundant information technology investments
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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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