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IRS, software firms cut e-filing deal
Tax software vendors are working on a plan to offer popular tax preparation software packages free to many taxpayers
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Tracking taxes
The IRS is launching a program that will enable taxpayers to track the status of their returns online
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Army developing Objective Force sensors
The Army Research Laboratory is developing a network of unmanned ground sensors to help locate targets more accurately
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Anti-terror bills march forward
House approves counterterrorism measures to fund IT projects, research and technology tools
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FAA workers to get smart cards
In a rollout second only to DOD, the FAA plans to equip all of its employees with smart cards
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Intelligence info sharing 'inept'
Rep. Weldon calls for intelligence agencies to stop protecting stovepipes and build a 'federal fusion center'
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NATO terminals link allies
Six allied capitals soon will have computers dedicated to military planning for coalition operations
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Zaidman returns to FAA
Less than a month after retiring from the FAA for a job at CSC, Steve Zaidman has decided to return to the agency
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Bankruptcy basics
FCW.com's Friday Financials column continues its look at handling your credit record
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DOD tech pushed for first responders
Congressman pushes amendment to transfer military-driven tools to civilian emergency personnel
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Pentagon revamping 2020 vision
DOD will add JC4ISR as the fifth operational concept in Joint Vision 2020
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OMB Web site will post inventoried agency architectures
The Office of Management and Budget is developing a Web site to make agencies’ plans for system architectures accessible to government officials and vendors. Norman Lorentz, OMB’s chief technology officer, said yesterday the Enterprise Architecture Management System should be online by the end of June.
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A 'train wreck' for transformation
Congressmen says DOD's decreasing resources result in funding woes for the military's transformation
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DOD revising competition rule
DOD is rewriting Section 803 and creating Web site listing all GWAC, multiple-award and IDIQ contracts
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Net-centric warning delivered
DOD official outlines the dangers associated with the move toward network-centric warfare
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Firms plan free tax software
The move is intended to head off any efforts by the IRS to develop its own free-filing program
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Stouffer starts as EPA's CTO
Debra Stouffer is the Environmental Protection Agency's first chief technology officer
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MatCom has TSP system on track
New Thrift Savings Plan recordkeeping system is on schedule for its official launch in September
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Users to FirstGov: We'll be back
Visitors to the redesigned government portal are giving it much higher marks than its predecessor
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