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Air Force lab opening info exchange
The Air Force Research Laboratory soon will be using a system that enables its technology directorates to exchange data
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NARA overwhelmed, report says
The National Archives has continued is policy of printing electronic records on paper to preserve them
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E-Authentication RFI due this month
GSA soon will release its formal call to industry for ideas on a single authentication infrastructure for all e-gov services
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Bush delivers Homeland blueprint
Homeland Security Department would combine agencies and rely heavily on technology to fight terrorism
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Momentum building behind homeland
Davis, Moran say lawmakers must continue to provide money for agency-by-agency security systems
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Another View: Free e-filing is not a simple matter for IRS
All the brouhaha over homeland security overshadowed the fact that IRS recently got through another tax season, one in which 46 million taxpayers filed returns online. They got their refunds in half the time of paper filers. Indeed, IRS’ premier e-government offering, called E-file, earns ratings on the University of Michigan’s customer satisfaction index.
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Secure smart card can handle many e-gov apps
SchlumbergerSema, a division of the multinational Schlumberger Ltd., launched the ICitizen smart card for data and access security at the CardTech/SecurTech trade show in New Orleans in April.
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Education continues its paperless chase with plans for a digital-signature system
The Education Department is making the final strides away from paper with the next phase of its electronic grants process.
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NMCI may be homeland model
Expert says agencies will turn toward enterprise infrastructures that improve security and interoperability
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Grants awarded for port security
The $92.3 million in grants are aimed at enhancing security through initiatives that could include electronic seals
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PTO awards electronic-filing contracts
The Patent and Trademark Office today negotiated zero-dollar contracts with five companies to sell electronic-filing services for patent applications.
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Army cleaning up Web sites
The Army is working to remove potentially damaging data from its Web sites and recently found a glitch that it is fixing
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Two Army tech leaders retiring
Miriam Browning and Robert Coxe helped establish the Army's knowledge management vision
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Air traffic controller crisis looms
Under its current hiring process, the FAA risks facing a skills gap in the future, a GAO report says
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Air Force studies PC costs
Pilot project compares traditional systems with a centralized, managed architecture
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Army debuts surveillance system
'Prophet' sees enemy by picking up signals from electronic equipment
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The lowdown on Web services
Web services are expected to be an essential part of every agency's toolkit for quickly fielding e-government applications
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Ergonomics fiasco
Bureaucratus column: Feds need a strong ergonomics standard before more workers are injured
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