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Law beefs up security at borders
Border security bill requires foreign visitors to carry high-tech visas and passports, mandates computer tracking of visiting students and improves access to electronic databases
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State tests info sharing
The department launched a pilot project in India and Mexico to share information across agencies, using technology to plug security holes
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Agencies expand EA knowledge
The new Federal Enterprise Architecture Certificate program teaches students what an EA is and how to start building one
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CIOs' input needed
Editorial: It's about time that CIOs have a prominent seat at agencies' top managerial tables
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Certification deadline draws near
Beginning in July, DOD will prohibit the military services from purchasing information assurance products that have not met a third-party security evaluation
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Council seeks 32 e-gov fellows to learn about leadership
The Council for Excellence in Government will choose 32 e-government fellows from among federal IT managers, up from 25 last year.
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Congress looks to add IT funds
House is set to take up emergency fiscal 2002 spending bill, and senators may push for even more for homeland security
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OMB tightens grip on e-gov purse strings
When agencies dragged their feet on the Online Rulemaking initiative, the Office of Management and Budget gave the project’s partners a jolt: It demanded that they work together and pool their resources to pay for the project.
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DOD tightening security buys
Information assurance products soon will be limited to those certified by the National Information Assurance Program
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Federal site gains health accreditation
The National Library of Medicine’s consumer-oriented health directory is the first government Web site to get accreditation from a Washington group that promotes standards in the health care industry.
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NMCI legacy review streamlined
The Navy and EDS are reviewing the process for examining systems before they are shifted to NMCI
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Air Force picks contractor for XML forms
The Air Force earlier this month awarded PureEdge Solutions Inc. a contract to test software for converting the service’s 14,000 electronic forms into Extensible Markup Language.
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Universities launch cybercenter
Project will serve as a center of expertise and knowledge on cybersecurity
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Bureau of Labor Statistics and Treasury offer agencies tools to test-drive their Web sites
It pays to find out how easy government data is easy to retrieve from a Web site, says a research psychologist whose job is making Bureau of Labor Statistics sites visitor-friendly.<@SM>
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Bush signs tech-heavy border bill
Border security bill includes high-tech passports, computer tracking of students and improved database access
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DOD class pinpoints e-gov definition
Ask 10 people “What is e-government?” and you’re likely to get 10 different answers.
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