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Under construction

Governmentwide efforts to build communities of practice only began recently

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Getting off to a quick start

What does it take to turn a group of workers from different agencies and locations into a community of practice?

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Study: E-gov falters easily

From rounding up funding to compelling cooperation among agencies, e-government is a tough business

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DOD aims to seed workforce

A program to give students DOD acquisition training is designed to fill a void in the future procurement workforce

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Homeland strategy will be starting point

National strategy primarily will be an internal document used to start discussion for the development of the next one

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Sharing seen as critical for security

Industry must collaborate with the government to protect the nation's critical infrastructure, experts say

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Panel votes for NMCI extension

House Armed Services Committee approves a bill that would allow the Navy to extend the NMCI contract by two years

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OMB to e-gov partners: Show us the money you need

The Office of Management and Budget is asking the agencies managing the 24 e-government initiatives to detail their resources needs so OMB can use its authority under the Clinger-Cohen Act to better allocate funding.

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Software gives DISA a view

DISA is using Managed Objects software to monitor its supply chain and a health care application

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11 courts put criminal case files online

Eleven federal courts are letting the public access criminal case files online.

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Marines land Dell notebook deal

Computers will enhance the Marine Corps' aging IT infrastructure as it awaits the arrival of NMCI

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INS opens entry/exit door

Agency takes first step in 'huge' project of building an automated system to keep track of foreign visitors

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Roster change

Robert Frye, executive director of the Standard Systems Group (SSG) , announced recently that he would retire from civil service in September after more than 31 years in government

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Health site garners accreditation

A consumer-oriented Web site run by the National Library of Medicine has received accreditation from an organization that promotes standards in the health care industry.

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FSS surplus jump-starts three GSA e-gov projects

The General Services Administration has found a way to finance three of its five e-government projects without dipping into its discretionary funds.

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Study: E-gov prone to falter

More than 60 percent of e-government initiatives fail or fall short of their objectives, according Gartner study

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Hopefuls log on for IT jobs

Most of the applicants who participated in the nationwide virtual IT job fair applauded the experience, but there were some complaints

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Take a number and get in line

IT companies peddling homeland security solutions find a crowd outside CIOs' doors

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Lawmakers debate 'e-Congress'

Lawmakers explored the idea of creating a virtual Congress that could operate in the event of a crippling terrorist attack or disaster

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E-learning lessons

Column: Federal e-learning managers are working to organize and coordinate agency activity