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FEMA will oversee all wireless efforts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will coordinate all federal wireless communications projects in a bid to ensure interoperability and standards while avoiding stovepiped systems.
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Smart card use booming
White House cyberspace security official sees significant growth, potential in use of smart cards
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Patent office focuses on e-filing
Electronic filing will become the norm under a wide-ranging reorganization of the USPTO
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FBI to build data warehouse
The FBI has selected 'investigative data warehousing' as a key technology to use in the war against terrorism
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Second IT job fair in the works
The first online 'virtual' job fair was such a success that a second one may be held as early as September
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Making e-gov work
IT leaders discuss what's needed to fully integrate e-government services and operations
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Army planning for portal backup
Army putting together plan after being promised funding for mirror site for Army Knowledge Online
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Online course gives farmers an edge
A USDA system allows farmers and others to improve their business skills when they have a minute to spare
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DISA awards BPA for Sun maintenance
Dynamic Systems Inc., an 8(a) business, wins contract to provide services for Sun products
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State CIOs advise on homeland security plan
The Office of Homeland Security has reached out to state government technology officials for help on its national plan
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FirstGov revs search engine
The new FirstGov search engine will be formally unveiled June 3 by the GSA administrator
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Carnivore bites off too much
The Internet spyware intercepted so much unrelated e-mail that the FBI stopped using it and might have destroyed information it collected related to the terrorists
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Public call centers rate well
Government call centers rate well when compared with those in the private sector, a study finds
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DISA holds services bonanza
DISA has awarded two sets of information technology services contracts during the past two months
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OMB: E-gov projects will help reduce bad payments
Bush administration officials expect that two of the 24 e-government initiatives will help the government lower the $20 billion in erroneous payments agencies made in fiscal 2001.
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DOD puts tech to the test
DOD will put its warfighting technology to the test when it runs its largest-ever joint military experiment this summer
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