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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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FEMA seeks cooperation on disaster portal
Administrative obstacles are the most daunting hurdles for the developers of disasterhelp.gov, a government portal for coping with natural and human calamities.
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TSA preps $1B-plus IT buy
Contract would deliver nationwide IT infrastructure for transportation agency
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Roster change
Don Upson, former Virginia secretary of technology, has been hired as a vice president of business operations for webMethods Inc.'s new public-sector unit
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SBA opens Office XP for business
The Small Business Administration this summer will give all its users Microsoft XP applications.
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More court files online
A pilot program in 11 federal courts will give the public online access to court files in criminal cases
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Defining 'best value'
Editorial: Groups that oppose increased outsourcing of government services are losing ground fast
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Homeland research may miss out
A misunderstanding of intellectual property rights laws and their inflexible nature may hinder homeland security projects
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Air Force testing tech for e-forms
The Air Force is trying out software from PureEdge Solutions in an effort to secure interactive forms
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Student tracking begins July 1
Colleges and trade schoolssoon will begin using a nationwide computerized system to track foreign students
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