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Forman says feds hungry for change
But some managers may stand in the way of progress and e-government
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DOD reinforces 'virtual Pentagon'
The 'virtual Pentagon' is now called the Command Communications Survivability Project
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INS split may delay tech upgrades
The House vote to divide the agency is likely to delay some of INS' planned modernizations
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OPM takes long view
Bureaucratus column: OPM's new insurance program may offer lower premiums than if you shopped on your own
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Army tech plan drafted
The Army plans to transform its IT infrastructure in phases, with an initial focus on consolidating e-mail servers and improving network management
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Applicants swarm IT job fair
More than 17,000 people applied for 270 federal IT jobs offered, leaving officials excited about prospects
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Smart building IDs gaining support
Officials support using a combination of biometric technology and smart cards to identify every employee entering a federal building
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Scholarship program hits snags
A security scholarship program provides so few real-world incentives that it's almost counterproductive
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Indian tribes gain special domain name suffix
Federally recognized American Indian tribes will gain a special domain name suffix identifying them as government entities under a cooperative agreement announced by the Interior Department and the General Services Administration.
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OMB advocates J2EE, .Net for e-gov
The Office of Management and Budget is recommending that the architects of the 24 e-government initiatives use Java 2 Enterprise Edition or Microsoft .Net as underlying technology.
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Bandwidth hinders Army IT
Leaders say that bandwidth availability is one of the main problems hindering the Army's IT transformation
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U.S. still No. 3 in e-gov
The third annual worldwide ranking of e-government initiatives by Accenture LLP of Chicago leaves the Top 3 unchanged from last year: Canada and Singapore, followed by the United States [see story at <a href="http://gcn.com/vol20_no8/inbrief/3972-1.html"> gcn.com/vol20_no8/inbrief/3972-1.html</a> ].
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Feds back biometrics, smart cards
Officials back a combination of biometrics and smart cards to identify every worker entering a federal building
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Expose in Maryland
Maryland last week launched its first sex offender registry site, at <a href="http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/sor">www.dpscs.state.md.us/sor</a>.
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DISA to create XML clearinghouse
New DOD policy calls for single registry to be the authoritative source for XML components
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Leisure and tourism are top topics on federal sites
Sixty-eight million Americans have used government Web sites, according to a survey released earlier this month by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington. That’s up from 40 million users two years ago.
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7,100 apply in first 2 days of virtual job fair
Applicants flocked to the virtual IT job fair last week presented by the CIO Council and Office of Personnel Management.
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