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Letter to the editor

Job swap idea has merit

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FirstGov’s switch to new search engine delayed

Equipment problems have delayed <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a>’s switch to a new search engine, which was scheduled for March 31, and forced the General Services Administration to issue a purchase order to continue with its current engine, a GSA spokesperson said.

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OMB will soon release requests for e-gov initiatives

Requests for proposals for the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-government initiatives likely will be issued in the coming months, according to a senior administration official.

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Justice awards INS task order to KPMG

The Justice Department has chosen KPMG Peat Marwick of New York to provide project management office support services for the entry exit data system, the government’s proposed system to track information about persons coming in and out of the country.

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Privacy group sues Homeland office

EPIC seeks records related to activities that could lead to the creation of national ID systems

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Letter to the editor

Different view on IT worker shortage

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Munns spells out NMCI priorities

Testing, timetable and legacy systems dominate NMCI program manager's focus on Navy network

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In Virginia, April is the coolest month for electronic filing

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner yesterday proclaimed April “Electronic Filing Month” and urged Virginians who have not yet filed their taxes to use the Virginia Taxation Department’s free Internet filing service, iFile.

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FirstGov search misses deadline

AT&T and search engine partner miss deadline, forcing GSA to pay for previously free Inktomi service

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Roster change

Eric Tolbert, former director of the North Carolina Emergency Management Division, has been appointed deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness, FEMA announced last month

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Financial systems still troubled

DOD leads agencies with pervasive financial management problems, GAO finds in fiscal 2001 report

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Air Force pinged on Web data

DOD inspector general's report found inappropriate information on many of service's sites

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The Circuit

GovNet Waiting Game

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Electronic death records 'vital' at SSA

The federal government wants a searchable electronic database of every death in the United States

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Virtual IT job fair scheduled

The federal CIO Council has chosen April 22-26 for its nationwide ?virtual? information technology job fair

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Army makeover under scrutiny

The Army's aggressive timetable for transforming and fielding of the Objective Force has lawmakers from both parties, as well as Defense Department leaders, unsure whether the service will be able to meet its ambitious goals

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Army closes in on transformation

The Army has begun a limited pilot project in the Washington, D.C., area to test key concepts of a top-level initiative

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VA maps out plan

Online tool simplifies route to benefits

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Numbers Game

The Defense Department is requesting $26.4 billion for information technology and national security systems for fiscal 2003

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DOD grapples with tangled financial web

The tangled web of Defense Department financial systems has grown even more complex now that DOD officials have found another 200 financial management systems above and beyond the 673 they already knew existed, Pentagon officials said recently.