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Special Ops awards network support

BTG wins contract that covers the Special Operations Command's communications network infrastructure

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GSA offers telework incentive

GSA is offering federal employees the chance to try telecommuting for free

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Army secures wireless LAN

The Army has selected a security solution to protect a wireless local-area network with about 85,000 users

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Lawmakers challenge Army goals

Senators challenge the risks involved in the Army's aggressive timetable for its transformation

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OPM will fund at least one e-gov plan on its own

The Office of Personnel Management is making an aggressive effort to find money for its five e-government initiatives approved by the Office of Management and Budget. In weekly meetings with Mark Forman, OMB’s associate director for IT and e-government, OPM is refining the goals set in the individual business cases submitted in December.

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Army allies with MIT for nanotech

MIT has been selected as the university-affiliated research center for the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

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New call goes out to split INS

Rep. Sensenbrenner pushes legislation and blasts agency's computer systems, management

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Purchase card revoked at Spawar site

Reports of waste, fraud and abuse include one person who used the card to pay for his girlfriend's breast enhancement

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DISA awards Encore services deal

Seven-year DEIS II follow-on goes to nine vendors and has a $2 billion ceiling; DISANet II goes to small business

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Online posting of Lincoln papers completed

The Library of Congress this month put the final pieces of the Abraham Lincoln Papers online.

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OMB soon to outline e-gov project action items

A report exposing the real guts of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-gov initiatives—outlining project specific goals, objectives and action items—is scheduled to be released by March 31, according to senior administration officials.

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GSA grilled on e-gov role

House appropriators continue to probe the agency's central role in the administration's e-government agenda

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Make a date to get smart card

Air Force personnel soon will be able to go online to make an appointment to get a Common Access Card

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Search engine pegged at $10.5 M

The search engine selected for FirstGov may cost more than $10.5 million during the next five years

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Mixed bag for job prospects

IT hiring bounces back, but skills gap remains

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Homeland alert levels defined

Here are the five Homeland Security Advisory System threat conditions, with the associated minimum suggested protective measures

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Homeland threat system released

Homeland Security Advisory System defines five threat levels and provides a template for government actions

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Digital MP adds facial recognition

The Army's military police officers have tested -- and soon could be using -- facial-recognition technology

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FTC eyes national do-not-call database

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a request for information for the creation of an electronic do-not-call registry for consumers.

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OMB expands its e-gov team

The Office of Management and Budget has put the final pieces of the leadership puzzle in place for its 24 e-gov initiatives.