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Bill tackles procurement, workforce
Legislation advocates the Digital Tech Corps and simplified acquisition procedures for smaller IT purchases
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CIO Council plans online job fair
Virtual job fair is aimed at hiring scores of federal IT workers
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SSA set to test online authentication app for businesses
The Social Security Administration next month will test an online program to authenticate Social Security numbers for organizations’ new hires.
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Federal e-gov efforts buttress homeland security, Lorentz says
Can e-government help homeland security? At least four of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 Quicksilver projects will reinforce the Office of Homeland Security’s fight against terrorism, Norman E. Lorentz, OMB’s chief technology officer said yesterday.
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Postal Service discontinues online messaging service
The Postal Service’s <br>e-commerce initiatives have come under fire from Congress and the General Accounting Office. USPS announced today that it is discontinuing one such program, PosteCS, a secure online messaging service.
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IRS expands backup systems
From IPIC: Disaster recovery at tax return processing centers funded by additional $13 million provided by Congress
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Airport job recruiting going online
Transportation Security Administration contracts for Web-based system for recruitment and placement
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Roster Change
Richard Ferris has been assigned to the position of director of the Office of Human Resources and Equal Employment Opportunity at OPM
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IT leaders feel secure in funding
At IPIC: Officials say spending for homeland security will not be at the expense of other IT programs
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Air Force launches IT purchasing site
AFWay is an online system for purchasing and tracking IT products through a single, seamless process
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Dancy leaves legacy of leadership
FGIPC founder and former Flying Tigers pilot Edward Dancy Jr. dies in Pensacola, Fla.
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Forman: Converting to online government is a Bush administration priority
Putting 5,600 transactions online tops the list of challenges the Bush administration faces, its systems czar said today.
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State, local CIOs favor different routes to e-commerce
State and local governments have steadily increased their adoption of e-commerce.
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New site promotes commuting choices
A new interagency Web site at <a href="http://www.commuterchoice.gov">www.commuterchoice.gov</a> encourages employers to offer workers alternatives to the traditional automobile commute.<@SM>
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Commerce One spins off e-gov
Management team of Commerce One e-Government Solutions buys division, will operate it as Aquilent
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Dems upgrade political machine
The Democratic National Committee has begun combing through its month-old Web site to remove errors and improve confusing navigation
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E-gov chief pushes teamwork
Integration of information across agencies is the key to e-gov; working together is the way to get it done, Forman says
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Army looks to reduce risk
The Army is performing ?probability of success? assessments on all of its programs
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