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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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Letter to the editor

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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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CIOs look to industry on security

The federal government will need industry's help to provide the best and tightest homeland security, officials told Congress