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SSA testing biometric tech
Agency is considering using biometric technology to help protect Social Security numbers and prevent identity theft
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Vendors team on security suite
System relies on biometric and risk-assessment technologies and anticipates transportation security needs
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NMCI survey may bring bonus
A user survey will determine whether EDS gets a $164 million customer satisfaction incentive
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Davis: Feds shift 508 responsibilities
Procurement officials have to tried to shift accessibility responsibility to product vendors, Rep. Davis says
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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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