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Lieberman, OMB approach a compromise on <br>e-gov bill

Office of Management and Budget officials are negotiating with Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) about his e-government bill, S 803, in an effort to make the administration’s request for $45 million for 24 approved e-gov projects more palatable to lawmakers.

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SSA e-gov gets high marks

Budget request calls for expanding Internet services, which scored well on the management agenda score card

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OPM employee database boosted

IT budget proposal includes a prototype for a database that could contain the records for all federal employees

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Air Force transforming space ops

The Air Force is launching several initiatives focused on a transformation of space operations related to national security

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Patent office positioning for e-gov

Budget calls for hiring of 950 more examiners and will help USPTO move toward electronic operations

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Interior off-pace in getting online

About 90 percent of the Interior Department remains off-line, Interior Secretary Gale Norton testified before Congress

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CIO Council releases knowledge management primer

The CIO Council’s knowledge management working group yesterday released a CD-ROM with information about best practices and other data to further feds’ use of knowledge management.

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DOD delays smart card deadline

Defense Department now looks to have Common Access Cards out to all personnel by October 2003

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Homeland role boosts FEMA budget

Request includes $3.6 billion for new equipment and training -- a $3.2 billion increase -- to enhance state and local readiness

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Energy finds permanent CIO

After more than a year of rotating temporary appointments, DOE names Karen Evans CIO

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CIAO poised for homeland role

The fiscal 2003 budget includes a request for $20 million for the CIAO to form an Information Integration Office

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FirstGov for citizens coming soon

First performance measures for the 24 cross-agency e-government initiatives also will be released

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DOD to share spectrum for safety

DOD agrees to share portions of the 138 Mhz to144 MHz band with public safety users on a limited basis

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E-gov personnel could earn performance bonuses

Do well on your e-government projects, and you could get a fat bonus check.

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Commerce will expand its R&D funding program

The Commerce Department has issued a six-point plan for improving its Advanced Technology Program, a public-private effort to develop high-risk technology projects.

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Keys to DOD transformation outlined

Director of Office of Force Transformation advocates network-centric warfare, corporate strategy

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IT funding falters at NASA

The space agency's request includes $2.51 billion for IT spending ? about a $47 million decrease from fiscal 2002

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DLA re-engineering ahead of schedule

Business systems modernization already achieving success, agency vice director says

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USDA reaps IT budget increase

Budget request more than doubles the money for the Web-based Common Computing Environment

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Financial systems overwhelm DOD

An audit has found at least 673 systems across the organization and is still counting