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Illinois auditor calls for Web privacy law

Illinois’ auditor general has asked the Legislature for a law requiring state agencies to develop and post privacy policies on their Web sites.

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Army expands online education effort

Soldiers at two Army bases in Colorado and Washington next month will be able to enroll in online courses at 23 colleges, bringing to five the number of bases using the eArmyU learning portal.

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NIST prepping security guides

Security team will be releasing more than 30 guides over the coming year to help agencies

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SBA advances loan sale technology

Use of Open E-Cry technology enabled bidders to post offers in real time over the Internet

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Agency gives drivers online fast lane

Commercial bus and truck operators now can update their motor carrier information on the Web

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Management deputy back on list

OMB director says that one of his top priorities is finding a deputy director of management

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Budget heavy on homeland security

The Bush administration's fiscal 2003 budget will emphasize homeland security, OMB director says

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Letter to the editor

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SSA testing digital certificates

SSA is testing a new software application that enables employers to electronically sign wage reporting forms

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RSIS gains space warfare center deal

The Air Force Space Command awarded a contract for systems management and engineering services

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GovNet decision nears

Federal security experts soon will brief Richard Clarke on industry proposals for the secure intranet

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Calif. system pulls benefits data together

Officials overseeing the California Public Employees Retirement System are integrating data to improve service to the 1.2 million former and current state employees who receive retirement and health benefits from the program.

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Commerce posts contracting guide for agencies

To help agencies prepare to meet Bush administration performance goals, a team of federal procurement executives led by the Commerce Department is putting a comprehensive guide to performance-based contracting on the Web.<@SM>

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CIO defends DLA acquisition strategy

De Vincentis says DLA learned from its experiences and now conducts a model program

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DOD nears start of financial fix

Pentagon closes bidding Jan. 25 on a request for quotations to design the DOD financial management enterprise architecture

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Montana Web app will track disadvantaged business’ contracts

The Montana Transportation Department is now gathering contract payment information from disadvantaged business enterprises through a program on the state’s portal.

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DOD kicks off a departmentwide HR systems project

The Defense Department is moving forward with the development of a payroll and personnel system for the military’s active and reserve units that will replace dozens of legacy systems.

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DOD preps personnel system

Draft RFP posted for a streamlined human resources system that will replace 88 legacy systems

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Payroll is 24th e-gov initiative

OMB adds the consolidation of federal payroll systems to the group of high-impact, cross-agency e-gov projects

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OMB sniffing out system overlap

HUD's deputy chief information officer is on detail to OMB, looking for ways to cut costs and redundant systems