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Small agencies spared CCR fee

DOD has decided to exempt small agencies from paying to use the Central Contractor Registration database

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SEC launches a series of scam sites

The Securities and Exchange Commission is operating several phony Web sites as shock therapy for Internet investors who neglect to investigate online stock lures.

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Forman asks for 15 percent more for IT in 2003

The administration is asking Congress for $52 billion for IT in fiscal 2003, a 15 percent increase over the fiscal 2002 budget. The request includes nearly $30 billion for 2,900 of the most significant government IT projects, said <b>Mark Forman,</b> associate director for e-government and IT at the Office of Management and Budget. The budget request will go to Congress Monday.

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Travel Manager updates for e-gov

Gelco says new system is more robust in terms of its ability to run across public networks and the Internet

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New CIO starts at Army Reserve

Senior Executive Service member Daniel Wiener II will be formally sworn in Feb. 26

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IRS modernization target: $450M

Oversight Board calls for continued growth in funding to keep business systems modernization plan on track

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Bush budgets $52 billion for IT

Homeland security needs and performance focus boosts budget request for fiscal 2003 by 15.6 percent

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NMCI costs coming in low

The Navy's cost per seat under its Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract is nearly half of what had been projected

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Procurement execs set priorities

The Procurement Executives Council is leaning on the President's Management Agenda to make e-gov happen

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Bush to seek e-file incentives

President Bush's 2003 budget will include two proposals to encourage taxpayers to file their returns online

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DOD praised on IT purchase tracking

GAO reports that DOD is on schedule to meet a requirement to track purchases of IT products and services

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System proposed to track foreigners

An entry/exit tracking system will be among the border security initiatives in President Bush's fiscal 2003 budget proposal

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OPM looks for budget help on e-gov projects

The Office of Personnel Management promises it can complete its five <br>e-government initiatives within 18 to 24 months if the Office of Management and Budget can find the agency more money from this year’s IT budget.

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Bush aims technology at borders

State of the Union address includes pledge to use technology to track the comings and goings of visitors

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Harris to lead space-based radar study

Two DOD agencies pick Harris Corp. to study the development of an advanced spaceborne antenna system

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Management focus boosts contracting

Administration's focus on management issues indicates drive to improve contracting, acquisition official says

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Signal works on Army knowledge

Army office awards Signal a $25 million task order for knowledge management and technical support

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Partnership to build satellite net

Army Space Directorate begins partnership with Tachyon to develop mobile broadband satellite data network

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Roster change

John Curran retired this month following a 40-year career that included 24 years as the meteorologist in charge for the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis

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Few Web gems found in Congress

Internet research group gives congressional Web sites low marks for being slow and uninformative