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Satellite deal follows up Milstar
$2.7 billion contract will deliver DOD's next-generation communications satellites and ground control
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Congress e-mail volume soars
Anthrax anxiety escalates electronic correspondence, prompts change in lawmakers' attitude
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Feds are lax in record-keeping, NARA finds
Because many agency employees are unsure whether the electronic information they create constitutes official records, much of the data fails to make its way to the National Archives and Records Administration, according to a new report. Only records such as case files tend to be well-managed.
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Air Force BPAs cover IT services
Nine BPAs are worth a combined $650 million for information technology services
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Roster change
John Gilligan, former chief information officer at the Energy Department and most recently deputy CIO for the Air Force, was promoted last month to CIO of the service
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Training, sharing fill info gaps
DOD training official says e-learning isn't about technology -- it's about a cultural revolution
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Medicare addresses snow birds
Upgraded database enables health care providers to check information on a patient from anywhere in the country
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Labor puts instant messaging to work
The department is deploying 18,000 seats of WiredRed's e/pop Alert instant emergency notification system
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Gilligan is new Air Force CIO
John Gilligan, former Energy CIO and most recently deputy CIO for the Air Force, has been promoted
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More individual taxpayers use e-filing
The IRS has happier customers among individual taxpayers who filed their 2001 returns online, according to a survey.
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Pentagon CIO wants NMCI proof
Stenbit stresses that the concept of creating a single technology infrastructure has yet to be proven
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Interior remains offline
Judge fails to approve an agreement that would have enabled the Interior Department to reconnect some IT systems
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FirstGov searching for ideas
GSA asks federal Webmasters for suggestions on how to improve the FirstGov portal
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CIO Council spreads out security
Council names security leader to committees and creates teams to address homeland security weaknesses
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Education will put student loan services online
The Education Department’s Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs next year will offer services such as student loan payment and payment deferment online at <a href="http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP">www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP</a>.
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IT vital in PCAST agenda
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology sees IT as an essential component
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Bill boosts NMCI oversight
Conference committee reaches agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act
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Security lifts aerospace forecast
Expansion predicted in the parts of the aerospace industry related to homeland security
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Online licensing makes gains in Montana and New Hampshire
State officials in Montana yesterday unveiled an online service at <a href ="http://www.discoveringmontana.com">www.discoveringmontana.com </a> that lets users check the status of licensed professionals, including accountants, physicians and plumbers. The state contracted with Montana Interactive Inc., a subsidiary of National Information Consortium Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., to build the site, which is funded by user fees.
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