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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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Accelio out to capture e-gov

Company's new data-capture suite integrates information and users into organization's processes

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Upgrade sought to DOD asset tracker

Air Force issues RFP for upgrade to the main DOD system for tracking an asset from factory to foxhole

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Navy looks for enterprising apps

During NMCI rollout, officials are looking for ways to streamline applications across the organization

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Contracts round up DMS offerings

Eight vendors win contracts worth up to $1 billion each to offer products and services for secure messaging

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Roster change

President Bush announced Dec. 5 that he intends to nominate Kathie Olsen to be associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

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GSA prepares to upgrade Firstgov

The Firstgov.gov portal will get a new look before the General Services Administration overhauls it. GSA released a request for proposals earlier this month to find a vendor to conduct focus groups and develop an interim redesign of the site.

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Interior loses Internet service following court mandate

Most Interior Department agencies began their first full week without Internet service today, as they complied with the Dec. 5 order of U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth to disconnect their systems from the Internet. The judge’s order stemmed from longstanding litigation over mismanaged American Indian trust funds and the vulnerability of the trust fund databases to hacking via the Internet.

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Security efforts can't be mailed in

Agencies need to ensure that their e-mail systems are as secure as possible

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Intercepts

White House to Name DOD Deputy CIO? DOD Enlists Private Sector to Bring Cheer; NORAD Tracking ... Santa

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Pushing the envelope

Greater product complexity and user needs raise the stakes for agency e-mail plans

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Dot-gov by design

Getting government Web sites to effectively provide information and transactions remains an elusive art

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IRS takes on old-style paperwork

The IRS has signed a licensing deal for software to scan reams of paper documents into its computer databases

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Tapping a data mother lode

CIA spin-off sees wealth of information in e-mail, Web pages and other sources

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Place security before politics

Bureaucratus column: Federal employees probably will be paid twice as much as their private-sector counterparts, attracting more skilled workers

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Siebel picks its targets

Vendor views customer relationship management as central to homeland security, e-government initiatives

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Logistics update pays dividends

The Air Force this month begins testing an update to one of its central logistics systems that could help supply its forces in the Middle East

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Gauging IT investments

A new process to evaluate information technology investments using science, statistics and mathematical models is getting so much attention that even the government's statistical experts will take it for a spin early next year

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Managers peg e-gov, culture as top concerns

Improving electronic services, not security, is the No. 1 challenge, according to study

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SAIC lands Spawar contract

SSC San Diego acquires engineering services to support voice and data communications