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Army National Guard upgrades e-learning
The Army National Guard plans to upgrade its defense readiness programs with a new e-learning platform from Click2learn Inc.
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Air Force checking climate
Survey goes online this week to ?tap the pulse' of the service on management and work-related topics
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Officials: DOD acquisition system weak
Transformation of the armed services will be virtually impossible without a wholesale reform of the DOD acquisition process, according to the commander-in-chief of the Navy's U.S. Pacific Command
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Thrift lawsuit brews
The board that oversees the Thrift Savings Plan has asked Congress to change federal law so the board can refile a $350 million lawsuit against AMS
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IT slate for 2002
Information technology will be near the head of the line when the 107th Congress reconvenes. Here's a look at what lawmakers will consider.
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Partners program offers perspective
The Industry Advisory Council will convene two classes of its government/industry executive development program for the first time next month
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Driver's licenses get another look
The lack of license uniformity among the states permits widespread identification fraud
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Intell info-sharing net gains support
Sept. 11 may be the impetus needed to link the 14 intelligence agencies into an information-sharing system proposed more than a year ago
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Airline tech in the wings
Airlines are relying heavily on low-tech solutions for screening checked baggage for explosives, but they'll be rolling out higher tech as the year unfolds
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Embrace failure
Editorial: The success of a Defense Department plan to use existing acquisitions to test new strategies for speeding the procurement process could hinge on one question: Are DOD officials prepared to accept failure?
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Appropriators to mull IT wish list
Congress returns to work this week with an audience of vendors, federal agencies and special interest groups eagerly hoping for a blank check for information security projects and anticipating a stronger mandate for technology policies
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Army begins work on IT 'transformation'
The Army set up a new organization to spearhead an effort to update and integrate its various information systems into a comprehensive infrastructure
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Paper records in an IT world
Commentary: The business case for electronic records management has become overwhelming
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Missile-detection system strikes gold
Approval of ground control station marks first phase of advanced Air Force program
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PTO’s filing system is ready for the next step
For its e-government initiative, the Patent and Trademark Office is developing two workflow management systems to process applications.
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ISO: search engine for FirstGov
When the General Services Administration this month released a request for proposals for a new search engine for FirstGov, the purpose was not only to find a vendor to supply new searching technology but to give the governmentwide Web portal a face-lift.
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SSA to test state-issued digital certificates
The Social Security Administration has a pilot under way to accept online wage reports from certain states using digital certificates. In April, employers in Washington State will become the first to digitally sign and submit their online wage reports to SSA with their state-issued digital certificates. <@SM>
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Lorentz: OMB will give tech support to e-gov programs
As the Office of Management and Budget’s first chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz will provide technical support for OMB’s chosen 24 e-government initiatives—up from 23, counting a newly planned governmentwide payroll system—plus the Office of Homeland Security.
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