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Davis drafts IT workforce legislation
Davis soon will introduce legislation to establish a pay-for-performance system for IT and acquisition employees
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Agency webmasters aid in recovery
E-government wasn’t a major focus as the government got back to work after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, but federal agencies did use the Web for a variety of purposes.
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President’s Management Council approves 23 federal projects
The President’s Management Council, made up of 29 chief agency operating officers, this week approved 23 e-government projects. “Each of these initiatives represent this concept that I’ve been laying out: Unify and simplify,” said <b>Mark Forman</b>, associate director for IT and e-government at the Office of Management and Budget.<@SM>
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FirstGov handles millions of Web hits after attacks
Like a seismograph needle during an earthquake, the activity on FirstGov, the General Services Administration’s portal to government Web sites, posted a sharp spike during last month’s terrorist attacks.
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The customer comes first at forum
One of the ways government is like business is that they both have customers, particularly when government offers enhanced services online. That’s why customer relationship management has become a hot topic in government circles—it not only helps managers focus on delivering citizen-centric services, it can help agencies achieve paperless processes and other IT goals.<@SM>
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DOD picks homeland security chief
Army Secretary Thomas White will spearhead DOD's homeland security efforts
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Navy ships video over phone lines
Naval shipyard is using video collaboration tool that avoids gobbling LAN bandwidth
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Brown University study finds city Web sites lacking
The Web sites of the 70 largest American cities need major improvements and offer little more than basic information, researchers at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy said.<@SM>
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DOD strategy embraces uncertainty
QDR report says technology and information assurance are a cornerstone of new approach
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Roster change
Stan Ratcliffe will become the project director of transition management for the IRS' division overseeing modernization
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Bush forming panel of science, technology advisers
President Bush yesterday signed an executive order creating the latest incarnation of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, a group made up almost entirely of private industry and academic advisers.
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IRS hires transition manager
Stan Ratcliffe will become the project director of transition management for IRS modernization
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Web sites that worked
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks showed what federal Web sites can be ? and what is lacking
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House gives DOD IT boost
DOD would spend more money on IT as it steps up the war against terrorism, according to the fiscal 2002 Defense authorization bill
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Grouped for success
Software by Quiver, Semio aims to simplify content categorizing for better control
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Navy awards NMCI order
The Navy awarded a $9 million task order under its NMCI contract so that sailors and Marines can access an array of information via the Internet
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Keep the public posted
Editorial: Americans' thirst for timely and in-depth information will only increase
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Cybersecurity called key to homeland defense
As the Office of Homeland Security takes shape, federal and private-sector technology experts are urging the Bush administration to ensure that cybersecurity is included
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Va. governor goes to conference via IP
When a scheduling conflict prevented Virginia Gov. James Gilmore from attending the Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Symposium in Lexington last week, the state IT Department made sure he was there.
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