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IT replacement gear streams into Pentagon
The Defense Department is continuing to assess and rebuild its information technology infrastructure following the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon
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NMCI slowdown causes layoffs
Electronic Data Systems Corp. has laid off 10 percent of the staff working on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract following a lengthy debate between Navy and Defense Department officials
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Panel: No short route to e-gov
Representatives of federal and state governments this month welcomed Mark Forman’s vision of e-government but said it would require plenty of hard work to implement.
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Money enlists in company
Former Pentagon CIO Art Money is now a strategic adviser for Digital Data Development
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States win awards for IT innovation
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers this month announced the winners of its 14th annual awards for outstanding achievement. Profiles of the winning projects appear at <a href="http://www.nascio.org">www.nascio.org</a>.
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One-third of Army now uses AKO portal
The Army Knowledge Online intranet is getting closer to senior officials’ goal of signing up all 1.5 million active-duty, reserve, National Guard and civilian personnel for accounts by Oct. 1.<@SM>
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FedWeb 2001: Slow progress toward citizen-oriented sites
Citizen-centric Web design is coming along slowly at best, some speakers said at yesterday’s FedWeb 2001 conference at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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Sen. Bennett calls IT essential to recovery and victory
The low-tech nature of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should not distract the nation from the need to secure the IT infrastructure, Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) said today.
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Court workers curbed on net use
Policy ends federal court employees' personal use of a nationwide data network
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EDS lays off NMCI workers
EDS has laid off 10 percent the staff for NMCI following the debate over how the system should be tested
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Network warfare making progress
DOD report says network-centric warfare promises to revolutionize U.S. military operations
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Pentagon site navigates delays
Web page has information about Pentagon parking, transportation and building access
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Justice office leads XML standardization effort
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs is leading an effort to develop standards for using Extensible Markup Language within the law enforcement and criminal justice communities.<@SM>
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California bars punch card voting
California Secretary of State Bill Jones has ordered Los Angeles County and eight other counties to buy new voting machines. About 8.5 million voters no longer will use punch card ballots as a result of Jones’ order.
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