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OMB finalizes new statistical policy

The directive calls for the timely release of policy-neutral information.

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Bush’s e-mail misery has company

E-mail archiving challenges are governmentwide.

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NASA IG: Manage official e-mail messages better

Incomplete guidance and lack of training have led to poor records management, a report states.

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IG: DOD fails to keep contractor performance records

The inspector general found that the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System didn't include ratings on all active system contracts and many entries were late.

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Report: NARA doubted White House e-mail archives in 2004

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a detailed account of the archive system, but Republicans questioned that report's veracity.

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OMB: Agencies cut payment errors

Once agencies have measured and reported program errors, they are able to implement corrective actions to reduce those errors in subsequent years.

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Are White House e-mails gone for good?

Major differences between COOP and e-mail archiving systems are center stage.

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A debit card you can bank on

The Treasury Department will offer Direct Express cards as an alternative to paper checks for recipients of Social Security and other federal benefit payments who do not have bank accounts.

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Waxman: Chart showed White House missing e-mails

The Bush administration questions the accuracy of its earlier study and believes no messages are missing, leading Waxman to call a hearing to clear up "considerable confusion."

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LOC looks to Microsoft to make documents interactive

The company will provide $3 million in technology, services and funding to enhance documents such as a draft of the Declaration of Independence.

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GAO: Rising claims, fewer employees feed SSA disability backlog

Management weaknesses have also contributed to the backlog and claimants' longer waits for resolution, GAO said.

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Court weighs expediting missing White House e-mail suit

The Bush administration has five days to respond to four questions about backup tapes believed to contain the messages in question.

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GAO: IRS has fixed only 30 percent of security gaps

The agency has not fully implemented an information security program to make sure that controls are effectively established and maintained, according to a new report.

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Letter: Smithsonian records readily searchable

All of the databases in the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System are sitemapped according to the international standard and have been crawled by many, many robots.

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DOJ taps CACI for info-sharing help

The company will work with the Justice Department's Joint Automated Booking System, which helps capture, store, print and transmit data to identify individuals and provide criminal history information.

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Late AMT patch delays IRS tax processing

The agency must reprogram its systems to accommodate the last-minute alternative minimum tax changes.

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FOIA reform bill now in Bush's hands

Congress unanimously approved legislation that would increase compliance requirements and establish a governmentwide ombudsman to handle problems.

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Census nominee supports Internet questionnaires

Stephen Murdock, Bush's nominee to head the bureau, said the agency must look into Web-based surveys while keeping privacy protection in mind.

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GSA, DOD sign SmartBuy deal for records management software

Point One will provide licenses, maintenance and training under the enterprise program.

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Showing everybody the money

OMB launches a federal spending Web site ahead of schedule to the surprise of skeptics