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NARA, Dell open up the Public Vaults
The National Archives and Records Administration unveiled a 9,000-square-foot interactive exhibit today to President Bush and other inaugural attendees.
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Internaut: Don’t get complacent on e-government
Finally, e-government initiatives are producing measurable results.
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IT security problems cause two agencies to slip in PMA scorecard
The Veterans Affairs Department’s and the Small Business Administration’s e-government initiatives each dropped a grade in the President’s Management Agenda.
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IRS to boost database capability, cut modernization work
An anemic 2005 budget will force the agency to curtail work on most efforts to modernize its business systems.
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Forest Service to accept new proposals for Recreation One-Stop
The agency will heed the Government Accountability Office’s suggestions and reopen discussions with the three final vendors to provide a consolidated reservation system.
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IRS to require big businesses, charities to e-file
The IRS will require that the country’s largest companies and tax-exempt organizations electronically file their annual returns beginning next year. <@SM>
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OMB gains new manager for g-to-g e-gov projects
Former Energy budget analyst Stacie Higgins is the new manager of the government-to-government Quicksilver portfolio and the governmentwide Grants Management effort.<@SM>
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DOD group digs into geospatial data issues
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to standardize and improve the sharing of geospatial information across Defense Department, intelligence and homeland security agencies.
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VA and DOD make strides in health IT
If a 747 airliner crashed every week for a year, the fatalities would still be a fraction of the number of people who die annually from medical mistakes.
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OMB requires use of approved PKI vendors
The Office of Management and Budget is requiring agencies to use one of three approved shared-service providers for public-key infrastructure and electronic-signature services.
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GSA to charge fee to access buying data via the Web
The General Services Administration late last month set a one-time fee of $2,500 for vendors and the public to receive a direct, continuous Web feed from the new Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation.
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Education report finds technology a boon for schools
The Education Department said the use of technology in schools is beginning to show results, driven by tech-savvy students.
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CFOs get their own Web site for metrics
Need to figure out how a government program measures up financially?
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IG says IRS needs better systems testing
Because the IRS did not adequately track systems requirements when it tested the initial release of a taxpayer accounts data warehouse, it did not release Version 1 for fear the system might not function as planned, according to a new inspector general report.
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Cost pressures speed back-office consolidations
Tight budgets will accelerate back-office systems consolidations this year.
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Input forecasts 40 percent growth in federal e-gov spending
Research firm predicts e-government spending will grow by $2 billion over the next five years.
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DOD develops a road map for getting to IPv6
Military networks will have to prove that they can run securely and reliably under IP Version 6 before receiving approval to use the new protocols.
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HHS gives IT health a booster shot
Throughout his career at the Health and Human Services Department, Charles Havekost has never strayed far from the grants process—beginning with pushing paper as a lowly technical assistant to directing streamlined systems today as its CIO.
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FAA seeks financial management line-of-business partner
The Transportation Department is seeking proposals for a partner in its efforts to become a Financial Management Line of Business Center of Excellence.
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