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<i>Science.gov</i> goes from pilot to official launch
Agencies that collect scientific and technical information now give visitors to <a href="http://www.science.gov">science.gov</a> access to more than 1,000 government data resources.<@SM>
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Will GSA schedule draw non-feds?
The federal government, after years of debate, is extending its buying power to state and local governments through a small provision in the E-Government Act of 2002, which Congress passed last month. But some observers disagree on whether the measure will have the effect Congress expects.
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E-learning lessons learned
At first, there were two standards for videotape technology: VHS and Beta. In the end, there was VHS.
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Army tool gives OPM work force facts
As the government’s work force edges closer to retirement, the Office of Personnel Management is working on a system that will give agencies a more accurate look at several characteristics of their personnel.
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CDC system will share data with states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready to roll out the initial version of a national disease surveillance system linking the agency with state public health departments.<br><@SM>
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Online rule-making to debut Dec. 18
The Office of Management and Budget and the Environmental Protection Agency plan to launch the first iteration of the Online Rulemaking e-government project on Dec. 18. The portal will let citizens and businesses find and comment on proposed federal regulations. <br>
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PTO pilots aim to ease application and filing procedures
The Patent and Trademark Office today launched a prototype system for processing patent applications electronically. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board also unveiled a system for filing documents in trademark disputes.
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OPM and FEMA unveil e-gov sites
The Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have launched Web sites for their e-government projects.<br>
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Homeland security bill sets new IT agenda in motion
President Bush today signed the Homeland Security Act mandating a massive government reorganization that will focus billions in IT assets on the task of protecting the country from terrorism. <br>
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Praise on the Hill for Forman, but more work remains
While praising OMB's Mark Forman this week, congressional staff members say the government's 25 Quicksilver e-government projects have a long way to go. And Congress will be paying attention.<br><@SM>
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Justice is slammed again on INS systems
The General Accounting Office has concluded that the Justice Department has failed to properly oversee major IT projects at the Immigration and Naturalization Service.<br><@SM>
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Agencies still struggle with management agenda
The Energy Department’s work on its e-government projects earned the department the biggest jump in that category in the latest President’s Management Agenda grades. <br>
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Horn’s report card shows agencies flunking IT security
There were few improvements in this year’s report card for systems security.<br><@SM><@SM>
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IRS uses Web to try to locate recipients of unclaimed refunds
IRS officials hope that the service's new “Where’s My Refund?” Web page can help it find nearly 97,000 taxpayers that haven’t claimed their 2001 tax year refunds.<@SM>
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Packet Rat: The Rat emotes about e-votes
The Rat usually votes by absentee ballot. It causes less uproar than a six-foot anthropomorphic rodent trying to enter the polls.
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House passed e-gov bill; Senate prepared to take it up
Congress is one step away from creating an Office of E-Government in the Office of Management and Budget and providing unprecedented funds to move e-government forward across agencies. <br>
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e-Authentication prototype awaits e-gov projects
The federal government has an operational prototype of the e-Authentication gateway, one of the Office of Management and Budget’s 25 Quicksilver e-government projects, that is managing access to two applications. <br><@SM>
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Lessons learned at home helped with new system
When Martin Smith, director of the International Trade Commission’s Office of Information Services, faced the task of overhauling the agency’s electronic docket system, he recalled his experience in building his home in McLean, Va., in the 1990s.
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DOE lab calls on big Bro for protection
Networking at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is all about bandwidth, because visualization, simulation and other high-end applications eat up bandwidth voraciously.
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NARA readies software to make archives more accessible
The National Archives and Records Administration early next year plans on unveiling software that would allow researchers to find specific records in archival databases.
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