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The Legality of Sharing

Digital Government

$1B IT fund in the works

A Senate proposal would set up a $1 billion fund that some agencies could use to pay for IT security projects to help protect the nation against terrorist attacks

People

Agencies get mixed grades

The federal government gets good marks from its workers for introducing IT systems into the workplace, but failing ones for neglecting to upgrade the systems, a new study revealed

Digital Government

VA rethinks technology strategy

IT architecture plan lays groundwork for 'One VA'

Digital Government

Getting into their heads

To develop a cutting-edge plan to standardize the vast computer systems and networks, the VA relied on psychologists and team-building exercises

People

Government gets mixed grades

Brookings Institution survey shows federal workers need better tools to do their jobs

Digital Government

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The Times They are a Changin'

People

HHS building virtual bookkeeping system

HHS has begun work on a Web-based system to keep track of the 1 billion Medicare claims filed each year and make sure the government can balance its books

Digital Government

Homeland security to drive up IT spending

Civilian agencies on the frontlines of homeland security will see the most dramatic growth in their information technology budgets

Digital Government

Lockheed to buy OAO

Lockheed Martin Technology Services will combine one of its companies with OAO to create a new company

Digital Government

Hill throws IT into slew of anti-terrorism bills

Information technology legislation that might have stalled in the autumn days of the 107th Congress is getting new attention

Acquisition

CSC to aid refugee processing center

State Department awards a $43.7 million task order to CSC to support Washington Processing Center

Digital Government

Treasury, Justice big spenders

GEIA forecasts the biggest budget growth for the Treasury and Justice departments

Digital Government

Y2K prep helped terror response

Sen. Bennett credits Year 2000 work with enabling swift responses to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11

Digital Government

VA looks to make IT a snap

Enterprise architecture plan will streamline the department's systems and make every part interchangeable

Digital Government

Terrorism, e-gov mingle

At the Executive Leadership Conference, the topic was e-government, but terrorism was on everyone's mind

People

Nightmare lesson for CIOs

Sept. 11 put chief information officers' procedures to the test, prompting further precautions

People

Tech part of anti-terror plan

Pentagon's transformation blueprint recognizes need for technology in protecting U.S. from terrorism

Digital Government

IRS seeks more security funding

IRS has asked OMB for increased funds immediately to help secure the tax agency's systems, CIO says

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