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Budget keys on national security
Except for programs related to homeland security and defense, the $2.4 trillion fiscal 2005 budget request increases spending less than 1 percent.
People
E-gov fund ambition shrivels
The administration is asking for a much smaller central e-government fund than in recent years.
People
PART still apart from law
The tool for assessing programs' effectiveness is still not effectively linked to the budget planning law, GAO says.
People
House committee to study PART
Lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to examine the effectiveness of OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool.
People
Management scores rise
OMB says agencies showed higher marks in overall technology management since last fall.
People
Congress questions US-VISIT
Lawmakers wondered about the effectiveness of a visitor tracking system with scattered watch lists and no system yet for recording exits.
People
OMB eyes architecture practices
Officials are examining how well agencies use the federal enterprise architecture to guide IT investments.
Modernization
Justice to merge info-sharing programs
The department also expects other tech work to move forward, including two networking projects and a financial system, the CIO says.
People
Agencies on the path to P3P
One piece of the E-Government Act of 2002 aims to make Web site policies easier for users to understand.
People
Trading places: Feds, industry to swap managers
The Office of Personnel Management proposed a rule outlining how the Information Technology Exchange Program will work.
People
Terror lists remain disparate
Officials at the FBI-led Terrorist Screening Center missed their deadline for merging a dozen terrorist watch lists.
People
Industry Advisory Council seeks e-gov leaders
The positions allow IAC members to interact with their federal IT counterparts and weigh in on the future of e-government.
People
GSA E-Travel mandatory
Federal agencies are now required to use the General Services Administration's E-Travel Service for travel arrangements and employee reimbursement.
People
US-VISIT entry system begins, but exit strategy uncertain
As the first phase of a massive visitor tracking system launched last week, the technology to record visitors' exits entered a test phase.
Digital Government
Eye on... rules and regs
White House, Congress hope to make more headway on sticky policy issues
People
Eye on newsmakers
Seven individuals who could shape the agenda (before the 2004 election changes everything)
Digital Government
GAO: Immigration needs fee tracking
Officials don't have a good way to monitor immigration applications, making it hard to determine where there is a shortage of funds, auditors said.
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