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US-VISIT tests exit technology
The exit portion of the newly-launched system for tracking foreign visitors is being tested in Baltimore and Miami.
Modernization
Convera offers Web organization tool
The company's Taxonomy Workbench software is meant to help agencies classify and organize data.
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CIO vice chair dives into role
Daniel Matthews, vice chairman of the CIO Council, is focused on finishing e-government initiatives and looking at governmentwide architecture issues.
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EPA, NSF garner management honors
The National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency received the Presidential Award for Management Excellence.
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GSA requires e-travel
General Services Administration have issued a final rule requiring agencies to use the federal E-Travel Service.
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Small-business databases to combine
The Small Business Administration and Defense Department plan a single portal for small business information.
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E-Gov starts next phase
OMB will focus on finding projects in lines of business that weren't originally identified as a part of the 24 e-government initiatives, e-gov boss Karen Evans says.
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Turk to lead e-gov citizen portfolio
Michael Turk, formerly of the Energy Department, has been named OMB's manager of the government-to-citizen portfolio for e-government initiatives.
Digital Government
OMB releases e-authentication guidance
Officials list five steps for making sure systems have the proper assurance levels.
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GAO: The FBI needs data on terrorism finance
The extent of terrorists' alternative funding is unknown, the General Accounting Office said in a report released last week.
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Users more likely to recommend Fed sites
According to a recent survey, government Web sites rival commercial ones in customer satisfaction.
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Evans on security: At least it's improving
E-gov overseer says the federal government's security grade of D is positive because it's better than the F grades of previous years.
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Security bosses to get forum
A proposed group for information security officers will take the form of a forum, the federal e-gov honcho says.
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Forman: management key to tech changes
Technology is shifting from proprietary systems to architecture, and government needs to be ready for the change, Mark Forman says.
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Grant listings hit Internet
Grants.gov provides online information on federal grant opportunities.
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The story so far
Here's a list of several more provisions in the E-Government Act of 2002 and the progress made so far, according to Office of Management and Budget officials:
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Congress gives TSA a red light
Lawmakers want to stop controversial passenger screening system
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