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E-Gov Act: Symbolic or practical?

The major impact of the E-Gov Act hasn't been felt yet.

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IRS leading the pack in privacy

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Unified watch list still in doubt

Lawmakers question whether lists have been combined

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E-GOV: A year in review

Government officials and observers report on the progress made under the E-Gov Act of 2002

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US-VISIT lacks privacy assessment, Lieberman says.

The Democratic co-author of the E-Gov Act says the entry/exit system's biometric components should have been considered from a privacy standpoint.

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Lieberman blasts Bush on terrorist lists

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee says the administration is taking too long to merge watch lists.

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OMB to standardize FISMA guidance

Agencies will no longer have to submit full action plans and milestones on every system twice a year.

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Agencies to get security scores

Representatives will release a report card grading agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002.

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Intelligence officials call for info-sharing organization

A federation or network of networks, is the cornerstone of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing plan.

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Entry/exit registration ended

Individuals tracked under the National Security Entry/Exit Registration system won't have to re-register anymore after a year and a month.

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Davis requests US-VISIT info

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee wonders how DHS and State officials will work together.

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US-VISIT RFP released

Lockheed Martin, Accenture and CSC will compete for the US-VISIT prime contract.

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R&D experts pitch e-gov funding plan

SBA-run research program could make up for budget shortfalls, officials say

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Democrats question watch list center

Members of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security are skeptical about a center for terrorist watch lists.

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IT execs optimistic about e-gov

A survey shows the number of officials anticipating e-government success rose from last year.

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FBI trains on Trilogy

The bureau hits the road to teach agents how to use the virtual case file system.

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PART to compare programs

The assessment tool lets officials compare similar programs in different agencies.

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Matthews appointed CIO Council's vice chair

Transportation CIO Daniel Matthews replaces Karen Evans, who became the council's director.

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OMB to look at enterprise architectures

A committee of the CIO Council is working to 'rationalize and normalize' them.

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E-gov includes accessibility, privacy

Karen Evans says e-government initiatives should take those issues into account.