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Bush details threat integration

President Bush describes his plans for an integrated center for intelligence analysts

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Justice CIO has departmentwide vision

Department is working to improve its technology foundation and shift to more centralized solutions

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Senators want CRS info online

McCain and Leahy push to make Congressional Research Service documents available to public online

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USPTO, staff reach uneasy agreement

About 700 experienced patent examiners will be able to work from home one day a week

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USPS to outsource contact center

Convergys wins $255 million contract to outsource USPS' customer contact center network

Digital Government

Labor budget boosts GovBenefits

Department's GovBenefits and financial management system among funding priorities

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Budget commits to immigration systems

Several systems already under way at INS will continue to be funded in new department

Digital Government

Education IT funding increases

Money is aimed at modernizing aid programs and improving financial management systems

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USDA boosts Common Computing Environment

The CCE is a Web-based program designed to help farmers and USDA workers in the field

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HHS budget battles bioterror

Spending plan increases funding for food safety and info sharing in the public health sector

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Justice invests heavily in IT

Department's IT projects would support counterterrorism and homeland security initiatives

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USPTO telework accord reached

Examiners will be able to work from home, but without the software the union says they need to their job well

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Postal site redesigned for service

Customers can log on to have their mail held while on vacation or schedule the redelivery of a package

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E-learning to smooth career paths

750,000 USPS employees to have access to online training and career road maps

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XML panel to help law enforcement

OASIS forms committee to develop XML standards to help share evidence on suspected criminal and terrorist activity

Digital Government

SBA plays matchmaker

Online system finds match between small businesses and government customers

Digital Government

CDC system taking next step

CDC contract to CSC continues work on the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System

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Endowment supports e-gov research

IBM endowment supports research for e-government and performance management

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GAO reports on acquisition workforce

Agencies are trying different means to accomplish the goal of maintaining an effective acquisition workforce

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NIGMS unveils new Web site

Site highlights the institute's programs and increases usability with simplified navigation