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As the Iraq war reaches its final stages, the U.S. government is focusing its efforts on rebuilding Iraq's economy and providing the institutional underpinnings for a functioning democracy.
Another View: IRS, tax software companies make peace
Negotiated rule-making. Public-private partnership. Model for A-76 problem-solving. Award-winning e-government application. These qualities can all be attributed to the astounding success of the IRS Free File Alliance, a program that processed millions of tax returns for free this past season. Seventeen companies, linked to an IRS Web site, provided the returns.
Go ahead; be a nerd
An old sales saying runs something like: 'Nothing happens until someone buys something.' A uniquely American-sounding aphorism, there is a germ of truth in the notion that the willing trade of value for value is fundamental to the economy.
He manages the e-gov managers
Cameron Findlay says his technology expertise is limited to his years with a law practice where he became the de facto webmaster for his law firm's site. So when the Office of Management and Budget tapped Findlay, deputy secretary of Labor, as the E-Government Subcommittee chairman on the President's Management Council, it was hardly because of his technical savvy.
NASA analyzes Columbia's sensor recorder
NASA space shuttle engineers are analyzing the output from a sensor data recorder that survived the Columbia's fatal crash into an East Texas debris field.
IBM thinks up a new notebook series
IBM Corp. today launches the first in a new line of ThinkPad notebook PCs, inaugurating the fifth iteration of its portables.<br>
CDC and states will share data to study violence
Each year, about 51,000 people in the United States die from homicide, suicide or other violent means, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation's yearly motor vehicle fatalities total another 40,000.
DOD puts finishing touches on financial blueprint
The Defense Department will unveil its long awaited financial management enterprise architecture on Friday.<br>
Procurement execs want A-76 but face barriers, survey says
Federal procurement executives support fair competition for government work, the competitive sourcing process and purchase decisions based on best value over lowest cost, according to a new study.
Howard Schmidt is leaving the White House
White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has said he will resign from his government position.
Online extra: Legal impediments to data sharing
While the administration plans to assign intelligence analysis activities to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, the Homeland Security Department retains responsibility for gathering information about vulnerabilities in the nation's infrastructure.
NARA releases draft requirements for electronic records project
The National Archives and Records Administration has taken the first step toward completing its mammoth Electronic Records Archives project.<br>
DISA looks into global videoconferencing services
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a request for information on digital videoconferencing technologies for use worldwide.<br>
Grid software simplifies number chunking
GridMathematica, a new version of a leading technical computing program, simplifies the chore of distributing chunks of a massive calculation among processors in a grid or cluster. <br>
GAO will study Clinger-Cohen compliance
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will review agency progress in implementing laws related to IT. <br>
SEI partners add muscle to Army info assurance
Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute and the Army Reserve Information Operations Command will jointly train teams to conduct information assurance operations and respond to cybersecurity threats. <br>
Gen. Blum heads National Guard Bureau
Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum was confirmed last week as the new chief of the National Guard Bureau. <br>
Geodetic Survey: Gulf states are sinking
Measurements by the National Geodetic Survey show that coastal states are steadily sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. NGS and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials said land there could subside a foot or more over the next decade. <br>
Cryptogram: Positrons on the brain
This Russian-born biochemist spent much of his life sitting in front of a typewriter instead of a laboratory bench. An unabashed proponent of science and technology, he wrote more than 500 books on everything from algebra to cosmology to Shakespeare. In fiction, he invented Trantor and the Three Laws of Robotics. And in a 1964 essay for the New York Times, he predicted that by 2014 people would be talking to friends on the moon via modulated laser beams.
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