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Defense bill includes major contracting reforms
Measure headed to President Bush's desk would increase transparency and competition.
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Authorization bill would require NASA to upgrade IT
The space agency would develop technology to allow the public to experience missions to the moon and Mars under a bill passed by the Senate.
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ODNI: Trade-off information security for good intel
Director of National Intelligence issues security directive that could change how agencies build, validate and approve IT systems.
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Staffing, budget woes hobble Homeland Security IT management
Lack of qualified applicants, need for clearances and no budget authority hampers oversight, inspector general reports.
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Heavy interest in bailout bill slows House Web sites
Traffic increased as much as fourfold as lawmakers debated -- and ultimately defeated -- economic stability bill.
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Managing flood of White House records will tax NARA
GAO says system for records preservation is promising, but a contingency plan is needed.
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What's Brewin: The AHLTA Syndrome
Defense isn't taking advantage of an opportunity to revamp the applications behind a much-maligned electronic health records system.
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Bailout could cost agencies
A $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street would tighten many federal agencies' budgets, but state and local agencies would feel it the most.
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OMB to verify desktop configuration work
The Office of Management and Budget wants to make sure agencies are properly measuring their progress toward complying with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration.
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Letter: E-gov bill should include Web 2.0 guidelines
Federal agencies need more guidance on the use and limitations of social-networking technology, according to one reader.
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Group takes aim at Stark's health IT bill
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society says lawmaker's proposal could undo progress made by government and private sector.
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Turnaround in case management system marks CIO's tenure
Retiring Zalmai Azmi says a phased approach and more training in project management have been key to Sentinel’s success.
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