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Treasury fails to apply best IT management practices
Without proper earned value management policies, the department “may not be able to manage its programs effectively,” GAO reports.
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Defense to re-engineer electronic health record system
After complaints that a $6 billion proprietary system is slow and unreliable, officials plan new architecture based on commercial software and open standards.
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Also in the News: Border searches raise privacy concerns
New guidelines make it easier for federal agents to copy travelers' personal material, including information on cell phones and laptops, at border crossings, according to The Washington Post.
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Science.gov launches a new version
The site hosted by the Energy Department is a gateway for science and technology information.
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Also in the News: Judge puts federal wreck registry in fast lane
Ruling gives insurance companies, salvage yards, junkyards until next March to provide information on vehicles so badly damaged they're written off, The New York Times reports.
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Report: States poised to quickly establish health IT overhaul
State Alliance for E-Health notes adoption of e-prescribing has been slow, though the necessary infrastructure and standards exist.
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Obama's transparency proposals seen as ambitious
Cost and culture could make adoption of Web 2.0 technologies a tough sell, industry sources say.
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Homeland Security replaces head of troubled border program
Mark Borkowski, a veteran government manager, will now lead the multibillion-dollar virtual fence project.
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Bush nominates Pollett for head of DISA
Congress unlikely to act on pick before its fall recess.
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Also in the News: Voter suppression wiki debuts
A new blog aimed at combating voter suppression in the upcoming election went live late last week, Computerworld reports.
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Also in the News: Judge orders Cheney to keep records
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Vice President Cheney and the National Archives to preserve all of Cheney's official records, The Washington Post reports.
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Obama says he would use IT to open government
Nominee releases government reform plan calling agencies to use Web 2.0 technologies so the public can peruse records, discuss laws.
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Panel cannot agree on how to set prices for services
After recommending GSA drop price reduction clause, advisory panel members debate what's a fair and reasonable price.
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Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition
McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
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