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LOB said to promote services sharing
The Information Technology Infrastructure Line of Business initiative is said to promote the consolidation of agency hardware and software, sharing of infrastructure services and environmentally friendly systems.
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Bill restricts access to contractor misconduct database
Lacking support, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., agrees to make proposed database available only to government officials.
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Funding bill nudges military to unify systems
House Armed Services report also targets Future Combat Systems delays and IT staff shortage.
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IT firms, groups craft report on guarding online speech
Subcommittee chairman pushes group to complete the 18-month-old collaboration establishing guidelines for corporations that deal with foreign governments that repress online speech.
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Interior allowed to reconnect to Internet
Judge rules six-year disconnect order not valid, but still worries that the department’s computer security practices are inadequate.
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BIA begins phased reconnection to the Internet
A federal judge has ruled that FISMA effectively cancels a 2001 court order that prohibited the Bureau of Indian Affairs from connecting to the Internet without the court’s consent.
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Input opens contract library to the public
The research firm claims to have more than 3,000 contracts acquired through the Freedom of Information Act available for public access.
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Estimate shrinks for Census' handheld contract
An independent evaluation found the estimated cost of the Census Bureau's contract with Harris may be hundreds of millions less than previously estimated.
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Report: No intimidation of GSA contracting officer found in Sun Microsystems negotiations
Postal Service IG exonerates auditors; former administrator calls findings a "travesty."
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Prospects fading fast for FISA deal by recess, aides say
Looming in the background is a threat from moderate-to-conservative Blue Dog Democrats in the House to force a vote on a Senate-passed electronic surveillance bill.
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Cisco grilled for allegedly helping Chinese surveillance
A company PowerPoint presentation offering an overview of China's law enforcement objectives focus of Senate subcommittee's questioning.
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YouTube refuses Lieberman request
Sen. Joseph Lieberman today asked Google to screen and remove any content on YouTube produced by Islamist terrrorist organizations. However, Google, YouTube's parent company, said it would not pre-screen videos or change its community guidelines.
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Tennessee advances legislation requiring paper voting record
If signed into law, federal election funds will pay for all counties to use optical scanners where ballots are filled out by hand, then put into a machine to be tallied.
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