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Survey: Feds overwhelmed by IT initiatives
The Office of Management and Budget could help feds by prioritizing projects in an easy-to-navigate system, according to a study, based on a survey of 101 government IT professionals.
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IG: IRS not doing enough to safeguard taxpayers' privacy
The Treasury IG says that the IRS has not conducted impact assessments on all of its computer systems, and that it does not pay enough attention to applying privacy laws.
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NIST highlights RFID risks
The guidance, still in draft form, outlines the security and privacy risks associated with RFID and discusses potential safeguards.
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Madsen: ‘Commercial practice’ counts
Acquisition Advisory Panel makes proposals that it argues are balanced and reasonable
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State & local
St. Petersburg deploys Oracle; Santa Barbara County taps PilotWorks; Input: Social services contracts to top $500M in 2007 and 2008.
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Accenture wins $199M CalPERS pact
The modernization project, which will replace 30-year-old pension systems, will be based on a service-oriented architecture.
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Input: Big IT contracts are getting smaller
The average value of the top 20 federal procurements will drop from $12 billion to $6 billion this year, according to the market research firm.
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A little too virtual?
The problems solved by file storage virtualization products might not be real enough to motivate buyers.
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Web extra: Bush administration taps into blogger power
Clay Johnson says bloggers can help the administration educate lawmakers about government.
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IRS system fails to bring envisioned benefits
An electronic system expected to speed the processing of forms for tax-exempt organizations actually slowed processing times, a recent audit found.
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GSA not shy about SEWP orders
The General Services Administration, which hopes to take over management of the NASA workstation contract, has been one of SEWP's biggest customers during the past two years.
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Dems slam GOP for not helping small business
A report from Democrats on the House Small Business Committee criticizes Congress for not passing critical legislation to address some of the challenges entrepreneurs face.
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