Acquisition
Audit agency reaffirms earlier ruling against HUBZone preference
SBA and OMB contended GAO overreached its authority in ruling that HUBZone businesses should get priority over 8(a) small businesses and service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Senate bill would make international cooperation a priority
A new Senate bill would ask the secretary of state to work for international collaboration to improve cybersecurity.
Modernization
GAO refreshes guidelines for rating computer data reliability
The GAO has released new guidance for assessing the reliability of computer-processed data used in conducting audits; it replaces previous guidelines published in 2002.
Digital Government
Senate approves E-Verify expansion
Amendment to Homeland Security spending bill allows employers to use electronic verification system for existing employees as well as new hires.
Digital Government
DHS awards contract for new X-ray machines in federal buildings
New systems provide software features that display sharper images and allow security officers to highlight materials such as chemical substances.
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Recovery.gov Contract Details Coming
The General Services Administration will release by early next week a redacted version of the potential $18 million contract to upgrade Recovery.gov, GSA officials said on Monday. Government transparency advocates had been calling on GSA and the board overseeing stimulus spending <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090710_7638.php">to publish the agreement</a> that will cost taxpayers $9.5 million through January 2010 and up to $18 million if all options are exercised.
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Update: Groves Confirmed By Senate
A press assistant with Harry Reid just confirmed to me that the Senate will vote on the nomination of Robert Groves to be Census Director at 5:30 p.m. today after Reid <a href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/reid-refuses-to-honor-republican-holds-on-census-nominee.php">filed a motion for cloture</a> on Friday.
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Federal IT Dashboard: The Blog
Looks like the White House has decided to capitalize on the popularity of the newly-launched <a href="http://it.usaspending.gov">IT Dashboard</a>. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra today published the first entry on the site's new <a href="http://it.usaspending.gov/?q=content/blog">blog</a>:
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Disaster, RFK Style
Tomorrow RFK Stadium in Washington will be home to a 75-person team, 28 semi-tractor trailers, two emergency communications vehicles, four hazmat trailers, one mobile cell site and five smaller utility and support trailers.
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