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DHS seeks Privacy Act exemptions
The Homeland Security Department wants to exempt its new immigration-related Fraud Detection and National Security Data System from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
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VA proposes contract preferences for veterans
Veterans Affairs Department officials intend to give priority to veterans as Congress mandated in a law passed in 2006.
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Carolina group backs away from new lab
Five states are competing for a high-tech laboratory that would identify and research the most dangerous pathogens that infect animals and plants.
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Senator upset by Williams appointment
Sen. Charles Grassley criticized the move to make Jim Williams acting administrator of the General Services Administration because of a controversy over a Sun Microsystems contract.
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Companies' reorganizations reflect more public sector collaboration
Cisco, NetApp combine government and education units to provide integrated solutions for all sectors.
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GSA to bolster contracting with service-disabled veterans
Task force to help agency direct 3 percent of procurement dollars to vet-owned companies.
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GSA signs agreement on veterans' businesses
A veterans' group will try to link the General Services Administration and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
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Bush names Williams acting GSA administrator
Despite a hold on Willliams' nomination, President Bush chooses him as acting head of the General Services Administration.
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BLM streamlines Web tool for permits
The Bureau of Land Management has restored online data related to oil and gas development on American Indian lands.
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Letter: Expand trusted-traveler program to frequent foreign visitors
One reader describes his 70-year-old mother's experience with Customs and Border Protection and explains why noncitizens should be included in the trusted-traveler program.
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Letter: Make set-asides fair for everyone
A reader writes, "If we continue to have set-aside programs based on race, unemployment stats, previous roles in life, then I am all for a gender-based preference as well."
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IG finds service has improved buying efforts
The Interior Department has fixed its problems with an acquisition service after losing its biggest customer for nearly a year, according to the Defense Department's inspector general.
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Mobile bank examiners may get improved IT
The Comptroller of the Currency has published a request for information that seeks to improve connectivity, performance and user experiences for more than 1,200 mobile bank examiners.
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Also in the news: Video game lets soldiers fight in virtual battlefield
Originally developed to promote the Army, the video game has evolved into a training tool.
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DHS orders work to stop on SBInet
Boeing has stopped work on the electronic surveillance system until the Homeland Security Department receives the necessary permissions from the Interior Department.
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