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Letter: Veterans' businesses need to have higher priority
A reader writes, "Vet-owned businesses should be given the same special treatment given to 8(a) businesses."
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Letter: Civil servants among the best
One reader defends the role of career civil servants and the hard work they do on a daily basis.
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GAO: Air Force must improve inventory monitoring systems
Watchdog says current approach does not follow best practices.
Digital Government
IRS improves IT governance of modernization program
But IG says tax agency needs to improve oversight of information technology projects.
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Twitter takes flight in Congress
Political advocates and the presidential campaigns have spurred broader use of the social-networking technology among lawmakers in recent weeks.
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PHRs will automatically contain Medicare data in CMS pilot program
A project in Arizona and Utah will test the value of online PHRs that might include information such as prescriptions and lab results.
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Missing laptop found, but security questions remain
A vendor in TSA’s Registered Traveler program temporarily lost a laptop containing the unencrypted personal enrollment data of thousands of program participants.
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DHS IG: Subcontracting concerns unfounded
IG Richard Skinner found that some subcontracting restrictions could adversely affect future responses to disasters.
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Vet-owned business advocate criticizes VA bill
Congress should push the Defense Department to comply with existing rules giving preferences to veteran-owned businesses, says John Moliere.
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Bill would create statutory IG for GAO
The new legislation would uphold GAO's existing administrative policy for an IG.
Digital Government
IT oversight bill gains support
Bill would require agencies to report their progress on information technology investments.
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Agencies raise grades in OMB score card
OMB grades 26 federal departments and agencies on their status and progress in five major initiatives, and it released the latest results for the quarter ended June 30.
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Also in the news: Congress lets DOD shift $1.3B to buy intell tech
The money will enable the department to field more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Defense News.
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Also in the news: Navy gives young engineers a chance to shine
As part of the annual competition, engineers build unmanned vehicles that can maneuver an underwater obstacle course without any communications or control from a person or outside system.
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Also in the news: Web 2.0 a bit hit with Air Force workers
PC World reports that approximately 40 percent of the Air Force's workforce are registered to access blogs, wikis and other tools available through Air Force Knowledge Now Web site.
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Buzz of the Week: Conflicts of interest: The reality show
Vendors are discussing proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to address potential conflicts of interest for companies bidding on contracts.
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The tech challenge
Fusion center advocates face technical challenges dealing with accessibility and data-sharing across classified and unclassified data platforms.
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