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Bunn to replace Lacey as NSPS head
The Defense Department has named Brad Bunn to succeed Mary Lacey as program executive officer at the National Security Personnel System, effective May 11.
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FBI releases details of expansive data-sharing program
N-DEx, or the Law Enforcement National Data Exchange, lets agents search and analyze crime data on a secure Web site to help connect the dots between people, places and events.
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New tax provision could cost Defense $17 billion
Department's report to Congress details expense of withholding 3 percent of payments to contractors.
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Government will replace virtual border fence
The government will replace its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border with new towers, radars, cameras and computer software, scrapping the brand-new $20 million system because it doesn't work sufficiently, officials said.
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IRS requests less funding for its modernization program
A 17 percent cut in the program’s fiscal 2009 budget request will lead to a loss of at least 25 positions, Treasury IG says.
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Consider computer games as training, say congressional researchers
Report raises the possibility of using virtual worlds as battlefields.
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House chairman slams FDA chief over inspections of foreign drug facilities
GAO reports databases of foreign drug manufacturers are inaccurate and incompatible, requiring employees to manually check lists.
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Hill probes allegations of ‘epidemic’ of soldier suicides
Senators focus on internal e-mails reporting 1,000 suicide attempts per month.
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OMB: Small-biz bill would hurt federal R&D programs
The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act would increase funding for small-business research activity at the expense of core research at numerous agencies, according to the Bush administration.
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Doan: telework goal will be 'cakewalk'
General Services Administration Administrator Lurita Doan says the agency will meet goal of having 50 percent of eligible workers teleworking by 2010.
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Airlines would collect fingerprints for US-VISIT
DHS wants airlines and cruise ships to be in charge of collecting fingerprints from foreign travelers as they leave the United States to help the department meet a congressional mandate.
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SBInet program manager steps down
DHS’ Kirk Evans, program manager of the border surveillance system since January 2007, resigned April 11.
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