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Contracting officers are easy target
Program managers are a large part of the problem with flawed contracts.
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GAO: DHS lags on tracking incorrect payments
The department needs to develop better risk-assessment plans and follow through with them, according to a new report.
People
White House order puts HHS in charge of biosurveillance efforts
President Bush's order on public health preparedness for a medical emergency says biosurveillance should rely on e-medical records where possible.
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House seeks WAN services to connect reps, districts
The contract is not set aside for small businesses, but the House urges them to enter a proposal.
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DOD official orders head count of private security guards
The department will centrally track personal, contract and detailed deployment information on all private security contractors and translators working in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Magistrate recommends court order to preserve White House e-mail messages
A judge will decide whether to issue the order after weighing the recommendations and any objections from the government.
Acquisition
Grassley: Sun controversy a sign of deeper contracting problems
GSA officials take issue with the senator's perspective, saying the now-expired contract with Sun was "not the example of contracting irregularities that some have hoped."
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GSA to award contract for evaluating financial shared-services providers
The agency plans to issue an RFP early next year for testing that shared-services providers are capable of implementing financial management systems.
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Over-reliance on contractors is nothing new
In response to a story about DHS relying too much on contractors, a long-time fed suggests providing more training and guidance to agency officials who oversee contractors.
Modernization
Letter: Encryption, digital signatures and bandwidth
Government agencies should not underestimate the bandwidth requirements of good security, a reader writes in response to an article on digital signatures.
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Lawmakers seek more info on P2P security threats
A bipartisan group of 19 members of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee has asked FTC to better define the security risks associated with popular file-sharing technology.
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Akaka, Davis introduce bill to improve labor/management relations
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation in the Senate and House that would create a labor/management partnership council.
People
Letter: Harsh words for the Defense Travel System
In response to a recent article about DTS, an Air Force reader highlights numerous shortcomings of the software -- and suggests a face-off between the system and a human with a typewriter and phone at hand.
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Contracting officers need training in critical areas, survey finds
The survey, conducted by OFPP, OPM and other agencies, also finds that many of the best-trained contracting officers are likely to retire in the next 10 years.
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Panel details fixes for care of wounded warriors
The recommendations include creating a scorecard for documenting the progress of information sharing between the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments.
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DHS to issue plan for US-VISIT exit program by January
Agency will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking describing its plan to capture fingerprints of visitors when they check in at the airport.
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IG: DHS falls short on security
Despite improvements, DHS still falls short in protecting its critical IT systems and data, according to a new report from the department’s inspector general.
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