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Decision on Navy pay system expected next week
A briefing is set for Sept. 25, but most Navy officials would prefer to use the Marine Corps' system rather than DIMHRS, at least at first.
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EDS to run data center for DHS
The department has awarded the company an $800 million contract to manage the second of its two major data centers.
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ISE to focus on common IT security framework for intell
In a report to Congress outlining its goals for 2008, the Information Sharing Environment lists 2007 successes including developing an information assurance model and framework.
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Letter: Giuliani doesn't understand federal workforce
Rudy Giuliani hasn't seen the government workforce to know exactly how it works, says one reader.
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Letter: Security rules are only as good as those who obey them
"Gadgets that don’t play by the rules" is a good article on the challenges of adapting to agency responses to the rapidly changing technology landscape, but I have to ask about your comment in the sidebar that states, "Information technology managers...can buy some time by using common sense rules until they can develop a broader strategy." With all due respect, the alarm went off at the announcement of the Veterans Affairs Department breach.
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Wireless forum hires consulting CEO
The Software Defined Radio Forum, a nonprofit international industry association for reconfigurable wireless technology, has retained industry veteran Lee Pucker on a two-year contract to provide chief executive officer services in a new consulting position reporting to the forum’s board of directors.
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PSC names new executive director
David Moses has joined the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) as executive director.
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Hacking into e-health records is too easy, group says
Report calls on health IT software vendors to assess vulnerabilities and work with customers on security measures.
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VA to move financial-services center to e-invoices
The department awarded a contract to two companies to help with the system, which should enhance security and reduce errors.
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Real ID regulations moving slowly, two governors say
State executives also oppose using DHS grant money for the driver's license program.
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EPA taps Microsoft for mapping help
The agency will use the company's Virtual Earth program to help track environmental data.
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Why training programs often fail
In most contracts, integrators are measured on the efficiency of the training process, rather than on the increased competency of end users.
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DIA issues RFP for intell analysis support
The five-year contract with a ceiling of $1 billion would give the Defense Intelligence Agency analysis assistance in 29 areas.
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Letter: Voting systems get short shrift
The article titled "Voting under a cloud of suspicion" does not go far enough to detail the clear benefits of electronic voting systems or the technological evolution of voting systems in the past 100-plus years. The simple fact is that electronic voting systems provide the same or greater level of auditability. Rather than simply getting rid of the new technology, the question should be: How do we build the regulatory and administrative procedures around this new technology?
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