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GAO releases guide to monitor program costs
The agency has released a draft of its GAO Cost Assessment Guide, intended to establish a consistent approach to managing program costs governmentwide.
Acquisition
Are reverse auctions paying off?
Government officials plan to gauge the auctions' success through two surveys.
People
State CIOs' priority: Consolidating data centers
They seek to to improve their service delivery, reinforce their ability to protect systems and the data they contain, reduce costs, and streamline IT functions, according to a NASCIO report.
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Forest Service wants internal IT call center
The agency is seeking proposals for a center that would resolve common and simple problems for agency employees.
Acquisition
GSA opens competition for federal funding database
The agency decides against a sole-source award and competes contract with small businesses.
Modernization
Editorial: Praising experimentation
Web 2.0 technologies may be difficult to assess in terms of ROI, but there is potential in those technologies.
People
Feds’ citizenship checks expanded
Agencies caught in the immigration debate; DHS system to check worker data.
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Virtual sergeant does recruiting
Army creates an intelligent search tool to assist overworked service recruiters.
Acquisition
Feds earn low grades from SBA
Half of all agencies received failing marks on first rating of small-business contracting.
People
SmartBuy deals for e-records management in works
GSA released a request for quotes to more than 1,300 vendors to submit a bid to join the enterprisewide software license contract.
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Information assurance still a tough sell at DOD, ex-official says
Linton Wells says it's difficult to measure a return on investment in that area.
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E-authentication grows up
GSA bets agencies will be willing to pay a fee for e-authentication services.
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