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DHS vows to fix information network
Feds are collaborating with state and local first responders to improve data sharing.
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Sade: Be mentors
Senior GSA official urges agencies to transfer acquisition skills to younger workers.
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OSC: Doan violated Hatch Act
Doan decries leak of special counsel report and asks to have the findings withdrawn.
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Waxman reforms ride on DOD bill
The tried-and-true strategy may not work without Senate and president’s support.
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FEMA embarks on IT upgrades
New strategy will enable the agency to use DHS administrative systems.
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NASA juggles a mixed workforce
Contractor-heavy NASA seeks ways to improve workforce management.
Digital Government
Technology briefs
Google upgrades could increase agency visibility; Unisys moves mainframes to Intel processors; Navy approves new use for 802.11g wireless; SELinux group gets new wiki site for collaboration.
Cybersecurity
Feds take 'cyber Pearl Harbor' seriously
Federal officials prepare on several fronts for coordinated cyber and physical attacks
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Information-sharing efforts making strides, officials say
The Defense, Homeland Security and Justice departments and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence are working more closely than ever to overcome barriers.
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Bush nominates new Army secretary
Preston Geren could replace Francis Harvey, who resigned in March amid a scandal over substandard outpatient housing conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Modernization
GSA offers contracts not available on Networx
The agency is seeking bids on six wireless telecom contracts worth about $93 million.
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GPO chief of staff nominated to be public printer
Robert Tapella would face a big challenge: making the office more technologically oriented while budgets continue to shrink.
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