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GAO, DHS disagree on need for privacy study
DHS officials say an emerging data-mining program does not require such a privacy assessment because the software itself contains no personal data.
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Feds' green computing initiative takes hold
TSA is in the final stages of replacing older computers with environmentally friendly ones to comply with a presidential order.
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Acquisition office emerges from DNI reorg
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is establishing a deputy director for acquisition in a bid to speed technology development and foster more reliable systems.
Acquisition
House approves contracting reforms in supplemental spending bill
The House passed the Accountability in Contracting Act for a second time today as a part of the fiscal 2007 emergency appropriations supplemental bill.
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DOD, Intell teams go to work on certification, accreditation
Dale Meyerrose also says that the intelligence community and the Pentagon plan to eliminate more than 700 cross-domain information-sharing systems.
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DHS to be flexible in allocation of $1B to states
The money is designated for interoperable public safety communications.
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GAO to Congress: Help us help you
The comptroller general seeks more funding and employees as demands on GAO rise.
Modernization
Colorado combines GIS, weather data
The state is implementing WeatherBug’s GIS Data Services in its Emergency Operations Center to enable emergency management workers to view weather data overlaid on geographic information.
Modernization
Section 508 update to build on existing standards
The Section 508 Refresh will further specify how federal agencies are expected to make IT accessible to people with disabilities.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity defense requires a good offense
Congress may need to help the Defense Department cut through the technical, legal and international screens that protect hackers.
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DOD close to e-records software standard
The revised records management standard will address how to deal with additional metadata, such as e-mail, and workflow requirements, alerts and timing issues.
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Rule would let public assess subcontractor data
Contractors would have to report specific awards to a public database so officials can assess the quality of the reported information.
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