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McManus: Opportunities lie beyond IPv6 deadline
The changeover is not about the protocol or telling people that IPv6 offers an almost unlimited number of IP address, he said. It’s about what the protocol enables.
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GAO: NASA should tie award fees to desired outcomes
The agency has developed guidance for use of cost-plus-award contracts but does not always adhere to its approach, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Bush swears in McConnell as new DNI
Bush said he’s asked McConnell to continue reforming the intelligence community, focusing on integration, information sharing and collaboration.
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Leaders want reporting on same page
Common accounting code could weed out some of the ‘thousand flowers.’
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IT in ’08: Finish what you started
OMB uses budget to focus agencies on showing results from current projects.
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OMB sets timeline to launch federal spending database
With 10 months until the deadline to put all federal contract and grant spending in an online database, the Office of Management and Budget is asking for public comment on how best to implement the law.
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Civilian agencies focus on info sharing
OMB has high hopes for Congress to accept e-government.
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OMB: Health IT services are accountable
The Office of Management and Budget plans to evaluate the four main agencies involved with health IT on how well they provide information on quality and cost to consumers.
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Providers look for a level playing field
OMB has not decided how to resolve inequities in the 1932 Economy Act.
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ManTech sells off MSM unit
ManTech CEO George Pedersen's MSM Holdings is buying the subsidiary for $3 million in cash.
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IG: Task orders awarded were improperly in VA data theft investigation
The report by the VA's IG especially singles out Pedro Cadenas, then the VA's associate deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Cyber and Information Security.
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Piatt steps down as IAC chairman
Venkatapathi Puvvada, IAC's executive vice chairman, will take over effective March 21.
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Experts say new Congress offers avenue for fresh ideas
The new Democratic-controlled Congress will create opportunities for IT managers to sell legislators on their programs, says a former congressional staff member.
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