Cybersecurity
VA awards credentialing contract
Data Systems Analysts will create credentialing for the VA’s Personal Identity Verification system that will meet HSPD-12 regulations.
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OMB makes IT projects lists public
For the first time, OMB reveals its Management Watch List and High Risk List.
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SSA earns high marks for earned value management
The agency needs to improve in some areas, but it generally is meeting the requirements defined by the Office of Management and Budget, according to its inspector general.
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DHS officially names Boeing SBINet contract winner
SBINet is part of a major multiyear, high-tech initiative by DHS to secure U.S. borders from would-be terrorists and illegal immigrants.
Modernization
Army prepares ADMC-2 for prime time
PEO-EIS urges end-of-year buyers to take advantage of deals on ADMC-1.
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DOD: Budget will support performance pay
Defense officials tell Congress that money will be available to fund merit increases envisioned under the National Security Personnel System.
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North Dakota chooses FileNet platform
The state has declared FileNet’s ECM solutions as a standard for state government agencies’ business process, imaging, records and content management requirements.
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Former Education official joins Dell board
Tom Luce, former assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development at Education, has rejoined the computer maker board's Audit Committee.
Modernization
Verizon opens network center for feds
The center, located at the company's campus in Ashburn, Va., integrates security capabilites with network management.
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Telos gets Coast Guard communications contract
Under terms of the four-year deal, the Xacta Automated Message Handling System, an encrypted, scalable Web-based system, will become the enterprise messaging solution for the Coast Guard.
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Spires takes CIO role at IRS
Richard Spires will be responsible for almost all aspects of the IRS’ IT systems, including its critical modernization program.
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Governors to Congress: Leave National Guard to us
State chief executives oppose language to federalize the National Guard in response to natural disasters.
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SBA to update Business.gov
In October, the Web site will include compliance news, contact information and federal forms from nearly 100 government Web sites.
Modernization
GSA pushes practical skills for agency Web managers
Government Web managers are learning new skills to improve the functionality of the sites they run.<@SM>
Digital Government
NASA partners with venture capital group
Red Planet Capital was established to help the agency gain access to new technologies through private-sector innovators and investors who typically have not done business with NASA.
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Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Geospatial LOB may need more help
Earlier this year, the Office of Management and Budget informed federal agencies about three new lines of business.
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DHS to award SBINet to Boeing
The company will install a network of 1,800 towers along U.S. borders within three years that will detect and track intruders.
Modernization
Bantu is IPv6, XMPP compliant
Bantu’s support for these next-generation protocols will enable more than 3.5 million military personnel to communicate and collaborate in real time.
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