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Air Force names new C4ISR head
Brig. Gen. James Whitmore will replace Maj. Gen. Gregory Power.
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GSA readying RFI to figure out costs of E-Authentication
The General Services Administration will in the next month release a request for information on the cost implications of using existing credentials in the E-Authentication federation.<@SM>
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House backs energy-efficient servers for feds, industry
A bill, passed on July 12, aims to reduce energy costs for agencies.
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DHS awards $1.1B in contracts for nuclear detection
Raytheon, Thermo Electron and Canberra Industries each received contracts for the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal program.
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Gonzalez becomes IRS' acting CIO
The deputy CIO takes over in acting capacity as Grams leaves the agency.
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Army pares down its data centers
The Army’s move to consolidate e-mail and application servers by the end of fiscal 2007 could save it more than $200 million. Regardless of potential savings, officials expect to improve security and administration by consolidating more than 200 processing centers to no more than seven.
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DHS, DOJ update National Info Exchange Model
The beta standard shows significant progress toward improving information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law governments.
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UPDATED: DISA awards first NCES collaboration contract to IBM
Under the $17 million deal, the company will provide instant messaging, low-bandwidth text chat and Web conferencing to Defense Department.
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Doan’s plan for GSA's Renaissance
It’s appropriate that Lurita Alexis Doan draws inspiration from the Renaissance—after all, the new administrator of the General Services Administration is trying to pull the much-maligned agency through a rebirth of its own. In fact, Doan is not only aiming to reform GSA, but significantly alter government contracting.<@SM>
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OMB refines use of architectures
OMB is giving agencies a set of guidances designed to make integrating their enterprise architectures with their budget submissions easier and more effective.
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ITES-2S sequel features same cast of contractors
After a protest derailed original awards in April, Army chooses the same 11 companies to provide IT services.
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Grants.gov gets set for E-Authentication
Grants.gov is expanding the choice of credential service providers for agencies and users that post their grant opportunities and apply for federal money online.
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ITAA: Improve background checks
The House Government Reform Committee is examining procedures for vetting applicants with foreign ties.
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UPDATED: Markle suggests ways info sharing, security can coexist
Public trust is critical to properly sharing information, the foundation and other experts say.
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SAIC adds software unit
The purchase of GeoViz.com adds commercial 2-D and 3-D training tools to company's DOD offerings.
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DOD expands second phase of NSPS
Spiral 1.2 will cover more than 66,500 employees rather than the planned 47,000.
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SRS wins file-scrubbing work at DoD
The company's Document Detective tool has acquired some 35 Defense Department and DOD contractor customers since its debut in March 2005.
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A year later, still no DHS cybersecurity chief
Some IT industry groups are getting impatient waiting for the department to choose an assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications.
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