Acquisition
Senate approves GSA reorg
The agency can proceed with formation of the Federal Acquisition Service.
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Intercepts
The Academy Cyber Bowl; Good news: Military health benefits ‘transformed,’ not cut; Army FCS: A few million lines of code here, a few million lines there…; Semper fidelis: Leon Daniel
Modernization
Visualizing the Army’s new tank
Why the network is the main battle piece in the Future Combat Systems
Modernization
Military branches can now IM
The services are using Bantu's Inter-domain Messaging gateway to chat and conference.
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Navy seeks to capture skills data
Service’s goal is to be better prepared by matching mission needs to training
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Editorial: A time for openness
GSA faces a perilous time. The agency should have a public vetting of its finanials if it is going to fully move on.
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Red Hat to acquire JBoss
The combined company will be able to deliver an economical platform for advanced Web applications.
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GAO: DOE needs better small-biz program management
Energy needs a plan to collect and use performance information to improve small-business results, report states.
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Consistent customer service still an elusive goal
Managers say the best contact centers have service-oriented workers and automation
Cybersecurity
Symantec to protect databases
High-profile security breaches have revealed the vulnerability of information held in large databases.
Modernization
Search fusion
Support grows for new way to integrate information analysis and retrieval tools.
Modernization
Army sets new benchmark for IP telephony
Infantry commanders can now use a phone and place a VOIP call from the battlefield
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Senator examines SBA work
Senator probes agency’s effectiveness, questions practices and seeks ways to measure progress
Modernization
Accidental publicist
Agencies are risking the unwitting release of sensitive information using popular office software.
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NASA strives to tighten its cyberspace presence
For years, watchdog groups have criticized the agency for publishing duplicate Web sites on separate domains, wasting taxpayers' money and employees' time.
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OPM pitches public service
OPM director says agencies must accommodate a new generation of nontraditional federal employees
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