Cybersecurity
OMB wants cybersecurity service consolidated
OMB wants to consolidate security training and other services, according to the draft of a plan being circulated.
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3 agencies submit to Extreme Hiring Makeover
The experiment tested the suitability of private-sector hiring practices for the government, and broke at least one speed record.
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Senate drops restrictive e-gov language from spending bill
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee did not follow the House’s lead in restricting how agencies contribute money to e-government projects.
Digital Government
Bipartisan R&D bill arrives next week
Provisions include a grants program to provide graduate fellowships for scientists and engineers.
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Labor scores green sweep on President's Management Agenda
Executive agencies have made significant improvements in their management practices in the past four years, score cards show.
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House e-gov restrictions find faint echo on Senate panel
Senate panel votes to fully fund Transportation CIO office and ignores other House actions on e-gov.
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CherryRoad protests Army portal contract award
CherryRoad Technologies, which currently operates Army Knowledge Online, has protested the Army’s award of the AKO Enterprise Services contract to Lockheed Martin.
Digital Government
Unisys gets extension of Los Angeles contract
Integrator will continue work with county's benefits eligibility system.
Digital Government
Consumers willing to pay for health IT
Accenture survey of 519 consumers found that 93 percent expect electronic medical records to improve the quality of care.
Digital Government
Unisys continues New Jersey Medicaid work
Contract extension adds to the 16-year engagement for the integrator.
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Homeland Security Department to provide geospatial data to cities
Geospatial data will enable authorities to track suspicious activity, locate points of interest and gather other information.
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Federal groups to help states with intelligence strategies
Joint effort will produce guidelines for looping public safety, transportation sectors into homeland security intelligence fusion centers.
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Dickson forms consulting firm
Bob Dickson, a vice president at Acquisition Solutions, will work closely with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.
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Pragmatics gets biometrics support contract
The National Ground Intelligence Center has awarded Pragmatics a one-year, $1.5 million for biometrics intelligence support contract.
Cybersecurity
Finjan licenses software to Microsoft
Finjan Software has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft, giving Microsoft nonexclusive rights to use certain Finjan Internet security technology patents.
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Input predicts broad telecom growth
Homeland security, defense transformation and e-gov projects are cited as factors.
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Senate subcommittee limits competitive sourcing
Subcommittee votes to prevent agencies from converting federal jobs into private-sector ones without letting government workers compete.
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HP to deliver supercomputer to DOD
The 1,024-node Cluster Platform 4000 will be used to design weapon systems.
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