Acquisition
SBA pulls back self-certification
Small Business Administration officials will pick each business' designation in the Central Contractor Registration database.
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New joint forces office expects to speed technology to the field
The processes used by the Defense Department’s Joint Forces Command for buying cutting-edge technology have a reputation for being cumbersome and difficult.
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Tax e-filers reach 60 percent
The IRS has received 60 percent of its tax returns through electronic filing as of the April 15 deadline, boosted by increases in individuals e-filing from their computers.
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Military names cyberwarriors
An Air Force major general and a Navy rear admiral will lead the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations.
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Automated system at HHS recycles data for many uses
The Health and Human Services Department has created a growing repository of data it can, at the push of a button, use and reuse for a variety of reports.
Acquisition
Industry speaks, GSA listens
Four industry associations have formed a new coalition to provide advice for GSA reorganization.
Acquisition
GSA reaches out
General Services Administration officials are meeting with customers to get a better feel for agency needs.
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Evans resists GAO on watch lists
There's a better way to oversee troubled IT projects than aggregating a list of the ones with low scores for business cases, Karen Evans says.
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Spawar PEO becomes JTRS PEO
DOD plans to name the Spawar C4I and Space PEO to serve as the new JTRS PEO, giving the Navy a key oversight role in development of the troubled $25B program.
Digital Government
Severn expands fed operation
The systems integrator specializing in IBM offerings is doubling its engineering and sales operations for federal IT.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity office bill gains steam
A House subcommittee approved a bill to create a National Cybersecurity Office in the Homeland Security Department.
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Marines prefer own HR system
The Marine Corps will not migrate to the Defense Department’s Integrated Military Human Resources System until DOD can prove DIMHRS is superior to the Corps’ own personnel and pay system.
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OMB to resolve governance issues with grant initiatives
On the heels of a critical assessment of federal grants management, the Office of Management and Budget is trying to fix governance issues in the Grants Line of Business Consolidation project..
Modernization
Telelogic acquires Popkin
The deal would unify a pair of integrator tools, company officials say.
Modernization
Pegasus rides CryptoCard wings
Pegasus Technologies' business formula relies on a single brand.
Digital Government
Project Performance, SRA win EPA work
The small business' award is valued at $128 million. SRA's pact is worth $148 million.
Digital Government
CACI rides acquisitions, security higher
The company reported 37 percent growth in first-quarter net income and said it is looking for more acquisitions.
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Traffic crushes fed Monster
High volume from two agencies has forced Monster Government Solutions to take down its Internet-based federal job application programs.
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