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Chief architect job lives

Now that the position has survived, officials say they will name someone to fill it by the end of the year.

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GAO won't study 2004 e-votes

The congressional watchdog won't look into the most recent election but will continue studying e-voting generally.

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Harris to support crisis system

The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a $175 million contract related to the Crisis Management System.

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Procurement boss confirmed

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Safavian as administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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Singer to leave Adobe

Adobe's senior director of government e-paper solutions will join a database administration vendor.

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OMB comptroller to leave

Officials confirmed that Linda Springer, the Office of Management and Budget controller, will resign her position.

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IRS modernization gets $205M

That's $80 million less than the agency wanted.

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IceWeb buys PlanGraphics

Officials say PlanGraphics' GIS technologies complement IceWeb's enterprise software products.

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Congress defuses attacks on e-gov, competitive sourcing

Congress late last week gave two of the administration’s top management priorities—competitive sourcing and e-government—a shot in the arm.

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Welles:Telework's wintry mix

Telework may become a viable option for feds in emergency situations.

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Daon to provide TWIC software

BearingPoint will use the company's biometric software as part of a prototype of a system for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

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Students put tablet PCs to the test

University of Virginia undergraduates experiment with HP computers

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TSP contribution window opens?

Under the bill, federal employees would be able to make changes at any time to the amount of the money they contribute toward their retirement account.

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Rubel: Pulling IT together

Agency officials push the enterprise view but fail to communicate.

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Looking to recharge the Postal Service

Technology provides a blessing and a curse for the U.S. Postal Service's future.

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Getting smart about e-learning

Feds now use the technology as communications, management tool

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Intell agencies adapt data architecture model

Spy agencies need a meaningful way of exchanging information, and the federal enterprise architecture's data reference model can help, says the lead enterprise architect for the U.S. intelligence community.

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Circuit: CIO Summit roundup

Government CIOs often talk about transformation, but not all transformation is voluntary.

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OMB assigns tasks to CIO Council

Group will develop an architecture governance structure.

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Spohn:The case for telework

A sound telework policy is about more than flexible hours and reducing pollution.