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DOD sizing up financial chaos
Contract to develop a financial management architecture is first step toward getting systems under control
People
Army poised for Mannheim project
Project is designed to help the Army develop an integrated computer network defense in its IT transformation
Modernization
Davis seeks review of telecom awards
Rep. Tom Davis has asked for a review of GSA's methods for choosing vendors on its local telecom contracts
People
Dems: Tech missing from INS reform
Reform legislation fails to address the agency's IT weaknesses, Democrats say
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DOD faces transformation skepticism
Senators quiz Defense officials on the Pentagon's transformation efforts and funding
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IRS on record pace for e-filing
Commissioner expects the agency to reach or even surpass its goal of 46 million online filers this year
Modernization
Senator working on spectrum legislation
Montana Sen. Conrad Burns wants to change the piecemeal approach to spectrum allocations
Digital Government
Budget shortfalls hinder HIPAA
State experts see problems and solutions for meeting the federal mandate for health data interchange
People
House OKs simplified acquisitions
Bill would extend a pilot program allowing agencies to quickly award small contracts for commercial products
Digital Government
Experts push GIS for homeland
Advocates call for a national mapping initiative that to help governments deal with homeland security issues
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NIMA contractors gaining on feds
Director says agency is bringing back many retiring employees as contractors, contributing to trend
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IBM to lead DOD financial plan
DOD picks IBM to lead the creation of a blueprint for fixing the department's troubled financial systems
Digital Government
CSC to helm EPA data exchange
Company will manage EPA's portal for environmental reporting from governments, tribal communities and industry
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Flyzik moving to Homeland office
Treasury CIO to advise Office of Homeland Security on information technology issues
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Roster change
Ron Martin has been named vice president of aviation solutions and services at Unitech Inc.
Digital Government
Treasury casts for messaging net
Department seeks voice and electronic messaging systems for a network with more than 90,000 mailboxes
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