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Auditors: FEMA acquisition files are a mess
Private auditors could locate only eight of the 24 contracting files they requested in a recent review at the agency's headquarters.
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House again considers electronic records bill
A new House bill would expand the National Archives and Records Administration's ability to dictate how agencies and the White House maintain electronic records.
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Army creates checklists for network tools
Service officials plan to use the acquisition process to build an enterprise-wide interoperable and integrated network.
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Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
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FCW Insider: The Web turns 20
Scientific American has a special online package about the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web.
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FBI cited for worst FOIA responses
An open-government group has given the FBI its annual award for poor performance in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Networx on the brink of transforming federal telecom
With the Networx deadline looming, Verizon Federal's Susan Zeleniak offers her views on how the contract is progressing and its ability to transform government operations.
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Officials back public/private partnerships
Government and industry officials today said ongoing partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to information sharing between them.
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DHS plans enhanced interoperability standard
DHS is preparing to release this summer an enhanced version of its standard for bridging disparate radio systems, an official said at the GovSec conference today.
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GAO will review state plans for stimulus cash
Federal auditors will check how state governments plan to spend their money from the new economic stimulus law, an official said.
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Army database may have been breached
Soldiers registered for the Operation Tribute to Freedom program may have had personal information exposed, the service says.
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Napolitano backs fusion centers
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the centers play an important role in her department's information-sharing efforts.
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Official: Federal Web 2.0 tools should evolve
Evaluating ideas in the same place where collaboration happens could lead to better information getting to the people who need it faster, said Chris Rasmussen of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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Recommended reading: Effective e-mail, Conflicker and cloud computing
Here is a round up of some good reads from around the Web this week.
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OMB: Stimulus grant applications may overwhelm portal
Grants.gov is already struggling to keep up with the increase in demand, and agencies must find other methods for accepting economic recovery grant applications and submit plans to OMB by March 13.
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DHS getting better at communications, state officials say
State homeland security directors say communications with the Homeland Security Department have improved, according to a new survey.
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Intellipedia becomes more user-friendly
A new interface now makes it easier to collaborate and edit content on the intelligence community’s wiki.
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SBInet system could get UAVs
DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.
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