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Lenovo, IBM laptops hit with battery recalls

The latest battery recall, which follows close on the heels of similar problems with Dell and Apple computers, could involve more than 500,000 units.

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Doan aims for fiscal efficiency

GSA administrator Lurita Doan said that although many agencies accept budgets that run in the red, this will not be tolerated while she is in charge.<@SM>

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DOD, GAO spar over travel booking system

When fully deployed, the Defense Department estimates that its travel booking system will save $56 million each year in net savings. The Government Accountability Office, however, calls that figure “highly questionable.”

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Doan pushes Treasury to end TCE

By taking away potential business from Networx, Treasury is making it difficult for GSA to get the best available prices for other agencies, Doan said.

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OMB should test agency financial management compliance

The Office of Management and Budget and the Government Accountability Office continue to disagree over how much assurance is necessary to determine compliance with federal financial management regulations.<@SM>

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Army, Air Force cellular buys to save $200M

The contracts provide discounts of 17 percent or more, depending on the rate plan, a contracting officer said.

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SEC unveils contract for new EDGAR

Keane Federal Systems has won a $48 million contract to redesign and build the SEC’s primary system for accepting company filings and providing information to investors.

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Neal Fox | GSA: Incubator for change

There are a number of important initiatives GSA needs to undertake in its new role as an incubator for change. Ultimately, this is not about GSA but about the customers.<@SM>

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Davis introduces bill to protect sensitive info

It would require all federal agencies to tell the public when there is a data breach involving sensitive information.

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The Pipeline

Pocket server; Phone maps.

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SBA switches to a vertical search engine

Small Business Administration says the change will make its e-gov site more useful.

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Adobe adds conferencing to Acrobat software

Acrobat 8 and Acrobat Connect let users launch online meetings in real time.

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Businesses capitalize on IPv6 mandate

Vendors develop services to help agencies meet 2008 deadline for compliance.

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Vendors offer interoperability on a national scale

Emergency responders say they need to solve regional interoperability problems first.

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OMB, GSA offer financial-management guidance

Partially finalized migration document still must address key issues.

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Education upgrade enhances, smooths flow of student aid

New data center to reduce servers and accommodate spikes in volume.

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DOD to gauge BEA progress

Latest architecture version to include success metrics and five new content areas.

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OPM signs up Integic for RSM project

The Office of Personnel Management put in place the last piece for its long-awaited Retirement Systems Modernization project when it tapped Integic to digitize federal employee retirement records.<@SM>

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Army prepares ADMC-2 for prime time

PEO-EIS urges end-of-year buyers to take advantage of deals on ADMC-1.

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OMB to release watch lists

The Office of Management and Budget will post the closely held documents on its Web site.<@SM>