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Database spending bill could move quickly in the Senate
Legislation creating an online database to track all kinds of federal spending could be on the fast track in the Senate.<@SM>
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Federal PKI bridge gets private peer
The Federal Bridge Certification Authority in May recognized an aerospace industry bridge for validating digital certificates, enabling secure communications between government agencies and contractors that issue their own certificates.
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VHA takes its forms online
As a Vietnam veteran of the Army Nursing Corps, Mary Stout has seen her share of government forms and paperwork. In her current role as the Veterans Health Administration’s chief of forms, publications and records management, Stout has labored to move the agency from paper to electronic forms.
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From point A to Z—and back again
Today’s business process management software streamlines both human and system interactions.<@SM><@SM>
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CIOs crucial to financial-management performance
Chief financial officers are in agreeement that as agencies modernize their financial management systems, they must reach out to and collaborate with their CIO counterparts.<@SM>
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OMB should sharpen IT project analyses: GAO
With 79 high-risk IT projects totaling about $2.2 billion in danger of running behind schedule or failing, congressional watchdogs say the Office of Management and Budget needs to sharpen the tools it uses to oversee and monitor agency IT spending.<@SM>
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GSA wants telecom expense management providers
The agency is surveying the market as part of a strategic sourcing initiative.
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Web extra: Massachusetts turns to open source
Ciber will replace a system built on Microsoft technology.
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FIPS policy creates Catch-22
Many commercial virus products can’t meet the 140-2 standard.
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Gateway E-100M: The price is right
Affordable ultralight notebook PC sports connectivity, security and storage features
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Malware threats on the rise
Security vendors see commercialization of vulnerabilities and something else new: ransom malware.
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UPDATED: DISA to extend Verizon contract
The company provides bandwidth management for DISA's specialized network.
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Can AJAX find harmony on agency Web sites?
Hot coding technique is unable to hit fed Web pages because of accessibility questions.
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An 800-pound gorilla no more?
Unix still has staying power, but Linux continues to make steady gains in the federal market.
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OMB refines use of architectures
OMB is giving agencies a set of guidances designed to make integrating their enterprise architectures with their budget submissions easier and more effective.
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Doan’s plan for GSA's Renaissance
It’s appropriate that Lurita Alexis Doan draws inspiration from the Renaissance—after all, the new administrator of the General Services Administration is trying to pull the much-maligned agency through a rebirth of its own. In fact, Doan is not only aiming to reform GSA, but significantly alter government contracting.<@SM>
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