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Serious game teaches emergency responders
Real-time ‘Incident Commander’ is based on the National Incident Management System.
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Compusearch debuts portal for e-acquisitions
The software ties vendors into an electronic acquisition process through secure and auditable links.
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Sign-ups for FirstGov’s e-mail alerts, RSS increase
FirstGov.gov has become a popular Web site for its e-mail alerts, especially since the personal information of millions of U.S. veterans was stolen.
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DISA seeks input on insider threat tools
The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a tool that could counter insider threats to DOD information systems.
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DOD to build EA from ground up
Defense officials say the department is too big to push its Business Enterprise Architecture down to all the military services and agencies. So, they’re promoting a federated approach that focuses on the component agencies. Defense components must adopt an organized structure that will align business rules and processes with the BEA. The Business Transformation Agency issued a draft of this structure, called the Business Mission Area Federation Strategy, last week.
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Davis questions safety of FAA telecom program
Rep. Davis cited a recent April DOT inspector general report, which recommended that the FAA reconsider continuing the program.
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OPM taps Accenture for retirement system support
Under the $40 million contract, Accenture will provide more efficient IT and business systems to expedite how federal retirees receive retirement benefit checks.<@SM><@SM>
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McFarland: VA lacked info access controls
Access control, digital rights software would have triggered an alert when files were downloaded without authorization
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GIS firm extends government reach
The company will try to sell its geographic information system products and services to federal and state customers after finding success among counties and cities.
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FAA telecom program under scrutiny again
In an April report, Transportation's inspector general recommended that agency rethink the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure program.
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Boeing delivers 6 more JTRS radios to FCS
The latest batch of software programmable tactical radios brings the total to 27.
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Super storage
Multiserver clusters are the new supercomputer stand-in. Here’s how storage has adapted to its important new supporting role.
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Data mining: The new weapon in the war on terrorism?
The use of the technology to probe vast amounts of phone data could be costly and invade privacy.
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Mobile work zone ahead
Better wireless options are spurring a building boom of mobile applications
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Davis asks OMB to act against TCE
Congressman asks Evans to intercede in Treasury's determination to award its Treasury Communications Enterprise contract rather than using Networx.
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VA cannot allay vets' fear of identity theft
Rep. John Salazar (D-Colo.) introduced legislation May 23 to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the computer or data theft.
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OMB releases financial-management guidance
The Migration Planning Guidance aims to answer procedural questions and provide insight when agencies conduct competitions for financial-management services from a public or private shared-service provider.<@SM>
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NASA outer space communications in peril
Managers should be more diligent about maintaining a deteriorating network, auditors find.
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DOD, NewVectors in deal for business transformation support
The Defense Department has awarded a $7.7 million contract to NewVectors LLC that extends and expands the scope of the company’s efforts in support of DOD’s Business Transformation Agency.<@SM>
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