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White House: Fix Katrina flaws before next hurricane season
A White House report said the federal government was unprepared for Hurricane Katrina and must bolster its emergency preparedness and response systems before the next hurricane season starts June 1.
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Qwest to enhance, run Wyoming education network
The Wyoming Equality Network connects all of the state's public schools.
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GAO: Data needed on American Indian Internet use
GAO reports there has been no data since 2000 on how many American Indians have phones and no information about how many subscribe to the Internet.
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Sweeping changes urged for U.S. response to emergencies
The Homeland Security Department should set up a national operations center to integrate federal agency response and give a unified view of disasters, according to recommendations made by the White House and released in a report today.<@SM>
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UPDATED: GSA files Networx revision
Critics wonder if the solicitation needs to be redone, but others say the changes are minor.
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IRS walks fine line on modernization cost, schedule, budget: GAO
The IRS is trying to balance getting its Business Systems Modernization projects delivered on time and within cost on a lean budget, while meeting additional congressional mandates for performance accountability to gain access to its funds.<@SM>
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GSA updates Alliant strategy
The General Services Administration, promising to release a new round of draft RFPs in June, issued a Web video today that outlines its new Alliant strategy.
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AT&T government head steps down
Lou Addeo is retiring after 33 years with the company.
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Davis sends letters to OMB, Treasury on TCE
Congressman scolds Treasury for mishandling telecom acquisition, in words echoing an earlier IG report.
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Transportation’s financial system checks out
Focus on business processes made DOT’s ERP a center of excellence<@SM>
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CDW-G wins Calif. printer deal
It will supply Lexmark laser printers to the California Health and Human Services Agency.
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Strategic sourcing sparks debate
Industry officials say they are worried that the initiative could lead to rock-bottom prices and mean fewer contracts.
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DHS funds advanced cargo-screening technology
Passport Systems is working on a prototype design of Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence Imaging technology that could help detect radiological threats.
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CYBEREYE: Help America Vote: Trust but verify
There are some good things in the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines approved by the Election Assistance Commission. But the voluntary guidelines have a glaring flaw: They are voluntary.
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Homeland security library gets more searchable
Software from Teragram uses linguistic and semantic analysis to automatically categorize PDF, video and audio documents by their meaning.
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FEMA technology set for upgrade
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will get improved logistics systems, better customer service systems for disaster victims, modified contracting practices and better communications under new plans announced yesterday.<@SM>
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Information becomes a weapon
Network-centric warfare lets warfighters win major operations, but its role in fighting insurgencies remains vague
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