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GSA awards Preferred analysis contract to KPMG
The General Services Administration awarded KPMG an analysis contract to gauge how the agency’s Preferred program is working.
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HHS proposes HIPAA standards for e-health claims attachments
The Health and Human Services Department is proposing the adoption of standards for certain attachments to electronic health care claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Congress seeks improved disaster communications
The FCC chairman tells a Senate committee that interoperability, better protocols and a comprehensive national alert system would help in future crises.
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Congress pushes for more resilient telecom
As congressional lawmakers probe the weak, uncoordinated government relief and recovery responses to Hurricane Katrina, they have begun pushing for better communications networks that are interoperable and resilient.
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Records management, geospatial profiles on deck for the next inning of the FEA
Agency officials worried about records management are about to get some help from the Federal Enterprise Artchitecture.
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Next, agencies must sell non-IT managers on the benefits of EA
Agency IT officials say they are beginning to find value in using enterprise architecture to reduce the number of processes, which they expect will ultimately save them money.
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DOD is out to sell Congress on its business architecture
The Defense Department plans to give Congress evidence, rather than just promises, that it is improving its business systems.
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Former Defense official recommends combining reforms with the QDR
A former Defense comptroller told the House Armed Services Committee that the DOD should focus on infrastructure modernization, acquisition and financial management reform in its upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review.
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Federal XML group updates guidelines
Three years is a long time in the field of information management.
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Census maps its 2010 population count
The Census Bureau is finding that the best way to get employees to buy into an enterprise architecture is to let them participate in developing it.<@SM>
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Telecom firms ready hurricane relief
They sent additional emergency equipment to Texas and Louisiana in preparation for Hurricane Rita.
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A few agencies can measure improvements
Despite having an abundance of performance measures to determine effectiveness, agency managers generally do not use them to inform their decisions any more than they did several years ago.
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Velazquez questions readiness of SBA’s disaster management system
The Small Business Administration’s new centralized disaster management system may not be in a position to provide efficient relief for small businesses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, according to Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
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Harris picks Netco as FTI subcontractor
Netco will be responsible for equipment maintenance and support for the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure project.
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GAO: Many agencies’ financial management systems inadequate
Most federal agencies continue to lack the financial data needed to manage daily operations efficiently and effectively and to provide an acceptable level of accountability, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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Senate bill seeks survivable communications
Several senators introduced a bipartisan bill yesterday that would provide several billion dollars to develop survivable, interoperable communications.
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EPA IT projects need better oversight, cost controls, IG concludes
Environmental Protection Agency IT project managers did not provide sufficient oversight of several programs, resulting in increased costs and scheduling delays, the agency’s inspector general has concluded.
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Jay Anania | State finds common ground in IT
When Jay Anania talks about the needs of U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe, he can draw on a lot of personal experience.
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Navy restricts use of handheld devices
The new policy aims to better manage cell phones, PDAs and calling cards.
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