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Texas, Accenture ink $840 million outsourcing deal
Under the contract, Accenture will lead a group of companies that will deliver improved technology and business operations services in support of modernization of state social-services programs.
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Fox to leave GSA
Neal Fox, assistant commissioner of the Office of Commercial Acquisition at the General Services Administration, is leaving the agency.
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Marine Corps inks supply chain deal with Accenture
Accenture Ltd. will provide planning and analysis for the Marine Corps’ Global Combat Support System, part of a program designed to modernize the Corps’ logistics, supply chain planning, procurement and maintenance service capabilities.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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OMB requires telecom preparedness
Emergency planning should become a factor in all new federal agency telecom procurements, according to an OMB memo.
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NIST pledges staff time for health IT
Agency will expand involvement in the electronic health records initiative as a partner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Boutelle: Army warfighting, business mission areas must be interoperable
The leaders of the Army’s nine warfighting and business mission areas must prove programs within their domains are interoperable or those programs will be cut, said CIO Steven Boutelle.
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White House may veto bill over PMA measures
Bush administration officials object to a number of provisions in the Treasury, Transportation and independent agencies appropriations bill.
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Glitches in FAA system
An air traffic controller association alleges that there are safety problems in new information technology system are being ignored.
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California lawmakers soften RFID stance
Update: Bill revised to put three-year limit on proposed ban of radio frequency identification tags.
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Tech groups want treaty ratified
Industry officials push for a treaty that they say could be helpful in investigating and prosecuting computer network crimes.
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OMB: IPv6 by June 2008
Federal agencies will make the change to the latest version of IP, Karen Evans tells a House committee.
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Army orders more JNN nodes
Satellite-equipped trailers provide mobile communications for troops working in remote areas.
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Army drafts Accenture for financial-management system overhaul
The Army has awarded a $537 million contract to Accenture to develop a consolidated financial-management system for active, Reserve and National Guard units.
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IRS search for public records access ends with ChoicePoint
Under a five-year contract, ChoicePoint will provide the IRS with access to its suite of custom data solutions. IRS officials will use ChoicePoint’s public records data capabilities to support customized data retrieval requirements.<@SM>
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Xiotech SAN on wheels
Self-contained storage-area network includes system management software, network connections, power distribution equipment and up to 67 terabytes data capacity.
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Lose the file cabinets
New PDF/A standard preps electronic documents for long-term archiving.
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Cyber Eye: For crying out loud, encrypt data at rest
The nation owes a debt of gratitude to California, which last year began requiring that companies doing business in the state notify consumers whose unencrypted personal data has been compromised. Because so many companies do business in California, the law has in effect become a de facto national requirement.<@SM>
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Hands on: In search of the perfect notebook PC
As vendors close gaps between laptop and desktop computers, the remaining shortcomings become more irksome.
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Voice over IP exposed
VOIP can lower telecom costs and help with network consolidation -- and cause security problems if not handled right.
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