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VA puts a hold on 45 IT projects
VA officials halted 45 information technology projects with a budget of $200 million that are behind schedule or over budget.
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Get a Life: Good news
Even in hard times, there are flashes of good news from government and business, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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Surgeon General's next tobacco report to get Web 2.0 push
CDC officials plan to use Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook and Twitter to publicize information from the soon-to-be-released Surgeon General’s report on tobacco.
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Mixed reviews for the Open Government Initiative
Federal Computer Week asked three experts to share their perspectives on the Obama administration's Open Government Initiative and the future of online public engagement.
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Congress tries to improve defense acquisition
A defense task force said the acquisition process is too cumbersome and slow to keep up with the fast-pace evolution of information technology systems.
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Open Government Initiative: The final cut
Here is a sampling of policy recommendations created by the public during the recent Open Government Initiative dialogue.
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One hand clapping
As the curtain comes down on the Open Government Initiative's opening night, we figured it was time to hear from the critics. The reviews are decidedly mixed.
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DOD seeks to balance outsourcing, in-house expertise
The Defense Department needs systems engineers who have a deep understanding of the IT systems in their charge, although they don’t need to actually write the software lines of code, an official said.
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SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit tied to GSA deal
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
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Rep. Towns: States need help managing stimulus money
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said states need guidance on how to oversee stimulus law spending.
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Klossner: Is "smart mob" an oxymoron?
FCW cartoonist John Klossner ponders a way to appeal to the greater humanity of the individuals who wreaked havoc at the Open Government Dialogue.
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What happens when feds, the media and advertisers have dinner?
A recent misstep by the Washington Post could lead to tighter rules for feds attending events with corporate sponsorship.
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Army IT exec weighs in on the service's technology programs, challenges
Gary Winkler, Army program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., discussed a number of current initiatives, including the Logistics Modernization Program, in a recent interview.
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Op-ed: Dispelling the myth of GSA schedule lag times
Vivek Kundra was off the mark when he described long lead times for buying technology through the GSA schedule, writes Larry Allen, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement.
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GAO sets up shop at YouTube, Twitter
Government Accountability Office moves into Web 2.0 to take its products to the people rather than waiting for them to come to it.
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GSA nomination mired in Senate muck
A busy Senate schedule, not further questions, is apparently holding up confirmation of Martha Johnson to be administrator of the General Services Administration.
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GSA expands on O'Hare's GWACs comments
In a recent interview with Federal Computer Week's acquisition editor, Matthew Weigelt, Ed O'Hare, assistant commissioner of the Office of Integrated Technology Services at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, clarifies and expands upon his comments made during a panel discussion at the Washington Technology Top 100 Conference.
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Klossner: Those guys are wearing underwear on the outside ...
FCW cartoonist John Klossner imagines that open-source proponents probably encounter the same doubts that would be raised about superheroes.
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