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CBP installs RFID readers on border
Border protection agency will install RFID readers at Nogales, Ariz., as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, officials said.
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HHS misses lower prices for flights
More than half of surveyed employees didn't even know discounted airfare was available, inspector general reports.
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Citizen calls for aid will help direct relief efforts
DHS officials seek a systematic approach for state call centers to use when responding to calls for assistance during emergencies.
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Orchestrating safety in disasters
State and local officials on the front lines of emergency management look for assistance from new technology and the feds.
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Buzz of the Week: Change is in the wind
Can federal agencies take advantage of social-networking tools to create a resourceful emergency alert Web site?
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Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.
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FEMA adopts open standards
Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
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Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
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DOD, intell join forces to save
The intelligence community and DOD strike deal to buy software together.
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TIGTA: The IRS lacks secure Web servers
With unauthorized servers, the Internal Revenue Service risks having someone illicitly access taxpayer and personally identifiable information.
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GAO: U.S., Canada can’t agree on fingerprints, info sharing
DHS and Canadian officials couldn’t agree on how a joint border office in N.Y. would operate, according to a new GAO report.
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DHS' Cohen made questionable picks on research projects, IG says
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner later finds choices acceptable.
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A boost for state aid
States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.
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Miller: Independent oversight works
Independent oversight keeps projects moving and avoids conflicts of interest.
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Buzz of the Week: Have many feds gone AWOL?
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has raised a ruckus by lambasting federal agencies for tolerating employee absenteeism.
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