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Counterterrorism goes local
Feds look to local police department standards for suspicious activity reporting.
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Senate passes IG reform bill
Measure would change the job of inspectors general by giving them more independence.
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TIGTA: IRS managers need contracting training
Report says service has used performance-based contracting, but its use is below the government's goals.
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House passes three bills on contracting
The measures would require more regulation and disclosure for government contractors.
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Social Security plans IT improvements
Cobol replacement is a long-term goal of the Social Security Administration, SSA's commissioner plans information technology improvements with near-term benefits.
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Agencies cite data sharing to aid troops
Meanwhile, senators probe why suicides are increasing among service members returning from wars.
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OMB: Agencies HSPD-12 postings improve
Agencies are doing better at posting HSPD-12 information for public viewing, but improvements are still needed, OMB finds.
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Bunn to replace Lacey as NSPS head
The Defense Department has named Brad Bunn to succeed Mary Lacey as program executive officer at the National Security Personnel System, effective May 11.
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Doan: telework goal will be 'cakewalk'
General Services Administration Administrator Lurita Doan says the agency will meet goal of having 50 percent of eligible workers teleworking by 2010.
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Airlines would collect fingerprints for US-VISIT
DHS wants airlines and cruise ships to be in charge of collecting fingerprints from foreign travelers as they leave the United States to help the department meet a congressional mandate.
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SBInet program manager steps down
DHS’ Kirk Evans, program manager of the border surveillance system since January 2007, resigned April 11.
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Lawmakers: Government can lead on telework
Co-sponsors of legislation to expand telework governmentwide toutits benefits at the Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting.
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OPM, GSA upgrade telework Web site
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration have updated their Telework.gov Web site, adding new features and a "green" look.
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Funding worries fusion center officials
Officials and observers note that it is difficult for centers to plan for the future if they are uncertain about long-term federal funding.
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USDA provides RFID ear tags for cattle
The tags help health officials electronically identify an animal to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
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DOD seeks input on nontraditional contractors
DOD asks industry how define and catergorize nontraditional contractors.
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Letter: Use of open systems now will attract next generation
Open architecture is not an option but a matter of time imperative.Current systems have served us well over the decades and can still support the [open architecture] transition, but the future will not wait.
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Letter: Praise for GSA's panel on multiple award schedule
I would like to applaud the [General Services Administration] and its administrator for taking the first steps in establishing an advisory panel that will be looking into the issues that have surrounded the [multiple award schedule].
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