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White House e-mail controversy may affect current computers
A federal magistrate is weighing requiring the Executive Office of President to make copies of hard drives and storage media in use between March 2003 and October 2005.
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Deepwater cutter may be delayed, GAO says
The Bertholf was supposed to be ready next month, but acceptance trials could hold it up, a new report states.
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House committee approves telework bill
The measure to expand teleworking now goes to the full House; the Senate will consider similar legislation.
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Burk joins ICF
Richard Burk, former chief architect at OMB, will help the firm expand enterprise architecture throughout government.
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DHS works to expand, enhance visa waiver programs
The department signs visa waiver program memorandums of understanding with Slovakia, Hungary and Lithuania.
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Critics say EPA closed libraries too soon
Because the libraries were closed before all their contents were put online, some information may be lost forever, critics said.
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Letter: GPO’s printing facility is vulnerable
A reader says the government shouldn’t locate backup facilities in areas prone to natural disasters.
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HUD to use e-games to learn business model
The agency is changing its business model for the program from a public housing agency-centric approach to an asset management model.
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Letter: Vendors will block Navy’s open-standards plan
A reader points to Massachusetts’ attempt to mandate open-source applications and predicts that vendors will lobby Congress to stop the Navy from trying the same approach.
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Letter: Military should bring development back in-house
A reader says it isn’t a question of open- or closed-source software because the military services will always need applications tailored to their business needs.
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Letter: Army should tackle wasteful practices at home
A reader says: “If the Army wants to eliminate waste, start over here, not overseas.”
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GPO gets new deputy chief of staff
Matt Redell will help with the operational management of the agency.
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Letter: Transitioning to project management difficult
t's not surprising [that] IT project management is not growing. The entrance criteria are pretty onerous, and those in charge seem to want to keep the club pure.
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GPO set to open second passport printing facility
The new $40 million dollar facility in Mississippi will help boost the agency's passport printing capacity and serve as a backup for the facility in Washington, D.C.
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GAO: Software design could hinder Future Combat System
According to GAO, the Army's FCS program now has more than 95 million lines of code, almost triple the original estimate.
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Letter: Some managers resist telework
[Management] at top levels say they are for it, however, they deny it at almost every opportunity except at the highest levels -- GS-11 and above -- because the rules say it [requires] their approval.
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DISA's Croom to retire
Lt. Gen. Charles Croom, who sought to reinvent the agency’s procurement strategy, will leave a legacy of change.
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Letter: FISMA standards lack clarity, waste time
FISMA is one of the biggest boondoggles I've seen in a long time — and a waste of time, money and effort.
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