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Letter: Stop stripping Americans of their privacy

A reader says we should enforce the laws already in place instead of finding new ways to take away Americans’ civil liberties.

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Report: NARA doubted White House e-mail archives in 2004

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a detailed account of the archive system, but Republicans questioned that report's veracity.

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DHS seeks new workforce formula

The department's chief procurement officer says he will change the formula officials use to determine the appropriate number of acquisition workers.

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Census to update online database

The Census Bureau awarded a contract to IBM Global Business Services Federal to replace American FactFinder, its Web portal for population data.

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TSA deputy CIO moving to U.S. Courts

Joe Peters becomes the fourth senior technology executive to leave DHS in the past month.

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USPS names Philo as new CIO

Ross Philo comes to the Postal Service from industry.

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VA fills out security staff with CISO

Jaren Doherty was the chief information security officer at HHS and NIH.

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DHS allows industry liaison to keep his business ties

The Science and Technology Directorate allows its first chief commercialization officer to maintain some of his ties to industry, and although Thomas Cellucci has recused himself from potential conflicts of interest, some observers worry about appearances.

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The Lectern: "I wanted to reinvent the wheel"

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Panel: Management agenda in feds' hands

When the Bush administration leaves office, career federal employees will be crucial for maintaining agencies' progress toward better program management, experts say.

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Northrop Grumman names new acquisition policy director

Mitchell Waldman was previously national security adviser to former Sen. Trent Lott.

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Demand for hybrid driver's licenses high in Washington

The state has issued more than 2,000 new hybrid drivers license-passport cards in the past month, and 13,000 more people have signed up for them.

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DHS awards three contracts for HSPD-12 services

BearingPoint, EDS and XTec will provide secure identification card implementation and issuance support under the $180 million procurement.

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OPM makes it easier to retire

The agency launches the RetireEZ system with four agencies and will expand it over the next year.

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McQueary joins RITA

Cheryl McQueary starts March 3 as deputy administrator.

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FCW Insider: Shift happens

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DHS accepts Project 28

After months of delays, the department has accepted the first task order for SBInet, a multibillion-dollar project to use technology and fencing to secure the border.

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To rev recruitment, CBP turns to NASCAR

Customs and Border Protection plans to sponsor a car in 29 NASCAR races this year as a way to remedy its shortage of agents.

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Satellite shootdowns not a threat to DOD space assets, analyst says

An expert at Rand said the Navy's success in shooting down a U.S. satellite doesn't signal a 'space Pearl Harbor.'

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Letter: Army is wasting time by duplicating contract vehicles

Does it serve the interest of the taxpayer to have the Army crank up another [indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity]?