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Letter: USPS has chosen a losing strategy
A reader says Postal Service executives are ignoring problems with existing systems while pushing ahead on new initiatives.
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New national response plan focuses on partnerships
DHS says the document reflects lessons learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Letter: Making addresses available endangers public servants
A reader argues that the trend toward ‘open addresses’ puts intell officers and others at risk.
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Letter: Don’t put security eggs in one basket
A reader says the new one-size-fits-all ID badge is not a good idea from a security standpoint.
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DOD must fix product security evaluation process, officials say
Help is on the way from ODNI and DOD to collaborate on standard certification and accreditation policy.
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Council recommends research agenda for National Map project
Focus initially on developing innovative methods for accessing and disseminating geospatial data, the council advises the U.S. Geological Survey.
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NTEU asks court to set deadline on DHS personnel rules
The Homeland Security Department says it hasn't decided whether to abandon or revise the labor-relations rules in its personnel system, but a union asks a federal court to set a 2009 cutoff date.
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Census says it is e-ready
Mitre's independent evaluation warns that numerators may need paper.
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GSA looking for software as a service for USA.gov
The agency has issued two requests for proposals for Web analytics and online collaboration tools.
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Buzz of the Week: The e-budget is an e-milestone
The Bush administration's fiscal 2009 budget proposal will not be published in paper for primary distribution
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Army researches contract to fill ITES gaps
The Army Small Computer Program plans a small-business-oriented, $23 million multiple-award contract for IT services.
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Got game? NASA wants to know
The agency is interested in building an online world in which players can tinker with experiments that apply science, technology, engineering and math concepts.
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A debit card you can bank on
The Treasury Department will offer Direct Express cards as an alternative to paper checks for recipients of Social Security and other federal benefit payments who do not have bank accounts.
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Letter: Consider the younger civil servants
In response to the article, New initiative looks to attract baby boomers to fed jobs, a reader writes: That would be fine as long as they did not forget that there are numerous young(er) current federal employees that are looking to move up.Rick What do you think? Paste a comment in the box below (registration required), or send your comment to letters@fcw.com (subject line: Blog comment) and we'll post it.…
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House clears path for DOD Authorization bill
Lawmakers passed the legislation after stripping out language the administration disliked.
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DHS preparing HSIN's 'next generation'
The department will consolidate its sensitive but unclassified networks to improve information sharing.
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