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DHS conditionally accepts SBInet component
The department also awarded Boeing, SBInet's prime contractor, a $64 million task order to design a Common Operating Picture software system.
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Letter: OPM IG's investigation of Bloch a disgrace
OPM's inspector general has been investigating Special Counsel Scott Bloch for two and a half years and has not come to any conclusions or made any recommendations.
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Letter: Using GSA is not a waste of money
The Army is building up its acquisition workforce, but the Defense Department should get out of the acquisition business and consolidate its resources under GSA.
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California's new CIO faces uphill battle
Teri Takai, formerly CIO for Michigan, which is known for having empowered CIOs, will face challenges in helping California sort its vast IT resources.
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Letter: Thumb drives are useless at VA
The device drivers don't load and everything at the department is connected via a network, so there is no need for thumb drives.
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GSA considers outsourcing schedule contract application system
The Federal Acquisition Service wants to replace the input program with one that can quickly process more than 14 million schedule items even though the data may come in multiple forms.
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Letter: FCW ignores serious questions about enhanced driver's license
Nobody is looking into how the licenses work and how they will improve border security.
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Air Force needs to better manage satellite data
With so much information available, the service wants to sift through it more easily.
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Army: Bolstering acquisition workforce could take 10 years
It will take three years to hire 1,400 employees and even more time to properly train them and get support from service leaders, Lt. Gen. Ross Thompson said.
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CHCO Council to gauge effectiveness of federal hiring, training
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council wants to hear from Presidential Management Fellows about their positive experiences at the agencies where they worked.
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Illinois, Microsoft team on fusion architecture
The project, managed by the Illinois State Police, incorporates the National Information Exchange Model, and includes the Global Justice XML standard.
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Letter: Agency use of Lean Six Sigma a political process
Consequently, agencies lose resources to the point that there are not enough to perform some functions.
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Arizona signs on for enhanced driver's licenses
The licenses, which will require a photo ID and an RFID chip containing an ID number, will comply with WHTI and Real ID requirements.
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Air Force pushes cyber warrior training
Cyber Command and the Air National Guard are among the organizations creating classes and defining roles.
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Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. revises IT processes
The agency hires the Ambit Group to help transform its business practices after an audit found deficiencies in 34 IT process areas.
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Waxman, Davis press Bloch about alleged file deletion
The lawmakers have asked Special Counsel Scott Bloch for a transcribed interview about allegations that he improperly deleted files from his office PC.
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No SBInet payment for Boeing until system is usable
Integration problems are holding up the completion of Project 28, the initial step in the border security system.
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