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State Department proposes new contractor ID rule
It would add language to its acquisition regulations to require contractors to use interoperable, smart identification cards to gain access to State buildings and systems as required by HSPD-12.
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White House homeland security adviser Townsend to leave
She may be the last to hold the position because having a specific adviser to the president on homeland security has evolved and is no longer needed, the Heritage Foundation's James Carafano said.
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Lawmakers hit DHS on cyber plans
Langevin questions viability of a voluntary approach to critical infrastructure security
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Procurement chief chides IGs
Paul Denett speaks out against auditors who he says may be overstepping their bounds
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Brubaker's new focus is research
DOT's funding decisions will help shape the future civilian transportation infrastructure
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IT central to challenges facing Justice
The department's IG gives IT its own spot on its annual top 10 list of management challenges and notes it plays a role in other areas of concern.
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IT Infrastructure LOB issues first metrics
Agencies should submit a five-year implementation plan by March 2008 for all measures under the line of business.
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Report: Legal eagles can aid cross-government collaboration
A study commissioned by NASCIO encourages government officials to establish clear governance models before beginning work on projects that cut across agency or government boundaries.
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McDonough: Ideas too good to sit on
An international conference on government provided ideas for changing the status quo
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Flying during Thanksgiving? The government is here to help
FAA will offer real-time updates on flight delays, and FAA and DOD have opened military airspace to commercial travel.
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Letter: CHCOs should communicate more with workers
Sharing internally hinges on the desire and ability to communicate up, down and sideways and the ability to recognize talent in all its forms.
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GSA's Mitchell to retire
Mary Mitchell has been a leader in e-government and financial management.
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Better information sharing on the horizon
Lawmakers' meeting with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group provides initial details on how to improve threat assessment information.
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Lawmaker wants small biz to get more DHS work
The House Homeland Security Committee’s chairman says small firms can react quicker to change than large contractors can.
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GSA's 'financial house in order,' Doan says
The agency's commercial schedules program showed growth of 2.2 percent, a high for GSA.
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IG: Problems linger from rush to create TSA
DHS' inspector general also blamed TSA's lack of an integrated infrastructure on the CIO's lack of authority to do so.
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Records maintenance rule loses paper vs. digital distinction
Beginning Dec. 17, agencies will not submit separate plans for doing upkeep on digital files.
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House Democrats rebuke State's IG
They say he mismanaged an investigation into laptop computers thought to have posed a security risk.
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