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Harmony hires new VP of sales
William Sullivan will provide strategic and operational direction to the company's global sales operations and sales support teams, expand business partnerships, define sales channels, and set corporate objectives.
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Administration orders accountability for program performance
Agencies will select an agency performance improvement officer and approve annual and long-term goals toward improved program performance, according to the order.
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Letter: A database of 800,000 records is nothing
Why does the Bush administration need so much money for something that seems rather simple?
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IG: IRS needs better plan for updating aging hardware
The agency has been working to maintain and replace old hardware, but it lacks funding and comprehensive information, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.
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Bush signs DOD spending bill, vetoes Labor, HHS, Education bill
The fiscal 2008 Defense bill would give the military more than $459 billion in discretionary spending.
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OMB again reminds agencies to comply with Section 508
The latest memo comes after a GSA survey found only 3 percent of procurements included the accessibility standards.
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New law cuts $3B for border security
Bush signed into law today an appropriations bill that did not include an amendment that would have funded unmanned aerial vehicles and ground sensors.
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Senate bill would increase IG oversight
But the Inspector General Reform Act would also give them more authority and ensure their funding is not reduced.
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Survey: Retirement wave not a major concern
Federal managers surveyed by Tandberg said other issues such as the war in Iraq are more pressing.
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ODNI gets new associate director, CFO
Janice Lambert has been CFO at IRS for nearly two years.
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Court orders White House to preserve e-mail backups
A complaint alleges that the Bush administration has illegally discarded about 5 million e-mail messages that it was required to keep under records laws.
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TSA set to test TWIC card reader technology
TSA wants to see how the biometric systems react to different operational conditions at five locations.
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GAO: Top-level support makes for better buys
DOD plans to start new practices that give program managers more incentives and support as the department tries to improve its buying practices.
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Terrorist screening chief: Biometrics crucial to accuracy
But legal, technological and privacy challenges must be worked out before a system can be put in place.
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VA, DOD push single medical exam, e-benefits site
The goal is to help injured service members transition to veteran status as they return from duty.
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Former Northrop VP joins Perot Systems
Eugene "Lee" Carrick will lead the company’s Homeland Security Department, National Security and Defense Department divisions.
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