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Letter: Who should oversee DHS' exit system?
A separate federal authority that reports to the department should take on the task, not organizations related to customs and immigration.
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Securing info systems could cost $28 billion, budget office says
FISMA requirements would consume $27.9 billion of the $29 billion that the E-Government Reauthorization Act would cost the government between 2008 and 2012.
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GAO praises TSA for its handling of sensitive info
The agency has met congressional mandates regarding the handling of sensitive security information.
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OFPP: Better training gets results
Denett’s latest memo seeks to create more professional acquisition training
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Report paints bleak picture of FDA IT, resources, science
Funding shortages are putting the country’s food supply and the regulatory systems that oversee the drug and device supplies at risk, a panel concludes.
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GSA's Harrison to retire
Von Harrison, Information Technology Infrastructure Line of business program manager, will leave her position Jan. 3, 2008.
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GPO names new sales unit director
William Kurtz will oversee the Publications and Information Sales unit.
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Letter: EVM, Activity-Based Costing will reveal projects' problems
Using the metrics together can be very effective in pinpointing why a project is off-schedule and off-budget.
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NASA's new site gets personal
NASA.gov now lets users comment on stories, bookmark content and link to social media Web sites.
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Tax politics slow IRS readiness
Systems officials are mapping out their procedures for a change in the alternative minimum tax.
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Report identifies benefits, limitations of EVM
Earned value management metrics can help lawmakers evaluate projects, but it also has limitations, a Congressional Research Service report concludes.
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OFPP: Take our survey...please
The agency wants to gauge how agencies are using reverse auctions, especially online.
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Navy begins 500-day IT campaign
The new plan supports a servicewide strategy of bringing IT closer to the warfighter.
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Obama calls for federal CTO
Policy experts are split on the potential effectiveness of the executive position
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