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Tapella becomes Public Printer
He has been involved with GPO's digital transformation for the past five years.
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Letter: Local responders need access to online database
Local organizations are the ones in charge of dealing with emergencies, so they should have access to FEMA's planned National Emergency Management Information System.
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Justice's Paul becomes acting OMB chief architect
Kshemendra Paul temporarily replaces Dick Burk.
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New wiki targets federal IT community
The GovITwiki aims to be a one-stop shop for questions about the often complex government IT arena.
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SSA cuts disability claims backlog
The agency plans to go nationwide with a process that uses a predictive model to analyze selected data elements in electronic files and identify claims that can be handled quickly.
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Justice's Paul becomes acting OMB chief architect
Kshemendra Paul is on a three-month detail, temporarily replacing Dick Burk, who retired last month.
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Letter: Bush to nominate new DHS general counsel
Gus Coldebella has worked at the department for two years.
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Air Force to expand radio over IP
CIO Lt. Gen. Peterson called improving tactical communications one of his highest priorities.
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Letter: DOD prototyping policy is long overdue
There is no substitute for experience with a working system -- even if it is just modeled -- to test policies and procedures, technologies and processes, algorithms and heuristics.
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CMS taps Citizant for business modeling
Under the $1 million contract, the company will produce and document business process models to help the CIO make investment decisions.
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State issues new rules for Blackwater
Agency bolsters electronic surveillance of private security officers in Iraq.
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GAO: Census needs more risk management
Information technology for the 2010 census could arrive late and perform badly because of the bureau's poor planning, GAO said.
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DOD plans new media hub at Fort Meade
Some programs the military services now control will transfer to the authority of the assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs next year.
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TWIC card enrollment to begin
Port workers will start enrolling Oct. 16 to receive government-issued biometric ID cards, three months behind schedule.
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Bush threatens to veto a bill that would strengthen IGs
President Bush threatens to veto a bill that would safeguard IGs' authority
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Young promises acquisition changes
New policy mandates use of competitive prototyping in large DOD programs
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