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Navy looks beyond NMCI
On Oct. 1, 2010, the Navy will begin transitioning to the Next Generation Enterprise Networks.
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FAA outsourcing raises concern
Plan for greater reliance on contractors is a challenge for the National Airspace System
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DOD: Congress must fix NSPS
Collective bargaining elements of NSPS remain an obstacle to full deployment
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Navy to use DIMHRS
The Defense Department's soon-to-be implemented pay and personnel system is the Business Transformation Agency's highest priority.
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IRS pushes ahead with modernization despite funding limits
Although a continuing resolution is set to expire Nov. 16, an IRS official said Congress likely will extend it and the agency can't wait to move forward.
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Bush releases national strategy for sharing intelligence
The National Strategy for Information Sharing defines the roles of the fusion centers through which state, local and federal agencies share threat data.
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OFPP redefines acquisition workforce -- again
The office will issue a memo on certification requirements for contracting officers' technical representatives.
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GAO: Infrastructure plans lack cybersecurity strategy
Of the 17 sectors, IT and communications had the strongest plans, said GAO's David Powner, and the agriculture, food and commercial sectors had the weakest.
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Navy's IT strategic plan has net-centric look
The strategy for fiscal 2008 and 2009 also places a heavy focus on IT security.
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Enterprise 2.0 and you
A view of the future of mass collaboration in government and business from the man who coined the term
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Bush nominates former governor as USDA secretary
If the Senate confirms him, Ed Schafer would replace Mike Johanns, who left the department in September.
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The 'just do it' program manager
Good program managers, like good politicians, make promises and then deliver
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Letter: Many agencies rely too much on contractors
When all of the middle grades are being contracted out, where are the people coming from to take the decision-making positions?
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TWIC enrollment begins, but biometrics lag behind
House lawmakers question whether splitting the program into phases will cause more delays.
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Customers give Florida purchasing system high marks
MyFloridaMarketPlace scored an overall customer satisfaction rating of 91 percent, and it has saved the state $71 million.
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Public printer names chief of staff
Maria Lefevre has been promoted from deputy chief of staff.
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Court grants injunction on HSPD-12 background checks for NASA plaintiffs
An appeals court has stopped 28 NASA scientists from having to submit to full background checks.
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Letter: Overburdening program managers puts security at risk
Information security is a full-time job, not another responsibility for overloaded program managers to assume, writes one reader.
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USGS hires Grant Thornton to advance Geospatial LOB
The company will provide program management support under a two-year contract.
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