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Institute for Information Security gets new executive director
The University of Tulsa announced today that it has hired David Greer as executive director for the Institute for Information Security (iSec). Greer will be responsible for the development, implementation and supervision of iSec's mission to produce exceptional graduates and technical discoveries in the information security field. He will also be the liaison between iSec and industry, government, academic partnerships and alumni. Greer's duties will extend to seeking research funding for classified, unclassified, public and…
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DHS awards $74.1M professional support contract
General Dynamics will provide the department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis with systems engineering, architecture, governance, program management, information assurance and national security systems activities.
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Powers to leave NITAAC for Commerce agency
Victor Powers will step down as director of the National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center on Oct. 12.
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Air Force shops for high-power microwave technologies
It wants technologies at various stages of maturity that can be used in weapon systems.
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GAO: Departments lag on FISMA controls
Inadequate tools and inconsistent guidance have been challenges for the Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and State departments, a new report states.
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NASCIO: States face IT retirement crunch
Although more than a quarter of states' IT employees could retire soon, most states are unprepared, a new report finds.
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Senate amendment aims to restrict competitive sourcing
Provisions in the Senate's Defense Authorization bill designed to restrict competition could lead to a veto.
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VA turns to Plateau for e-learning system
The department awarded Plateau Systems a $10 million contract to help train VA employees and meet federal mandates.
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Emergency responders to have online info source
FEMA awarded a contract to make its Emergency Management Information System a single repository for emergency management information.
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Budget agreement in Michigan averts 35,000 layoffs
State employees, including 1,700 in the IT Department, spent much of the weekend wondering if they should report to work today.
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TechTeam Government Solutions names three VPs
The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of TechTeam Global, is pushing business development.
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DHS signs on to create threat assessment coordination group
Lawmakers hope the group will improve how federal, state and local officials create and share intelligence.
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Letter: DISA behind the SOA curve
The agency wastes money on testing when industry solutions already exist.
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Letter: State Department Web site still dry
The new Dipnote blog has not made a difference in openness or entertainment, a reader says.
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Talking across the fence
IT industry groups have complex relationships with the federal agencies and lawmakers they often collaborate with
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Tickets to travel
How border states, with the blessing of the Homeland SecurityDepartment, are setting their own card standards for identifying travelers at border crossings
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