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IG: Cost data for Justice IT systems not reliable
Component agencies use several methods to track and report IT costs, and CIOs have varying degrees of control over IT budgets, a report states.
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DOD dangles $1M prize for wearable power system
The department seeks a portable power system that weighs about 8 pounds and can equip warfighters on foot with four days' electrical power.
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Report: Congress needs to take charge of DOD procurement policy
Current policy requires DOD to fund a weapon or piece of equipment in the year in which the item is bought, but DOD has been buying items using other approaches.
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Contract appeals boards merge into one
The new Civilian Board of Contract Appeals eliminates boards at GSA and the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs.
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Agencies turn to technology for customer service
With funding shortages affecting the customer service workforce, Web tools are helping fill in the gaps.
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Georgia upgrades financial, HR software
The state will use updated Oracle PeopleSoft products to better track operational performance and move into e-procurement.
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Human barriers still holding back full information sharing
Current and former Defense and intelligence officials say organizational and technical elements must be better integrated.
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Got a complaint? File it online
The Office of Special Counsel wants to make filing complaints as easy as filing taxes.
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DOD time-and-materials contracts raise red flag for GAO
DOD will look into GAO's concern that it uses those contracts so often they have become the default method of contracting.
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Web site helps candidates manage social networking
Sen. Chris Dodd's campaign team is using MyLifeBrand to aggregate its accounts on social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
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Report: Avoid getting caught in Web 2.0 tangle
A new report offers 10 tips for public officials to avoid getting burned as they increasingly use Web applications to reach out to the public.
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Mocny sets 2008 deadline for biometric exit program
But government officials are not convinced DHS has a plan for meeting that goal.
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House committee: Is GSA overcharging customers?
The House Appropriations Committee is questioning surplus funds the Bush administration wants to use for e-government initiatives.
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DNI rolls out joint duty program
Office makes it mandatory for senior intelligence officers to spend time working in intelligence agencies other than their own.
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GSA names Coleman acting CIO
She replaces Mike Carleton, who is going to work at the Health and Human Services Department.
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