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Circuit

New government marketing group; Speaking of marketing; Coming and going

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States move warily on Real ID

Officials still crave funding and firm guidance on nationwide standards for driver’s licenses.

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Cisco names CIA veteran to lead business group

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Agencies have new choices in financial, performance reporting

OMB is launching a pilot program to allow agencies to select an alternative format to the Performance and Accountability Report.

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Stephenson: Government in your hand

Governing in the YouTube era will change relations between government and citizens.

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House bill sets higher bar for DHS

Legislation would require department’s contractors to disclose foreign ownership.

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Kelman: A public service incentive

Government can attract young people by helping them pay down the debt they incurred as students.

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Harris adds to its Government Communications Systems Division

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Union urges Senate action after court upholds NSPS

The American Federation of Government Employees wants parts of DOD's National Security Personnel System nullified after an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that struck down portions of the NSPS.

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House seeks speedy delivery of defense IT

The House version of the 2008 Defense Authorization bill includes $10 million for a pilot program that accelerates the process for reviewing and buying commercial technology.

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Dataline names new president, CEO

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Navy seeks contractor to help reduce its IT footprint

It wants support for its Cyber Asset Reduction and Security Task Force program, designed to halve the service’s shore-based IT footprint of the secret and lower categories by 2011.

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Groups push Senate for more open government

One hundred groups say passing the OPEN Government Act would boost the public's confidence in government.

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Wagner signs up with IBM

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Technical Communities gets new business development manager

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Bill McVay joins G&B Solutions

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Integrator taps Baker as CEO

Roger Baker, a long-time government and industry executive, will serve as president and chief executive of Norfolk, Va.-based Dataline.

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DOD study finds roadblocks on path to net-centricity

Persistent interoperability problems often force soldiers in the field to use personal cell phones and chat rooms to share information, according to a report by the Defense Science Board.

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GAO: DOD business systems need investment policy

The Pentagon has the proper management structure for modernizing its systems but lacks well-defined and disciplined policies governing investment decisions.

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GSA overrides stop work order for HSPD-12 contract

The agency will have EDS implement the HSPD-12 plan and the technology to begin issuing cards despite two protests.