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Acquisition office emerges from DNI reorg
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is establishing a deputy director for acquisition in a bid to speed technology development and foster more reliable systems.
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Feds' green computing initiative takes hold
TSA is in the final stages of replacing older computers with environmentally friendly ones to comply with a presidential order.
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GAO, DHS disagree on need for privacy study
DHS officials say an emerging data-mining program does not require such a privacy assessment because the software itself contains no personal data.
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GSA back on track, Doan says
GSA’s accomplishments include obtaining a clean audit from the agency's IG and earning six green scores on OMB's financial-management score card.
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Rule would let public assess subcontractor data
Contractors would have to report specific awards to a public database so officials can assess the quality of the reported information.
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DOD close to e-records software standard
The revised records management standard will address how to deal with additional metadata, such as e-mail, and workflow requirements, alerts and timing issues.
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GAO to Congress: Help us help you
The comptroller general seeks more funding and employees as demands on GAO rise.
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House boosts health budgets for DOD, VA
The House Appropriations Committee set aside funding to expedite soldiers' disabilities claims.
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States need $1B to implement Real ID, governors say
DHS estimates that the cost to states of complying with the Real ID Act of 2005 will exceed $14 billion over 10 years, according to a letter from state leaders.
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LOB providers let agencies save money, focus mission, experts say
Experts at FOSE tout the benefits of using a Human Resources Line of Business provider.
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Survey: Customers less satisfied with agency Web sites
Heightened customer expectations based on rapid private-sector Web site improvements and popular formats that do not apply to government agencies are to blame.
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GAO: DHS still behind on US-VISIT program
Fundamental questions persist about the program’s direction, how it fits into the larger context of other homeland security programs, and what the ultimate return on investment will be.
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House cuts funds from war supplemental bill
The House Appropriations Committee cut funding for defense communications and information systems programs it deemed unrelated to the war on terrorism.
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OMB looking for vendor to develop infrastructure metrics
OMB will work through GSA to hire a contractor to establish baseline metrics for three areas of the Infrastructure Optimization Initiative Line of Business.
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NIST to decide on standards for e-records
NIST will determine whether to make standards developed by the E-Records Management e-government project a governmentwide requirement, or just a guidance.
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CIO Council honors Schlarman, Andreessen with Azimuth Awards
The CIO Council picked two winners of the 2007 Azimuth Award that couldn’t be more different.
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