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IRS taps Avineon to facilitate lien dissemination
This is Avineon’s first win under its Treasury Information Processing Support Services-3 contract.
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Agreement may smooth GSA, DOD relationship
A new memorandum of agreement clarifies ambiguous aspects of acquisition policy regarding interagency contracting and rules applying to acquisitions conducted on DOD’s behalf.
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IRS broadens Free File
The IRS revised an agreement with the Free File Alliance of tax preparation software vendors to expand the taxpayers eligible next year for free electronic filing.
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OMB score card neglects citizens, report states
The Executive Branch Management Score Card scores agencies quarterly on how well they are instituting the President's Management Agenda but leaves goals related to citizens untracked.
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Survey: Most responders have interoperability
About two-thirds of emergency response agencies nationwide use interoperable communications at varying degrees, according to a new DHS study.
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DARPA extends wireless revolution
The agency wants proposals for its next-generation wireless networking project, which will go beyond the mobile ad hoc networks first proposed in 1997.
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Survey: Young people interested in government work
The main challenge is attracting managers to federal jobs, according to a survey conducted by the Council for Excellence in Government and the Gallup Organization.
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Amdex promotes Gene Kelly
As vice president of operations, Kelly will be responsible for the Silver Spring, Md.-based company’s federal and commercial clients.
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Lockheed Martin taps Linda Gooden as executive VP
Michael Camardo is retiring as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Information and Technology Services, effective Jan. 1, 2007.
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FCW parent buys Post Newsweek Tech Media
1105 Media has reached a deal to purchase Post Newsweek Tech Media, which publishes Government Computer News and Washington Technology, and runs the FOSE trade show.
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ICx Technologies creates new VP spot
Mark Bonatucci will be vice president of marketing in the Solutions Division.
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GSA continues to fill FAS posts
Effective Dec. 24, Gary Feit will be assistant commissioner of the Office of Customer Accounts and Research.
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Training event links IT with military, international partners
Joint Forces Command led DOD's latest homeland defense simulation with Australian and Swedish teams to train leaders to work with multinational partners.
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DOD needs more than a few good spectrum managers
The Army is developing a primary Military Occupational Specialty for spectrum managers and wants to have two managers in its brigade combat teams instead of one.
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Cairo creates new government division
With Bill Breighner at its helm, the new Government and Defense Solutions Division will try to grow the company's presence in the government civilian and defense markets.
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OPM gets new incentive to award incentives
A new executive order allows OPM to award some types of incentives without having to consult with OMB.
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USPS tests technology to speed delivery
A new system is designed to more rapidly and efficiently process, distribute and deliver large envelopes, magazines, catalogs and circulars.
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WiMax threatens DOD radars, officials say
As commercial long-range wireless systems proliferate, DOD needs to find a way to share spectrum, both internationally and at home.
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Interagency contracts need parameters, officials say
There are 253 interagency contracts throughout the government, according to a recent survey, and that number is cause for concern.
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