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FEMA gets CIO; DHS loses chief of staff
Tony Cira, a former AT&T official, will take the IT reins for emergency management.
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Line of business will outlast administrations
Experts agree that the push to move toward the Financial Management Line of Business will be too difficult to reverse whether the next president is a Democrat or a Republican.
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Students to shadow federal IT employees
The CIO Council is planning its first Job Shadow Day since 2003.
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Marines award $45.6M deal to meet needs in Iraq
General Dynamics won the contract to deliver 150 tactical data systems to Marines in Iraq.
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DHS taps Aviel Systems for services contracts
The contracts for work with the department's Office of Procurement Operations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement divisions are worth $4.1 million.
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Army issues draft RFP for $925M program management contract
The Program Management Support Services-2 contract vehicle will be used to assist PEO-EIS with various tasks in its 42 program offices.
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IAC to inaugurate small-business conference
The Growing Business Conference is expected to bring together government and industry executives to promote small-businesses participation in the government IT marketplace.
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Verdict out on cameras in Supreme Court
Although legislation to allow video coverage of proceedings has been circulating since at least the 105th Congress, none of the bills has been enacted, according to a new report.
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Tom Foust joins Intelsat General as sales VP
He will lead the company's government sales efforts, which include the Defense Department, NATO, and civilian and intelligence agencies.
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DISA won't pursue I-Assure follow-on
The agency says a variety of alternative contract vehicles can fill DOD's information assurance requirements.
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FBI system to check gun buyers misfires
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System crashed several times earlier this week.
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Navy drops ban on commercial WLANs
The policy, which was not publicly distributed, also permits the use of WiMax and Bluetooth gear encrypted with AES.
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Acquisition Solutions hires 3 execs
The trio will work to expand the company's ability to advise federal agencies on strategy formulation and organizational transformation.
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SRA hires HR specialist
Dan Ward, a 28-year professional, has joined SRA International as vice president and human capital officer.
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Sindelar looks to future retirement
The GSA official sees an end to his government service on the horizon, but he has not set a date.
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ITES-2S protest settlements reached
The Army will allow five previously excluded companies to join the contract, officials said.
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Panel praises management turn-around at DHS agency
NAPA's report on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is more optimistic than one released a year ago.
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DARPA taps IBM and Cray to build super supercomputers
In designing the proposed system, IBM will focus on advancing the state of supercomputer software, not just processor power.
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Plan for sharing terrorism information finally arrives
The plan is intended to make it easier for federal agencies and state, local and tribal governments to access and share terrorism-related information.
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