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DOD re-signs Stanley contract
The $63 million prime contract calls for the systems integrator to continue providing end-to-end IT and information assurance support for the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office.
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McManus moves from NASA to Commerce
He will start Nov. 13 as the Commerce Department's deputy CIO and chief technology officer.
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Young workforce will affect technology in workplace
Agencies will have to adopt newer technologies as younger workers come in, but they will find the innovations make employees more productive, officials said at FCW's Government CIO Summit.
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IRS names new members to e-tax committee
Robert Meighan, vice president of consumer advocacy at Intuit’s TurboTax, agreed to lead the committee in 2007.
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Intercepts
If not for Wal-Mart; Buy a poppy; Skip the movie; go to the memorial; Semper fidelis.
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Chertoff: Bush to nominate new DHS undersecretary
Paul Schneider most recently was a defense and aerospace consultant and led a congressionally directed study for NASA and the Navy.
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Burton takes a new angle on procurement
OFPP administrator’s right-hand man wields the influence of experience.
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NDIA adds William Hoover to board of trustees
Hoover, president and CEO of IT solutions provider American Systems, will provide oversight and strategic guidance to the defense industry advocacy group.
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Editorial: E-voting: The need for paper
Information technology has an important role to play in voting, particularly after the 2000 presidential vote and the infamous hanging chads.
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This year’s IAC Executive Committee embodies the high-level expertise that is essential to good government and the advancement of the IT industry.
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Baghdad reduced to bytes
Some experts question whether the Defense Department is overreaching with a simulation of Baghdad that tries to model most human factors.
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EPA official tries to allay library fears
“All unique EPA material from all the recently closed physical libraries will be digitized in the next several weeks,” Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock wrote in an online message.
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IG criticizes DOD, GSA purchasing activities
Although the agencies had improved the assisted acquisition contracting process, they continued to make purchases without fully complying with appropriations laws, DOD's inspector general said.
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With two years left, OMB's e-gov goals get clearer
The Office of Management and Budget’s administrator for e-government and IT is out to shut down systems that duplicate the 25 e-government and nine Lines of Business initiatives, and achieve cost savings and efficiency.
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William Jackson | Cybereye: Campaign now for better voting methods
When it comes to electronic voting, we should come to an understanding of what the security issues really are, determine an acceptable level of risk for all voting systems, and then find ways to solve, mitigate or work around the problems.
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IAC ponders raising dues
Its Executive Committee is examining new ways to fund programs and services and cover fiscal deficits that could reach almost $350,000 by 2011.
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Dynamics Research wins naval aviation, FDIC contracts
The two new contracts have a combined value of $35 million.
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PSC charts troubling procurement trends
A new report shows federal acquisition managers are worried about scarce resources, conflicting directives and workforce training.
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