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Law calls for DOD to clean up acquisition

Defense Authorization bill sets new rules for government/contractor interactions

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PBGC awards $12M upgrade contract to SRA

SRA will design, develop and implement a Premium and Practitioner System to support premium filing processes, among other system upgrades.

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Small-biz coalition adds two advisers

Allegra McCullough and retired Lt. Gen. Henry Doctor join the small-business advisory panel.

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TSA awards Raytheon airport security contract

The company will manage Phase 1 of TSA's Security Technology Integrated Program by developing, testing and integrating commercial and custom software used to exchange data with TSA's Threat Image Projection Ready X-ray systems.

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Unisys wins HSPD-12 certification

The company will offer civilian agencies a range of services including consulting, systems engineering, and technical advice and certification/accreditation.

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GSA moves ahead on reorg

Now that Congress has passed the enabling legislation, the agency has made some changes to its reorganization plans.

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Today's rising stars, tomorrow's leaders

Government and industry leaders attending the Rising Star Awards dinner say the program showcases individuals who will take leadership roles in the years ahead.

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Boutelle: Army too dependent on commercial satellites

The Army's CIO says using commercial satellites is expensive and fails to deliver needed capabilities.

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Border office wants link to Microsoft developers

Customs and Border Protection plans to award a noncompetitive contract to Microsoft for consulting services, saying no third-party group has sufficient access to Microsoft's development teams.

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Boutelle: Army has tight IM security

The Army has blocked Internet ports that route traffic from sites that provide instant messaging, he said at AUSA.

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DHS moves forward with reverse auctions

The department has awarded a contract to FedBid, which has provided online reverse auction services on a number pilot projects.

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Multimax wins $41M contract from Navy command

For the first task order, the contractor will set up help-desk and depot support for a land mobile radio project.

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Program management: All about the people

Although technology supports human interaction, it can't fully replace the personal dimension.

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SBA, OMB launch restocked, revamped Business.gov

Officials from the White House and Small Business Administration formally unveiled a revamped Web site that provides small businesses with a compendium of federal regulations information.

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Having multiple stakeholders means careful management

Gail Verley, assistant director of the FDIC's enterprise technology branch, gives 10 principles for managing projects.

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SI adds FBI, NSA veteran to board

Maureen Baginski previously was the FBI’s executive assistant director for intelligence.

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Retiring Hastings to plunge into Deepwater Point

The 23-year federal career veteran will retire as US VISIT's CIO this week and then join the consulting firm.

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White House fact sheet tries to address PMA criticisms

The White House is trying to answer critics of the President’s Management Agenda by dispelling some “myths” in a fact sheet.

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Guident adds intelligence pro as adviser

Tracy Graves-Stevens, president of ManTech's security services practice, is joining Guident's Federal Advisory Board.

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Accenture completes first phase of new Army financial system

The General Fund Enterprise Business System is designed to help the Army standardize and streamline its financial business processes servicewide.