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Grants LOB migration plans due
The Grants Line of Business Consolidation initiative is requiring agencies to determine when they will migrate to one of three consortia providers. Grants is one of several LOBs with plans to move forward over the next year.
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GAO: DHS needs better control of interagency buys
DHS officials have not set up the controls and oversight needed to ensure that their money is being well spent, according to a new report.
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Spires to focus on IRS modernization
The agency's new CIO says his promotion will not change his priorities.
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GAO criticizes DHS for purchase card abuse
GAO reports that more than 100 laptop computers purchased with cards that DHS issued after hurricanes Rita and Katrina are missing and presumed stolen.
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SRA wins $200M in military task orders
The Army National Guard and DOD have awarded the federal integrator two task orders with a combined value of more than $200 million.
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DOD Appropriations bill slashes NMCI funding
The Navy Marine Corps Intranet lost $40 million in the final version of the bill and also faces cuts in the DOD Authorization bill.
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Congressional budget tactics soften Army IT cuts
The final version of the Defense Appropriations bill cuts funding for some programs and shifts others to a "bridge" provision.
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Congress cuts DISA, BTA budgets
NCES recoups funding in the final 2007 Defense Appropriations bill that the House version had cut.
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OMB’s Schlarman to retire
Glenn Schlarman, who has been in government for 34 years, has announced he is retiring Dec. 1.
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Congress boosts DHS appropriations
A House/Senate conference has pushed fiscal 2007 funding for the Homeland Security Department nearly $3 billion above the amount President Bush requested.
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No Supreme Court appeal for MaxHR
The agency has now passed on all available options for appeal regarding the labor-relations portions of the pay-for-performance system.
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ICx Technologies names new program VP
Retired Air Force Col. Howard Borst will be responsible for identifying initiatives and executing programs for the Defense and Homeland Security departments.
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OMB sees bloggers' power
Officials are considering giving information to the bloggers to stir the community — possibly in their favor.
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GAO: DTS won’t meet savings projections
DOD overestimated the travel system's cost and failed to fix implementation problems, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Senate panel questions pay-for-performance plans
Senators wanted more information in light of a new study suggesting widespread dissatisfaction with pay for performance.
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Signed, sealed: Spending database bill is law
President Bush today signed legislation that will require the Office of Management and Budget to oversee a searchable Web site containing data on all sorts of government spending.<@SM>
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OMB makes headway on e-gov funding
The Office of Management and Budget believes it has made a significant breakthrough with lawmakers about the benefits of e-government.
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Federal Web managers win awards
NASA, the USDA and HHS won in different categories of the Government Web Managers Best Practices Peer Awards.
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Kelman: The face-to-face experience
Employees who can put a face to their customers far outperform those who never met one.
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