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OMB makes IT projects lists public
For the first time, OMB reveals its Management Watch List and High Risk List.
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OPM awards third Retirement Systems Modernization contract
The Office of Personnel Management selected Integic, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, to digitize federal employee retirement records.
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DHS to award SBINet to Boeing
The company will install a network of 1,800 towers along U.S. borders within three years that will detect and track intruders.
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Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Geospatial LOB may need more help
Earlier this year, the Office of Management and Budget informed federal agencies about three new lines of business.
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SBA to update Business.gov
In October, the Web site will include compliance news, contact information and federal forms from nearly 100 government Web sites.
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Governors to Congress: Leave National Guard to us
State chief executives oppose language to federalize the National Guard in response to natural disasters.
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Spires takes CIO role at IRS
Richard Spires will be responsible for almost all aspects of the IRS’ IT systems, including its critical modernization program.
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Telos gets Coast Guard communications contract
Under terms of the four-year deal, the Xacta Automated Message Handling System, an encrypted, scalable Web-based system, will become the enterprise messaging solution for the Coast Guard.
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Former Education official joins Dell board
Tom Luce, former assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development at Education, has rejoined the computer maker board's Audit Committee.
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DOD: Budget will support performance pay
Defense officials tell Congress that money will be available to fund merit increases envisioned under the National Security Personnel System.
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GSA, OMB issue guidance on financial management
Agencies now have official performance measures and other information to use in making the move to the line-of-business initiative.
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Justice awards Keane new IT task order
It calls for Keane and its partners to provide IT support services to Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Management System.
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CBO: Buying circuits could save DISA billions
Opting to buy circuits rather than lease them under the DATS contract makes more financial sense as bandwidth requirements increase, a Congressional Budget Office report states.
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Users' e-gov wish lists shift in new satisfaction index
The E-Government Satisfaction Index shows stagnant contentment level overall, but the elements users find important on government Web sites have changed.
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CDW buys Berbee Information Networks
CDW said the acquisition will expand its advanced technology products and services, and is in line with its strategies to expand its customer base.
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Brian Burns joins Education
The former chief technology officer for infrastructure at the Interior Department will serve as deputy CIO to William Vajda.
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Welles: What’s after retirement?
When feds leave government, they often seek new meaning in life as retirees.
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GAO proposes to block public access to audit interviews
The agency cites a desire to ensure cooperation from nervous agencies during investigations as a reason to keep the interviews under wraps.
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Good leaders are critical to EA success
For enterprise architecture to be successful, architects need to sell it.
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