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Cybereye | What happened in Maryland?

Flaws, vulnerabilities and human error created a perfect storm for e-voting

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SSA aims to improve management of e-mail queries

The agency is looking for a commercial e-mail system that enables them to call on experts agencywide to answer questions from the public.

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Senate passes SAFE Port Act

The bill would give U.S. ports $6.7 billion for security efforts and require that the 22 largest U.S. ports install equipment to screen shipping containers for radioactive material.

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E-Authentication maps out its future

Agencies completing strategy to let apps use single sign-on technology.

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First NSPS appraisal tool out

It features a tracking sheet to view employee performance records and appraisals and an online forum to discuss job objectives and job performance factors.

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Yankee Group buys media company

Firm's purchase of Trendsmedia is expected to accelerate its growth and expand its reach in global connectivity issues.

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FedSources: GSA dealing with its problems

GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Jim Williams presented his plan for reorganization to the administrator on Friday, he tells an industry group.

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Chertoff fills new policy position

Richard Barth, appointed DHS' first assistant secretary for policy development, comes from a 12-year stint at Motorola.

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FBI recovers stolen computer with VA data

The computer contained insurance claim data, including names, addresses and personal identifiers, for about 16,000 veterans and their families.

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House passes database spending bill

The House late Wednesday passed legislation creating a searchable database that will track all kinds of federal spending, moving the bill to the president’s desk for his expected signature.

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Congress sends financial transparency bill to White House

The House passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, which would require OMB to build a publicly accessible online database of who receives federal money.

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William Jackson | Cybereye: E-standards needed for national elections

Well into another election season, there are still no standards in place to ensure that votes cast are accurately recorded and counted.

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HHS awards General Dynamics Grants.gov deal

Grants.gov lets seekers of federal grants find and apply for opportunities through a single portal.<@SM>

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Experts say border security technologies offer no panacea

The Homeland Security Department is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to remove limitations on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for patrolling U.S. borders.

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NIST addresses ‘alternative theories’ on WTC collapse

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an FAQ supplementing its report on the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.<@SM><@SM>

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EDS appoints client industry executive

Judith Douglas recently served as vice president of leadership and performance at the Council for Excellence in Government.

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DHS awards contracts for cargo radiation detection

The contracts, with a potential total of $1.3 billion, went to SAIC, American Science and Engineering and L-3 Communications.

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Lawmakers, industry tackle e-waste

The bipartisan Congressional E-Waste Working Group met with electronics retailers, recyclers, environmental groups and state officials to pin down a uniform solution.

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GPO's first female superintendent of documents retires

Judith Russell helped create GPO Access, a Web portal that allows easier public access to government documents and databases.

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Bruce Brody to leave Input

The information security vice president will be joining CACI and "the front lines of information security."