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Enough of ‘ready, fire, aim’
Colorado legislators get involved in trying to prevent IT projects that misfire and waste millions.
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‘Ransom’ demand pays for free maps
USGS policies made biker think creatively about getting maps.
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Leslee Gault joins SI
As executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Gault will be responsible for all corporate marketing activities including strategic marketing planning.
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DHS loses another key official
Hastings’ departure renews concerns about morale, working conditions at the department.
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FedBizOpps upgrade award remains in limbo
Courts tells GSA to re-evaluate bids to run the procurement Web site.
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House to consider funding-database bill
House and Senate leaders agreed on specific language to iron out the differences in similar bills to track federal grants.
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The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security
OMB’s push for agencies to adopt Lines of Business and shared-services centers is gathering additional steam, and it looks like the efforts to create a Security LOB are off the back burner once again.
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'Army of bloggers' helps Senate pass bill
It would create a Google-like search engine and database to track about $1 trillion in federal grants, contracts, earmarks and loans.
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GAO: DOD mismanaging contractors
The department's increasing reliance on industry and an overworked acquisitions staff are resulting in lost time and money, Comptroller General David Walker said.
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Janet Hale now at Deloitte & Touche
The former undersecretary for management at DHS is now the company's director of public-sector business transformation.
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Providence unveils mesh network
Providence is the first state capital to install a citywide mesh network that will let police, firefighters and other emergency employees file reports and access information from the field.
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Education awards Perot second contract in 2 weeks
Under terms of the $200 million contract, the department will outsource its postsecondary student financial aid data center operations.
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Internaut | Try real service to the citizen
Here are some ideas for how government agencies really could improve their service.
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SAIC taps William Decker for senior VP post
The 35-year veteran of the intelligence community and the military has been named senior vice president and chief engineer of SAIC’s Intelligence and Security Group.
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Senate wants details on agencies' IT projects
A subcommittee wants agencies to list projects by vendor so it can help OMB oversee the projects that are at-risk or on the Management Watch List.
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Navy names IAP to manage air traffic in Southwest Asia
The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center's IDIQ award has a potential value of $61 million.
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Karen Evans | Communication concerns hit home
<font color="CC0000">9/11 Personal Views—</font>For Karen Evans, the need for communication, whether between and within agencies, among state and local governments, and, most importantly, within the family, was the primary lesson learned in the aftermath of Sept. 11.<@SM>
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Leslie Barry joins GTSI
The information technology veteran has been named to the newly created position of vice president of government affairs and business development.
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Procurement database bill still not in the clear
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>Legislation that would create a centralized database tracking all sorts of federal spending still is having a rough go as another hold is placed after Sen. Stevens dropped his objections.
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