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Study finds low e-records IQ
Many employees don’t know their agencies’ policies for storing and disposing of e-records.
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Census director raises a red flag about the upcoming e-census
Officials warn that several factors threaten to spoil their plans for an electronic census.
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U.K. eases carry-on rules for electronic gear
TSA has loosened the ban on some liquids, but other restrictions remain in place.
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Robbins-Gioia names new CEO
John Marselle, who has been on the company's board of directors, comes from Sun Microsystems, where he led the government division.
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GPO puts content over form in FDSys
The Government Printing Office has no idea what its system to transform the way it preserves federal documents will look like. But then again, it might not matter right now: Chief Technology Officer Mike Wash has a clear vision of what the new content management system will do, how it will work and the benefits it will bring.
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Agencies still in the red on financial performance
Score cards continue to show low grades for most agencies.
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Convera debuts search portal for government professionals
The tool is for policy and business decision-makers rather than citizens searching for government information.
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House committee sets IT priorities for DHS
A new authorization bill might signal lawmakers’ frustration with the department’s policies and practices.
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Labor seeks IT system for online forms
The Employee Benefits and Security Administration will release a request for proposals Sept. 1 for a wholly outsourced information technology system to process and store electronically filed forms.
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GPO dots the i’s on a new performance-based contract
Safeguards and incentives could make it a model for other agencies, observers say.
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Cybertrust acquires most of Ubizen's stock
Cybertrust, a global information security provider, has acquired 95.8 percent of the Belgian subsidiary stock to fully integrate the two companies.
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Union criticizes OPM's telework guidelines
NTEU says new pandemic telework rules lack employee negotiation, equipment supply rights
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Susan Lawrence faces down adversity
Army gave 18-year-old Lawrence a path from Ida Grove, Iowa, to the Middle East
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Advantech division promotes federal sales director
As vice president of government sales, Michael Pollack will head all aspects of Advantech Satellite Networks’ government business.
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CSC: Work with IRS modernization a success
The company disputed criticism from Capitol Hill about its performance on the IRS' Electronic Fraud Detection System.
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Security LOB wakes up from hibernation
Of the $5.5 billion agencies plan to spend on IT security this year, almost $1.4 billion is slated for training and reporting. But by standardizing how agencies conduct training and reporting, Office of Management and Budget officials believe a good chunk of that money could be reprogrammed for other mission-critical systems.
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