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Secure Computing to buy CipherTrust

Competitors see an opportunity as companies merge, saying that federal customers will be uncertain of the new entity's future.

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Emergency provisions added to FAR

The acquisition regulations now includes emergency procurement information in a single source to help agencies effectively respond to emergencies.

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IRS modernization has mixed results, audit shows

Treasury's IG for tax administration said the Business Systems Modernization project faces four major challenges.

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Army to cut workforce, secretary says

Reductions in workload and staff are crucial to meeting the service’s business transformation strategy, Francis Harvey said.

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Panel: Trust, honesty crucial to performance

A good manager/employee relationship will lead to better pay-for-performance measures, panelists said at the Excellence in Government conference.

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Manager: PART demands more from federal programs

Program managers say OMB's assessments are not enjoyable but are often useful.

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GSA names new citizen services head

David Bethel takes over for M.J. Pizzella, who left the agency last month.

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GSA must standardize schedules, group says

The Coalition for Government Procurement said inconsistent policies slow the process and make it difficult for businesses pursuing multiple schedules to manage them.

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OPM makes five security clearance awards

The awards are worth between $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion, depending on the investigative benchmarks reached and number of options exercised.

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Doan: Restoring customer confidence is job one

The new administrator wants GSA to be the government’s premier procurement agency.

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CMS awards EDS $41 million data center contract

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded EDS Corp. task order to provide Web-hosting services to support all of CMS' outward-facing Web sites.<@SM>

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Denett lays out priorities for OFPP

OFPP nominee cites training, clear standards as goals.

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Commerce to consolidate financial management platforms

The consolidation is a preparation for moving to a financial management Line of Business, probably in 2012.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

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Federal City to rise on the banks of the Mississippi

Mixed military/civilian facility is boon for IT providers, tenants.

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Editorial: The real debate

As people fret about perceived ethical issues, what they are really concerned about it whether the government is over outsourced.

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Panel: Networking, motivation key to middle managers’ success

Being proactive and embracing risks are also essential, a panel of government experts said.

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Web extra: The office

GSA offers its administrator one of the largest executive offices in the federal government.

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DHS: EAGLE will solidify standards

Awarding of IDIQ contracts could signal a new phase in evolution of IT at DHS.

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Negroponte: Intell info-sharing plan due this month

The director of national intelligence also praised his office for taking other steps to improve information sharing.

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Circuit

ACLU demands info on government telepathy efforts; Employee union gets talk radio show — no interest from XM or Sirius yet; NASA testing human immune system — with fruit flies; Bethesda AFCEA chapter regales its own with annual awards