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Grants.gov gets set for E-Authentication
Grants.gov is expanding the choice of credential service providers for agencies and users that post their grant opportunities and apply for federal money online.
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ITES-2S sequel features same cast of contractors
After a protest derailed original awards in April, Army chooses the same 11 companies to provide IT services.
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UPDATED: DISA awards first NCES collaboration contract to IBM
Under the $17 million deal, the company will provide instant messaging, low-bandwidth text chat and Web conferencing to Defense Department.
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DHS, DOJ update National Info Exchange Model
The beta standard shows significant progress toward improving information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law governments.
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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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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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