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House votes to create grants database
The House passes legislation that will establish a public database tracking federal grants.
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ANCs, sole-source contracts cause alarm on Capitol Hill
As abuses and fraud have crept into the federal ANC program, other companies cannot compete for work that they could sometimes perform at lower costs.
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House seeks integrator for PeopleSoft implementation
The House of Representatives is seeking an integrator that will help complete the chamber's implementation of Oracle’s PeopleSoft financial management software.<@SM>
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Wizard software helps GSA with compliance
The Web-based Acquisition Planning Wizard creates compliant buying plans and ensures consistency in interagency procurement processes.
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GAO: DHS hasn’t used expedited spending authority
The department is willing to relinquish streamlined acquisition procedures Congress gave it after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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OPM takes to TV to recruit workers
Cincinnati was chosen for the campaign because of the large number of federal job openings in and around the city.
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Customer satisfaction at all-time high for fed Web sites
The Social Security Administration’s Internet Social Security Benefits Application site earned 88 points, the highest total.
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Safavian convicted
The former OFPP head has been found guilty of covering up dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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VA expands online burial data features
The Veterans Affairs Department has made available online the grave locations of more than 3 million veterans and dependents buried in national cemeteries.<@SM>
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GSA seeks e-Travel tracking system
It issued an RFP for a management system to capture data and generate reports.
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Interior's shared-services center takes on double duty
The National Business Center will soon undertake financial management of and human resources support for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
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OFPP nominee lays out agenda
Paul Denett sees a need for more training for the acquisition workforce and clearer performance standards for government contractors.
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Arlington completes first phase of ERP upgrade
The new ERP system replaces older, mainframe-based systems that outside vendors no longer support.
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Justice, FTC reduce paperwork, maintain confidentiality
The new e-filing process was designed to ensure the confidentiality and security of submitted information, according to the agencies.
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VA puts gravesite maps online
People can use them to locate about 5 million veterans' burial locations.
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PART earns partial credit from critics
Both sides agree that the program rating tool, despite flaws, has few competitors
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Fed contractors want thorough overhaul of clearance processing
Poll details many faults in ‘wholesale systemic failure’
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Making EVM matter: The complete transcript
Federal Computer Week and AFFIRM recently convened a roundtable of government and industry officials to discuss earned value management and its potential in government. Here is the full transcript of that discussion.
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Intercepts
Let us count the ways to say AES;Competition in WLAN security heats up; Army A-OK with AKO to DKO; Bonnie-Jill Laflin heads for Iraq with Diamond Dallas Page.
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