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Gonzalez becomes IRS' acting CIO
The deputy CIO takes over in acting capacity as Grams leaves the agency.
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DHS awards $1.1B in contracts for nuclear detection
Raytheon, Thermo Electron and Canberra Industries each received contracts for the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal program.
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House backs energy-efficient servers for feds, industry
A bill, passed on July 12, aims to reduce energy costs for agencies.
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GSA readying RFI to figure out costs of E-Authentication
The General Services Administration will in the next month release a request for information on the cost implications of using existing credentials in the E-Authentication federation.<@SM>
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Air Force names new C4ISR head
Brig. Gen. James Whitmore will replace Maj. Gen. Gregory Power.
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OMB creates EA catalog
The Federal Transition Framework consolidates various guidance and policies into a single source.
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Justice, DHS launch draft data-sharing model
The Homeland Security and Justice departments today took the wraps off a test version of their model for sharing information about natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other crises.
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Senator blocks GSA modernization bill
Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) has placed a formal hold in the Senate, seeking to add new "green" provisions to the House bill.
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SRS wins file-scrubbing work at DoD
The company's Document Detective tool has acquired some 35 Defense Department and DOD contractor customers since its debut in March 2005.
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DOD expands second phase of NSPS
Spiral 1.2 will cover more than 66,500 employees rather than the planned 47,000.
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SAIC adds software unit
The purchase of GeoViz.com adds commercial 2-D and 3-D training tools to company's DOD offerings.
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ITAA: Improve background checks
The House Government Reform Committee is examining procedures for vetting applicants with foreign ties.
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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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