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Army lessons learned
Junior officers sharing battlefield experiences in near-real time adapt faster than the Army’s top military leaders.
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USPS unveils contract candidates
The agency is seeking a contractor to run its HSPD-12 project management office.
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Senate committee questions e-gov ROI
The Senate Appropriations Committee states that the Bush administration's initiatives are vague and the savings uncertain.
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Do Alaskan companies freeze out competitors?
Congress hears complaints, defense of ANC advantages.
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Why can’t feds hire better, faster?
Merit Systems Protection Board urges agencies to use successive hiring hurdles.
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Small businesses wait for DOD dollars
GAO finds that late payments are more the rule than the exception.
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Politics changes A-76 landscape
Congress uses its power to intercede in public/private job competitions.
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The veterinarian becomes a CIO
Gregory Parham combines his career interests in epidemiology and information technology.
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GAO, OMB disagree on high-risk projects oversight
The watchdog agency said OMB should apply consistent standards to problem projects, but OMB said some flexibility is essential.
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IRS, Senate committee at odds over contract
The Senate Finance Committee says the Electronic Fraud Detection System is inaccurate and has wasted millions of dollars.
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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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