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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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DOD rethinks its IT procurement strategy

With concerns about abuses and a need to fulfill complex missions, is DOD ready to play taps for its use of GSA contracts?

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Ragan joins GTSI as VP of finance, corporate controller

He will be responsible for all accounting functions, credit and collections, payroll and other activities in the finance organization.

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Editorial: Maintaining control

After years of being just talk, data mining is in vogue.

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SPACs gain ground in federal M&A action

‘Blank-check’ companies reach important milestones.

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Rand identifies workforce-planning risks

Limited data could slow management efforts to match DOD workforce to supply and demand.

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Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts

The command uses virtual meetings and blogs as part of its virtual environment for information exchange.

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Bond to head ITAA

The former Commerce undersecretary will take over in August.

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CXOs focus on collaboration as key to better management

GAO has proposed that some Cabinet-level agencies create a new position of chief managing officer.

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New Google portal delves into gov sites

Search giant says the site complements rather than competes with FirstGov.

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House appropriation mandates NIH public access policy

Provision would require journal manuscripts stemming from NIH-funded research to be available for free online within a year of publication.

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Welles: Whistle-blowers are wary

New Supreme Court decision puts protection of public employees back in Congress’ court.

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Web Extra: Data exposures mount up

The list of federal agencies experiencing data breaches continues to grow. Here are major breaches reported in the past year.

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Financial Line of Business questioned

Formal guidance says too little for critics.

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Circuit

Don’t know much about history, but I do know that I love Mario Bros. II; DHS made safe for puppets, bozos and bimbos; Local tech CFOs take the spotlight.