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SBA's Business Gateway has new leader
The Small Business Administration has named Nancy Sternberg project manager for its fledgling Business Gateway e-government initiative and plans to relaunch the project in September.<@SM><@SM>
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OPM: Paying college loans a big draw in government
The Student Loan Repayment Program has been paying off for agencies in recruiting and retaining government employees.
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TSA unveils plan for Registered Traveler program
The strategy includes use of a "commercially neutral" central system to receive and transmit enrollment data.
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OMB, Congress spar on competitive sourcing again
House revives appropriations provision restricting use of public-private competitions.
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Extra funds could help USGS map portal flourish
More money would help the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geospatial One-Stop overcome interoperability issues among federal, state, local and private organizations.
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Louisiana tests readiness for hurricanes
The two-day simulation, involving federal, state, local and private organizations, is intended to identify potential flaws in existing plans.
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Bush closes veterans business offices
Kerry accuses administration of turning its back on veterans by shutting down organizations intended to help vets get contracts.
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Gateway protests ADMC-2 contracts
Computer maker still wants a spot on $5 billion hardware vehicle.
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Appropriations bill could save mapping center
Some lawmakers believe Missouri-based operation should not be closed as planned because it serves an important role during disasters.
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House restores CIO authority
Language in the Agriculture appropriations bill makes clear the CIO retains budget authority that appeared to be lost in the Bush administration's 2007 budget proposal.
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OPM tells agencies how to report training data
OPM said its goal is to ensure that agencies have properly documented and reported records of their training programs.
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OMB reminds agencies to secure information
Agencies told to review policies for safeguarding personal information and include the findings in their upcoming FISMA reports due this fall.
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Officials: Fed tech ready for 2006 hurricane season
Civilian and military agencies have fixed many technology glitches they encountered last year.
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ManTech wins $10M security subcontract
Corps of Engineers contracts pertain to electronic security systems for Army bases.
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IT whacked in Defense Authorization bill
A frustrated House committee cuts funding for programs it says are poorly managed.
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Senate committee hears from Doan
The GSA nominee pledged better communications with customers and quantifiable measurements of the agency's success.
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Pension system to benefit from makeover
OPM has awarded a $290M contract to improve the quality and timeliness of retirement services.
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Disciplinary review
Top-notch investment review boards enforce IT spending discipline, but they’re hard to find
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