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Intercepts
Send in the SES sleuths?; Better-than-nothing buys; Kaplan test prep for recruits?; Tito Puente emergency project legacy
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Editorial: Beyond the Band-Aid
There must be a wholesale look at the way the industry security clearance process works.
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Forest Service ended year with A-76 savings
A review warns against offsetting the savings with spending increases outside the IT group.
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Report warns RFID is not best for tracking people
Supporters and critics disagree about whether the technology can protect privacy.
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Microsoft, NGA team for hurricane work
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency customizes Microsoft's Virtual Earth to publish maps and aerial imagery.
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Commerce signs up for security training
The Commerce Department has awarded a task order to the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, to provide an expanded information security education program for the department’s information security employees.
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Commerce expands (ISC)2 certification training
The Commerce Department is expanding training for its information security employees using the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium.
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Feds: Lack of diversity in IT could derail U.S. competitiveness
Women, minorities and people with disabilities are under-represented in the IT community.
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Government disability site earns Web award
DisabilityInfo.gov has earned a Gold Award from the American Association of Webmasters for outstanding design and quality of content.
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Justice to gauge agencies' case management needs
The Justice Department will gather case management requirements through the summer of other agencies that conduct law enforcement.<@SM>
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Chief Architects chairman changes agencies
Ira Grossman plans to transfer from his chief architect position at NOAA to the FDIC.
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White House wants limits on competitive sourcing out of funding bill
The Bush administration wants Congress to alter language in pending appropriations legislation that prevents several key agencies—such as the Agriculture and Interior departments—from participating in certain E-government initiatives and limits the agencies' use of competitive sourcing.
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Groups want all clearance processing resumed
DSS decided to continue work on secret clearances, but industry groups tell Congress that is not sufficient.
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Panel sees benefits of performance-based contracting
In a list of 10 recommendations, the Acquisition Advisory Panel says OMB should ditch a unilateral quota and set agency-specific targets.
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Florida awards EDS $308M pact
The company will develop and implement a Medicaid management information system despite protests from incumbent ACS.
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House DOD bill slashes 2007 NMCI funding
The House Armed Services Committee also cut the budget for the Army Global Combat Support System.
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Bush rescinds order that created CIO Council
Office of Management and Budget says the old executive order's provisions are now part of the E-Government Act.
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Immigration office names CIO
Before joining Citizenship and Immigration Services, Jeff Conklin worked for Washington state and the Education and Defense departments.
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CACI acknowledges rumor of BAE purchase interest
Integrator declines to comment on possibility, pledges to continue its current strategic plan.
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