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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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Sigaba names new channel development VP

Jeffrey Haidinger will be responsible for channel strategy for the Sigaba suite of private information-sharing products in the public sector.