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GAO: DOE needs better small-biz program management

Energy needs a plan to collect and use performance information to improve small-business results, report states.

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Red Hat to acquire JBoss

The combined company will be able to deliver an economical platform for advanced Web applications.

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UPDATED: North Dakota gets new CIO

Also, the CIOs for Illinois and New Jersey have resigned.

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Editorial: A time for openness

GSA faces a perilous time. The agency should have a public vetting of its finanials if it is going to fully move on.

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Navy seeks to capture skills data

Service’s goal is to be better prepared by matching mission needs to training

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Intercepts

The Academy Cyber Bowl; Good news: Military health benefits ‘transformed,’ not cut; Army FCS: A few million lines of code here, a few million lines there…; Semper fidelis: Leon Daniel

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RFI released for geospatial Line of Business

The General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget are seeking industry input for ways to create across-the-board geospatial data and capabilities as the government starts work on establishing the Geospatial Line of Business.

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House, employees urge more NASA R&D funding

House Science Committee leaders argue that NASA needs more money for innovation than the fiscal 2007 budget request would offer.

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OPM wins A-76 competition

It will process Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act cases.

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Bush nominates new GSA administrator

Senate approval still needed before GSA can move forward with its reorganization plan

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GSA issues RFI for IT Infrastructure LOB

The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the IT Infrastructure Line of Business and set April 19 for an industry day in Washington.<@SM>

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AEPTEC Micro to settle Navy false claims suit

AEPTEC Microsystems has agreed to pay the government $1.6 million to settle claims that the company overcharged the Navy for shipboard automation technology.

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Judges scold DHS at appeals hearing

A three-judge panel heard Homeland Security Department lawyers defend the department’s new labor-relations rules as necessary for unifying its workforce.

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'Where's My Refund?' Users flock to find out

The IRS reports record visits to that area of its Web site.

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Federal manager groups unite

The Government Managers Coalition will work together on civil service issues, its representatives announced this week.

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Institute recognizes IT innovation

The nonprofit Public Technology Institute will honor nine cities and counties for information technology innovation later this month.

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Louisiana governor creates interoperability committee

It will oversee establishment of a statewide reliable communications system for emergency response.

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Senate committee wants Supreme Court on TV

One bill would require televising Supreme Court, while another would allow cameras into federal court procedings at all levels.

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Air Force to use Symantec product suite, consulting services

The products and services support Air Force Standard Desktop Configuration program.

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Agencies push toward portfolio management for lines of businesses

As agencies prepare their fiscal 2008 budget submissions, the Office of Management and Budget is expecting fewer business cases and more use of portfolio management, according to one federal CIO.