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Congress questions financial management consolidation
OMB called to answer for lack of guidance on shared services initiative
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Cyrus G. “Jerry” Lohfink and Jim Preissner: Government/industry team delivers fed paychecks
Working together, Lohfink and Preissner kept Hurricane Katrina’s devastation from disrupting the processing of federal paychecks.
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VA, DOD share clinical data on a large scale
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have finally figured out how to make interoperability a success.
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Catherine Poole: Rules of road guide emergency buys
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Poole helped provide timely information about emergency acquisition procedures.
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Experts: GSA needs leaders fast
With news of another high-level manager leaving, the agency needs to bring in bold leaders to right its course immediately, experts say.
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Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Blakely: AKO opens virtual community center
Blakely's speedy organization of an online center helped Army staff affected by Hurricane Katrina contact relatives and find shelter.
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G. Kelly Croft: SSA averts delay in check deliveries
Croft sent technicians to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast to establish computer networks to restore connectivity and provide Social Security checks.
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Michael Gardner: IRS answers FEMA’s call for help
Gardner, along with a FEMA specialist and a co-worker, converted more than 850 workstations for FEMA's use a few days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
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GAO: FBI, GSA mismanaged Trilogy contractors
A report cites more than $17 million in potential overcharging and lost or stolen equipment.
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CBP awards $112M contract to Robbins-Gioia
Under the BPA, the company will provide program management support to the Office of Information and Technology.
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GSA clarifies telework rules
The detailed guidelines published March 17 in a General Services Administration bulletin are effective immediately.
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NASA creates knowledge net to prevent repeating mistakes
System complies with legislation requiring the agency to implement a plan for learning from past missions.
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GAO: FEMA must update digital flood maps
A report states that Hurricane Katrina drove home the need to improve the National Flood Insurance Program.
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DHS IG: More work needed to improve port security program
Report calls for establishing a minimum threshold for projects to receive funding, modifying the Grants Management System and other measures.
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Army awards $19B multiple-award contract
Strategic Services Sourcing goes to four large companies and three small businesses.
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D+ for fed security -- again
Agencies have made some improvements, but there are still a lot of areas of concern, House Reform Committee members say.
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Cooper: We need a national IT disaster response plan
But the federal government should not lead it, he added.
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CIO: Proactive approach to risk is essential
Dale Meyerrose of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the law that created his office was intended to disrupt the status quo.
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