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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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FBI, Lockheed dig into Sentinel bid details
As prime contractor, Lockheed Martin will earn $305 million over six years for system that will replace failed Virtual Case File.
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Legislation would increase port security
Lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to increase container inspection, improve funding for some ports and apply closer scrutiny to port employees with access to secure areas.
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Army office picks IBM for services
IBM will provide the Office of the Judge Advocate General with technical support and project management services to improve delivery of legal services at lower cost.
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Panel: Interoperability will improve health care
It also could help the industry save $78 billion a year, according to some estimates.
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UPDATED: McFarland resigns as VA CIO
VA Secretary James Nicholson announced that McFarland will resign effective April 30 after two years on the job.
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Lee leaving GSA, heading to FEMA
Former DOD procurement official, who has been in the GSA role since last August, will join FEMA on April 3
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Two senators want more money for first responders
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Joe Lieberman want to restore proposed funding and add billions of dollars to next year’s budget.
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DISA pins workforce hopes on telework
One of the ways DISA hopes to retain people is by allowing them to work from remote locations rather than having to be on-site
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Software provider adds execs
Synchris, which provides software for contractors, has added two vice presidents to oversee product management and marketing.
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DHS adds brainpower to intelligence centers
Agency puts its own analysts at centers established by local authorities to facilitate communication and coordination between levels of government.
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Congress crafts new research agency for Energy
Lawmakers are developing a new research agency within the Energy Department to deal with eliminating U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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Mississippi creating fund for court case management system
The state's legislature is fine-tuning a bill to collect fees for case filings that would then pay for new technology.
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