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GSA’s Wagner says agency’s revenue drop prompts a hiring freeze

Acting Federal Acquisition Service Administrator Marty Wagner said the financial problems have two roots: “inappropriate rapid growth” and a shift in agencies’ buying practices.

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Feds secretly reclassify data

Thousands of documents have been taken off the shelves but left on the Internet

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Energy A-76 competition could serve as model — but should it?

Contractors teamed with federal employees rather than compete against them for a DOE engagement. Could their experience guide other companies?

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Sprehe: NARA profile reflects bad focus

The architecture document gives more attention to the risks than the benefits of records management.

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GSA considering reduction in force

Up to 400 employees could be in jeopardy, according to some sources.

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UPDATED: AKO to house all Army Web sites, portals

The CIO is working on a new policy to create a common online entrance for the service.

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Five companies land agreement to support LOB initiatives

The General Services Administration awarded a blanket purchase agreement to five vendors to support the Office of Management and Budget’s Lines of Business consolidation initiatives.<@SM>

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Air Force IT adds new moniker

The service reorganizes staff structure to assimilate with DOD commands and military services.

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GAO wants latest facts on IRS spending plans

The IRS adjusted its policies following GAO's criticism of the 2006 Business Systems Modernization program expenditure plan.

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Vegas police go with IP-based wireless net

M/A-COM will deploy a private 700/800 MHz network over the next two years.

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EDS chooses co-CFOs

Ron Vargo and Tom Haubenstricker will share chief financial officer duties at EDS when CFO Bob Swan leaves the company next month.

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DTS tops 1 million transactions

Use of the Pentagon’s electronic travel authorization and payment processing system surged with 110,000 new travel authorizations last month.

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Secret program reclassifies documents

A public interest group says that thousands of declassified pages of public records have been reclassified and removed from the shelves of NARA's research facility.

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Tax study finds personal integrity pays

Personal integrity is the greatest factor in people's decision not to cheat on their taxes, according to 82 percent of participants in a tax study.

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NARA finalizes rule on short-term e-records

The National Archives and Records Administration has issued a final rule that gives agencies guidance on how to define and maintain short-term electronic records, including e-mail.<@SM>

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Army leans toward Linux for FCS

A Linux-Intel solution may work best in the program's common PC environment, an official said.

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DOD promises a simpler NSPS

Officials in charge of the National Security Personnel System expect to issue a draft version of their revised rules sometime later this month.

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JTRS heads for spiral development

DOD will build the computer radio in increments, but competition looms.

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Security LOB to focus on training, reporting

OMB will set up centers of excellence later this year for training and security reporting for mandates such as the Federal Information Security Management Act in the fiscal 2007 budget submitted to Congress earlier this month.<@SM>

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Budget puts IT on new course

2007 proposal reflects OMB’s emphasis on blending tech into business processes