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OMB gives e-gov status report to Congress
The agency explains how it put initiatives into action in fiscal 2005.
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OMB directs agencies to name senior geospatial official
The Office of Management and Budget is directing major agencies to designate within 45 days a senior agency official for geospatial information, according to Clay Johnson, OMB's deputy director for management.
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INTERNAUT: LOB impact? You ain’t seen nothing yet
Just when federal agencies thought they were catching up with the Office of Management and Budget’s six existing Line of Business initiatives, they now have three more LOBs to consider.
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Deals & Deadlines
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is asking agencies about their use of interagency contracts, including the types and number of contracts departments are using.
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State extends Viisage subsidiary's passport contract
The department awarded Trans Digital Technologies $56 million to continue developing secure passports.
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DHS' Broderick resigns
The director of the Operations Directorate wants to spend more time with his family, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
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Americom deal extends DOD satellite options
The company has partnered with Xtar, giving it access to the XTAR-EUR satellite.
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Former Army deputy CIO joins Input's consulting group
Dave Borland will join a team that guides companies in improving their government business.
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Accenture gets Education contract extension
Under a three-year, $179 million extension, the company will continue to operate and maintain systems that manage student aid programs.
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GovPartner expands e-gov offerings to mid-Atlantic
The company has developed technology that allows local governments to offer online citizen request management.
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Feds showed e-Gov progress during '05 hurricane season
Federal agencies made use of a number of e-government initiatives in the wake of Hurricane Katrina last year, demonstrating their ability to find and provide information and services electronically and more efficiently.<@SM>
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Bush names 14 new PCAST members
Heavy hitters from the IT arena will soon join the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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DOD to proceed with new pay rules
A judge ruled against the Defense Department on all but one complaint filed in a lawsuit against the National Security Personnel System.
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GSA delivers reorg plan to Congress
It would merge FTS and FSS as a hiring freeze takes effect.
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Red Cross develops playbook for future disasters
It would help the organization mobilize faster during events, an official says.
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DHS taps doc to lead science division
Dr. Jeffrey Runge will take over for Charles McQueary as acting undersecretary of the Science and Technology Directorate.
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Feds cope with the ‘greener pastures’ syndrome
Some CIOs make a career of jumping the fence and, in many ways, are richer for doing it
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