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Longtime share-in-savings proponent moves to HHS
Ken Buck, former director of share-in-savings contracting at the General Services Administration, has moved to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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State, OMB unveil new Web site designs
The State Department has given its home page a makeover to deliver a news feel, while the Office of Management and Budget has launched a new Web site that details the effectiveness of government programs.
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Accenture: Lose one, win another
Accenture won a $79.5 million contract, the Air Force announced today. Last month, the Marine Corps pulled the plug on a $41.3 million contract with the company.
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Proposed budget big on pandemic flu readiness
Request includes $188 million for CDC to improve public health disease surveillance.
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Administration proposes three new Lines of Business for 2007
In the fiscal 2007 budget, the Bush administration said it will launch three new Lines of Business consolidation initiatives for IT infrastructure, budget formulation and geospatial investments.<@SM>
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Bush skewers e-records research program, again
His fiscal 2007 budget proposal seeks to end the National Archives and Records Administration's grants program for state and local electronic records research.
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Slow growth for VA IT budget in 2007
The fiscal 2007 IT budget proposal for the VA is $1.9 billion, a slight increase from $1.84 billion in 2006.
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Bush cuts Education IT budget
The Education Department would take a small cut in its fiscal 2007 information technology budget, from $407 million to $403 million.
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OPM budgets for retirement systems
President Bush's budget asks Congress to spend $43.2 million on modernizing the government's retirement systems.
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Nevada on track for Unified Tax System
Thousands of businesses have registered to use its online capabilities.
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NAPA looks at 21st-century leaders
The National Academy of Public Administration and Human Capital Solutions explored steps that could develop public service leaders.
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OMB Web site lists federal program ratings
ExpectMore.gov provides clear evaluations of programs.
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New program to monitor loans
The Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget proposal includes a new initiative designed to manage risk.
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Senators question GSA on response to eOffer security problem
The Senate Government Affairs Committee is questioning the General Services Administration’s slow action in taking down its eOffer system after a vendor discovered a security flaw.<@SM>
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DHS seeks 20 percent increase in IT spending
The IT budget would increase from $3.6 billion this year to a proposed $4.4 billion.
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OMB to name grants service providers
Three agencies given go-ahead as others told to curtail spending on new or modernized systems<@SM>
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HUD's e-case system offfers framework for other services
SOA application for mortgage lenders cuts processing time by 30 percent
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E-gov scores improve
Eight agencies improved their management of e-government initiatives, according to the latest score card from the Office of Management and Budget.
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Texas town creates wireless potpourri
Roaming technology enables police and fire officials to seamlessly communicate using three wireless networks.
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