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NSA outsources hiring support

SI International will supply HR employees under a contract with a potential value of $6.9 million.

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DHS helps DOJ with case management systems

The departments want to create a Consolidated Enforcement Environment to improve information sharing, DHS' CIO said.

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NASCIO: States, cities need more cybersecurity help

The group says state and local CIOs need more guidance from the federal government.

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US-VISIT: Some progress, but work remains

Senate, GAO officials say the program still lacks a strategic plan and DHS' proposed exit-tracking program for foreigners’ doesn’t seem cost-effective.

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Cyberattacker pleads guilty

John Ancheta, 20, infected DISA, Navy systems

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Senators criticize border ID cards

Senators from Washington state and Alaska said DHS has not considered all the ramifications.

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NSA issues redacting guidelines

The report explains how officials can effectively remove classified information from public documents.

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Judge delays NSPS

A delay until at least March 1 will give a federal judge time to review arguments in a lawsuit challenging the National Security Personnel System.

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Scientists want tour bus passengers tracked for flu

Scientists in Las Vegas and Branson, Mo., asked the CDC to consider electronically tracking tour bus passengers for pandemic flu.

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FirstGov.gov's new search engine launched

After nearly five years of defending FirstGov.gov’s search engine prowess against constant criticism, General Services Administration officials believe they have an engine that will quiet detractors.<@SM>

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Web helps librarians find digitized documents

The Government Printing Office has launched an online registry that will serve as a locator tool for identifying federal document collections that are being digitized.

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GSA launches improved FirstGov

The Web portal now connects Web searchers with more than 40 million government-related documents.

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Navy integrating SIGINT systems

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems will develop a service-oriented architecture.

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Burnette named to FEMA post

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has named Tina Burnette to be the deputy director in charge of procurements related to hurricane relief efforts.

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Gauss named president of tech firm

John Gauss, former CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, will become the president and chief operating officer of FGM, a Reston-based technology firm.

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DISA extends Encore II proposals deadline

They had been due Jan. 30.

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Intercepts

The JTRS Phoenix? The Wi-Fi Navy? BRAC brouhaha. DIMHRS skepticism.

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Aspiring CIO leaders urged to hone social awareness

A road map to help top IT execs do a better job

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Army desktops could go thin

Stripped-down PCs could save money at realigned bases

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IRS blends old and new IT programs

Richard Spires will continue as an associate CIO, but he will have additional responsibilities for overseeing the development of new business systems.