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IBM nabs Justice, Defense deals

Big Blue wins contract from Justice Department potentially worth $150 million and another from the Defense Department potentially worth more than $270 million.

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Fed job notices earn poor marks

Agencies still don’t have it right when it comes to creating effective job vacancy announcements, according to a new study.

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GSA ends IT tracking program

Internal and external reviews found that GSA Preferred does not meet the General Services Administration's needs.

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Navy uses Army's HRsolutions contract

Strategic Resources is helping sailors affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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Senators push for preparedness training

The National Homeland Security Academy would be modeled on the Defense Department's war colleges.

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Army terminates spy plane/network contract

But the service still wants to build the Aerial Common Sensor.

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GSA takes down eOffer after finding security flaw

Contractors could take over accounts of other companies listed in e-commerce system.

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New York names new CIO

Michael Mittleman, deputy chief information officer since 2002, was promoted to the top post.

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Coalition urges rejection of RFID in driver's licenses

Reasons for rejection include a lack of standards and adequate safeguards and the potential for data theft, nearly two dozen organizations say.

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Library to store records, movies in Cold War vault

The Library of Congress will transport thousands of vinyl records to an underground vault for digitization and preservation.

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Calif. county taps Accela for e-gov work

Residents and government employees of Sacramento County, Calif., are going to be able to do much more than they could before through the county’s Web site after Accela Inc. implements several new enterprise E-Government solutions.<@SM>

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Analyst: 2006 budget constraints could affect IT

Government officials and vendors will be held accountable for returns on investments, the analyst predicts.

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U.K. to build high-speed education and research network

MCI has been awarded a $51 million contract to build a new fiber backbone network that will link all of the United Kingdom's higher education facilities.

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Archivist promotes former NARA CIO to new position

NARA's CIO, Reynolds Cahoon, is now the senior adviser on electronic records.

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OMB plans guidance for financial management LOB

The Office of Management and Budget will develop performance measures and guidance by the end of March for agencies moving to shared-services providers under the financial management LOB.

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Socom seeks Web-based collaboration tools

Command also lists satellite terminals capable of handling broadband data on the battlefield among its unmet technology needs.

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IG critical of DOD IT

Reports state that IT security and investment information in DOD databases is inconsistent.

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TSA seeks new baggage-screening tech

The Manhattan II program will develop technologies for deployment in and after 2010.

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Industry aids Registered Traveler

Companies that are implementing the voluntary screening program for airline passengers have created a group to advocate for the program.

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VA names Meagher CTO

Deputy CIO gets formal promotion and will start new role Jan. 22.