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Maner to leave DHS CFO position

President Bush will nominate David Norquist to replace him.

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Agencies' E-Gov efforts are half-full

OMB touts accomplishments as others question whether fatigue has set in

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Agencies migrate most funding applications to Grants.gov

In fiscal 2005, 20 out of 26 federal grant-making agencies posted one-fourth of their opportunities at Grants.gov and received more than 15,000 applications.<@SM><@SM>

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GSA to reopen eOffer bidding portal after repairs

The General Services Administration said it expects its eOffer electronic-bidding portal to be reopened for business later this morning after the agency corrects a security glitch.<@SM>

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Love at first site

Agencies compete with Amazon.com, whether they like it or not. Here are five steps to making your users happy.<@SM>

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In new position, NARA’s Cahoon will tout e-records

The National Archives and Records Administration has promoted Reynolds Cahoon, the agency’s CIO for the past 10 years, to take a new position promoting and educating other agencies about using electronic records.<@SM>

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EDS creates new government position

Kevin McFarling, a 20-year veteran of the company, was named president of service delivery for government business.

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Army tech could analyze soldiers' mental state

The augmented cognition system would prevent information overload based on a soldier's brain activity, heart rate and other factors.

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Autodesk's COO to take over as CEO

Carl Bass takes the reins from Carol Bartz, effective May 1.

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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>