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Telework advocates stress pandemic preparedness

States must be prepared to communicate and share information regionally in the event of a pandemic, former Virginia governor says.

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Johns Hopkins hosts new disaster-research center

The Center for the Study of High Consequence Event Preparedness and Response will conduct research on preparedness, prevention and response.

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North Dakota's CIO to retire at end of year

Curtis Wolfe expanded North Dakota’s digital capabilities and created new business opportunities in the state.

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FedBizOpps contract goes to Symplicity

The $17.5 million contract calls for re-engineering the Web site, hosting, maintenance and related services.

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CIO Council delivers EVM policy framework

The CIO Council documents serve as a model framework by providing agencies with the major components of an EVM policy.

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ManTech to secure Joint Strike Fighter

Integrator will provide services to Air Force program, including physical and information security.

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Lawsuit charges OPM with concealing civilian staffing data

Watchdog groups say that without such data, they would be unable to analyze how new personnel rules that DHS and DOD have adopted ultimately reshape the federal workforce.

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OMB to guide agencies on financial management LOB

The Office of Management and Budget will furnish guidance by the end of this month or in early January 2006 to help agencies determine how they should select a federal provider of financial-management services.

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DOD office buys tracking software

Washington Headquarters Services will use ProSight Portfolios for IT projects.

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Wanted: Systems to track disaster victims

Comcare Emergency Response Alliance is developing requirements for systems that would track people's locations and medical needs following catastrophes.

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TSA reorg bill pushes business, tech improvements

Republican leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee introduced the bill two days after a blistering report from the 9/11 Public Discourse Project.

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OPM opens jobs office at Walter Reed

The new OPM office will coordinate activities with the staff of Walter Reed’s Transition Assistance Program.

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Davis: Is Project BioShield meeting goals?

The congressman wants to know where HHS' program to further measures against bioterrorism stands.

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Army readying satcom contract

The World-Wide Satellite Systems vehicle will be worth $5 billion.

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Feds fail homeland security tests

In its last public comment, the 9/11 group gave the federal government failing grades for 'scandalous' shortcomings in implementing homeland security reforms.

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DISA's Encore II contract valued at $13B

Vehicle expected to help defense agencies transition their services to DISA's NCES program.

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IRS to tackle $311B tax gap in 2006

The IRS Oversight Board acknowledges challenges in fiscal 2006 as it faces a gap between paid and owed taxes.

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Information overload a potential problem for FDMS

The Federal Docket Management System could revolutionize the slow, bureaucratic pace of agency decision-making and result in better rulemaking — or inundate agencies with tens of thousands comments from the public that may or may not be relevant.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

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SAP, university to study government ROI

The project is intended to create a comprehensive, nonproprietary methodology for gauging the returns on investment for public projects.

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N.C. county installs public safety network

The 4.9 GHz, multiband broadband public safety network is the first in the country, a Motorola official said.