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Lawsuit alleges OPM withholds workforce data
The personnel office is whittling down FOIA by withholding access to portions of a federal employee database containing nonpersonal information, a research group alleges.
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Web extra: Mixed technology report card
The 9/11 Public Discourse Project recently evaluated the federal government’s progress in improving homeland security.
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DOD signs Tower Software enterprise deal
Military agencies, Coast Guard can purchase TRIM Context products at reduced prices.
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Welles: Looking back at 2005
It has been a year of mixed blessings for federal employees and retirees
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Circuit: Who's in, who's out and who's changed jobs
Here's a list of movers, shakers and newcomers at DHS and elsewhere in the government IT world in 2005.
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SANS offering security, management master’s degrees
The SANS Institute now offers two master’s degree programs to provide advanced engineering and management training to information technology security professionals.
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Army readies new ITES hardware contract
The service expects to hit the $500 million ceiling on the first one.
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D.C. area will get disaster victim tracking system
Prince George's County, Md., is spearheading development of a regional system.
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GSA keeps Symplicity for procurement portal redesign
The General Services Administration has decided that Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va., will revamp FedBizOpps.gov after all.<@SM>
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New DOD agency taking over DIMHRS
The Defense Business Transformation Agency will also oversee 17 other programs.
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Labor launches revised compliance Web site
The Labor Department has launched a revamped version of a Web portal that gives regulated industries guidance on federal employment laws and regulations.<@SM><@SM>
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DOD rule limits task-order contracts
Defense Department limits task-order contracts to five years with a provision to go to 10 years through option periods.
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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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