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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.
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Pacom leads military in pandemic planning
The U.S. military's preparation for a possible outbreak of bird flu lags that of Asian and Pacific countries.
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Jacksonville plays defense during game
The Sheriff's Office used a collaboration system to monitor Alltel Stadium during the college football championship game.
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Comings and goings
Kim Nelson, chief information officer at the Environmental Protection Agency, will head to the private sector in January; Marty Wagner, associate administrator at the General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy, will become acting commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.
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GSA picks new capital region head
Annie Everett will become acting regional administrator for the region Dec. 12.
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EPA's Nelson heads to Microsoft
In her newly created position, Nelson will help develop Microsoft's e-government strategy.
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OPM creates IT exchange Web site
The exchange is for federal IT leaders who want to learn industry best practices and further develop their skills.
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