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GAO: Better software needed to fight visa malfeasance
The State Department found at least 28 cases from 2001 to 2004 of consular officials issuing fraudulent visas, resulting in 10 prosecutions.
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8 awards planned for Army program
The service earmarks six for large companies and two for small businesses — with a catch.
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DISA's Croom era
Moving away from putting its stamp on projects, agency focuses on collaboration.
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LandWarNet University to open
Army has earmarked $30 million for net-centric training facility.
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CSC gets $35M FEMA flood insurance contract
Incumbent contractor won a competition to keep its place with federal flood insurance program.
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Accenture to develop Georgia child welfare system
Three-year contract covers design, development and implementation of system to monitor children under state supervision.
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Accenture gets DLA data-management deal
The integrator will support an initiative to increase the accuracy and accessibility of product data that the agency needs to make informed decisions.
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Senate, House need to come to terms over e-gov funding
Legislation allocating $5 million for the administration’s E-Government Fund and placing limits on competitive sourcing for certain agencies cleared the Senate last month and is headed for a conference committee so House and Senate lawmakers can work out differences.
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State and local liaison Josh Filler to leave DHS
Filler has been director of the Homeland Security Department's Office of State and Local Government Coordination since the department formed in 2003.
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EPA’s Nelson: E-gov supporters should lobby Congress
Environmental Protection Agency CIO Kim Nelson is calling on the administration and even industry to take a new approach to convincing lawmakers why they should support e-government.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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FDA to list approved products in online archive
The Food and Drug Administration is demanding that manufacturers submit information printed on prescription drug labels in a new electronic format.
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OMB asks agencies to practice project management discipline
Federal agencies have until Dec. 31 to create policies for using earned value management to reduce inherent risks in IT projects.
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CIO closer to controlling VA's IT budget
House approves a plan that would put control of the VA’s IT budget into the CIO's hands, which would allow better spending control.
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Agencies struggle with EVM as OMB deadline approaches
As the Dec. 31 deadline approaches for agencies to develop an earned-value management policy for IT projects, not all agencies have embraced the discipline and some may be challenged to meet the upcoming milestone.
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Medical publishers still battling NIH
NIH says links to publishers' sites would not help NIH achieve its goal of creating a permanent, integrated research archive.
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McDonald Bradley wins another DIA deal
The company will develop an architecture so the military can better share intelligence.
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Army awards TEIS contracts
STG is one of the winners to provide engineering, information assurance and systems integration services worldwide.
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Inxight Software gets DIA deal
The military will use the company’s products to process intelligence.
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GAO: Congress should help focus program management
New report says congressional staffers must be convinced of the effectiveness of the Program Assessment Rating Tool.
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