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Alliant progress promised soon
An industry day to discuss GSA's forthcoming contracts was originally promised for this month, but it has not yet been scheduled.
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OMB leads effort to speed security clearances
Lawmakers and Bush administration officials declare the backlog of DOD security clearance applications a national security problem.
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Air Force awards support contracts
Six companies will vie for Air Force Contract Augmentation Program III task orders.
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Defense bill could limit DOD contracting activity
Under a provision of the Senate version of the Defense Authorization bill, new acquisition centers would have to approve proposed procurements.
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States move to centralize IT project management
States report successes from centralizing control of information technology projects and adopting common project management practices.
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Accenture to update New Jersey's unemployment benefits system
Under the $39.9 million contract, the company will build a new system that can process claims faster.
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GAO denies second protest of Monster contract
GAO found that OPM’s $27 million USAJobs award to Monster Government Solutions at a premium price was reasonable.
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GAO lauds DOD biz progress
But the agency said the department should focus more on processes than on systems.
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AT&T to upgrade Navy network's Web capabilities
The company will expand portal capabilities for monitoring and updating C4I networks.
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Panel: Feds must get over info-sharing turf wars
Members of Congress and the panel discussed establishing a federal Information Sharing Environment to help discard decades-old prejudices against interagency information.
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Electronic subcontract reporting system goes live
Civilian agency contractors are to begin using it now, but defense contractors must keep filing paper forms for several more months.
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USPS may require Parcel Select clients to use e-voucher system
The U.S. Postal Service is weighing whether to require all customers of its Parcel Select program to use an electronic system that the agency hopes will help ease payment and verification for mail acceptance.
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CHCS II's global launch set
A DOD official will give details about the Composite Health Care System II's deployment at a press briefing Nov. 21.
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BearingPoint to provide Air Force training
Integrator will teach logistics to 3,500 personnel as part of supply chain modernization program.
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Gonzalez brings life lessons to IRS
New deputy CIO's role: Keep agency's modernization on track.
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Feds mishandle probationary hiring
A report finds that although supervisors can fire employees for poor performance, they rarely do.
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British Library, Microsoft to digitize 25 million pages
The plan is to digitize roughly 100,000 out-of-copyright books, which will be available through the new MSN Book Search beta service next year.
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Intercepts
What you do with two pianos if you're not Ferrante and Teicher. The DISA pandemic plan. Hack attacks confirmed. The Ukrainian connection. The official word on RFID interference. Monkey see, monkey do.
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