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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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New technologies to be fielded faster
Hurricane Katrina revealed disconnects among federal, state and local public-safety systems, the Homeland Security Department’s top science official warned.
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The times they are a-changing
The role of government and taxpayer expectations are changing, experts say.
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OMB program management tracking tool needs more focus: GAO
While the Office of Management and Budget’s method for tracking agencies’ program management has improved project performance, the system is too broadly focused and leaves short-term problems unresolved, according to government auditors.
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Disasters in the Internet Age
The Internet -- more than any other tool -- is proving to be a significant means of communication during disasters
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Wynne wins confirmation
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Michael Wynne as secretary of the Air Force.
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Auditors again deride NASA financial system, EA
NASA risks inaccurate accounting of its most expensive space missions because the agency is still struggling to build a modern financial management system.
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Comings and goings
George Foresman, Virginia's chief of preparedness, nominated to be the Homeland Security Department's first official in charge of preparedness; Debra Stouffer, a well-known figure in private and government technology, has joined Digital Management.
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Defense transformation requires new view
Thinking about DOD as a corporation is the wrong approach, the deputy undersecretary of Defense for business transformation said.
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E-voting machines are not always secure
Although electronic voting machines have become a regular feature at the ballot box, a growing number of critics have raised concerns about the machines' security, reliability and accuracy.
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Air Force gets antispam guard
Software marks the first deal under DOD’s new enterprise agreement with Symantec.
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IT security LOB strives for standards, consistency among agencies
To achieve the Office of Management and Budget’s goal of certifying and accrediting at least 90 percent of all federal systems, agencies likely will have to wait until the IT security Line of Business consolidation effort kicks into high gear.
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