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VA health IT gets new chief

Craig Luigart named to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health IT programs and services.

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Turco named GSA acting deputy administrator

Kathleen Turco, chief financial officer at the General Services Administration, will become acting deputy administrator effective Nov. 1.

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Mass. CIO blames unions for IT hiring woes

But he said unions could play a useful role if they focus on providing training for members.

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Weapons agency finds answers with topic maps

Energy Department officials have discovered that topic maps can be useful in managing the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile.

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DHS commodity contract due in November

First Source would set aside contracts for small businesses at DHS.

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SES workers get smaller raises

The average number of SES employees given the highest performance ratings by their managers dropped in one year from 74.5 percent to 59.4 percent.

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DOD to examine network warfare issues at summit

IT leaders from military branches and other DOD agencies will discuss information assurance and look for opportunities to improve.

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CACI completes NSR acquisition

National Security Research is CACI's first new acquisition since May 2004.

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Bill would tighten VA's IT spending controls

Legislation introduced in Congress would give the CIO control over the department's entire technology budget.

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GSA names acting zone leaders

The General Services Administration has named the acting leaders of the six zones that replace the 11 regions it used before the agency's reorganization.

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Officials: States should use IT to save money

Federal and state government budgets are at risk of being consumed by rising health care and welfare costs, according to officials at the annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

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Stouffer gets a new job

Debra Stouffer leaves BAE Systems and joins Digital Management, an IT services company.

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FBI hires tech-savvy HR guru

Former oil company exec could put human resources on right track

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DOD prepares for acquisition training upgrades

The Defense Acquisition University is interested in whether vendors can offer fixed prices for developing online courses.

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Cost of fed pay reform could become an issue

In recent hearings on Capitol Hill, officials have raised questions about the cost of changing the way agencies pay federal employees.

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Vendors press Army to release JNN RFP

Clamor grows for next phase of Joint Network Nodes

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Army gets its IT act together

500-day plan to serve as a road map for creating a net-centric enterprise

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Editorial: Search as a model

The NASA/Google arrangement could stand as a true example of a public/private partnership.

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Intercepts

JNN fielding costs. Where, oh where, has Raduege gone? Pentagon declares war -- on industry?

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Input: Katrina relief may cut into DHS IT spending

Funds channeled to FEMA for hurricane recovery efforts could add to agency's coffers, but Congress may compensate with cuts to technology programs.