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Oracle lands order for Air Force logistics
The company will provide software for the new Expeditionary Combat Support System.
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Senate passes multidepartment spending bill
Senators last week passed an appropriations bill that would authorize $52.8 million for the governmentwide management of property assets, including IT services, and grant $5 million for electronic government initiatives.
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Bush names DHS’ first undersecretary for preparedness
If approved, George Foresman would have a $4 billion budget to create a Preparedness Directorate at the department.
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Australia hosts international e-health conference
Representatives from several countries seek common ground among e-health systems at defense and veterans affairs departments.
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Unisys accused of overbilling TSA
Unisys is responding to allegations that it overbilled the government for as much as 171,000 labor hours.
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ManTech gets Navy contract
Integrator gets a new deal to provide engineering and management services, which joins an existing contract for modeling, simulation and tactical training applications.
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New Zealand preps pandemic flu plans
Continuity plan covers critical infrastructure, such as telecommunications, transportation, electricity, water, sewage and natural gas and petroleum.
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GAO: SSA is rushing disability claims system rollout
SSA is installing a nationwide electronic disability claims system without testing it end-to-end, government watchdog organization says.
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Database issues hurt National Guard and Reserve
New report criticizes the Defense Department for not enforcing a law that requires service members to inform DOD about their civilian employers.
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GAO confirms some e-voting problems
The agency found some e-voting systems do not encrypt ballots cast or audit logs, and either one could be altered without detection.
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Havekost: E-gov requires muscle
Two CIOs tell AFFIRM lunch that e-government initiatives can be tough to implement.
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Army establishes LandWarNet University
The new structure at the Army Signal Center will prepare soldiers to operate more mobile IP networks.
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RFP checklist
The following is a list of some basic questions your agency can use to develop a request for proposals for a Web content management system.
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VA gives CIO power over budget
VA officials promise lawmakers they will centralize the agency's billion-dollar information technology budget in the CIO's office to control spending.
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U.K. ahead of U.S. in pandemic planning
The United Kingdom has released its second influenza pandemic contingency plan since March, while the United States still works to develop and release its plan.
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VA will centralize IT budget, personnel authority over next year
The Veterans Affairs Department will put control of its IT budget and personnel under the department CIO—a sea change that should prevent future monumental IT system failures.
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Kelman: An open letter to 1102s
Post-Katrina isn't a great time to be a procurement official. But innovation is needed more than ever
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CFO Sykes helps NASA manage change
To assuage employees’ nervousness about the transition to E-Payroll, Gwendolyn Sykes and her team focused their efforts on communication and hands-on demonstrations.
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Behind every good e-Gov program ...
The nature of government Web sites has changed dramatically over the past five years. The number of Web pages published by state, local and federal agencies has grown exponentially, and the expectations of citizens, businesses and other government agencies have grown just as much.
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