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House bill would grant Veterans Affairs’ CIO budget authority
Lawmakers are poised to introduce legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs Department’s CIO authority over the VA’s IT budget, personnel and assets.
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Defense Travel survives Senate axe
Lawmakers voted down an amendment on the Defense Travel System in the 2006 Defense Appropriations bill.
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OMB to pick smart card biometric standard
The standard will help carry out the Bush administration's directive for computer-readable identity credentials that can be used governmentwide.
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iGov wins $300M DOD deal
The small business will bolster the Tactical Local Area Network for the Special Operations Command.
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BearingPoint to support Navy IT office
Integrator will provide IT strategy, program development and management for high-priority Enterprise Program Management Office.
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GPO fast tracks FDSys project
The Government Printing Office is setting an aggressive timeline for its massive project to digitize nearly every federal document published since the birth of the nation.
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Microsoft, Motorola team on public safety system
The two companies will focus on interoperable computer-aided dispatch systems with records management systems and mobile devices.
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Army delays new JNN RFP
The service wants one more month to ensure it buys the right technology.
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Anteon head gets Army award
The Association of the United States Army has chosen Joseph Kampf to receive the 2005 John W. Dixon Award for distinguished service.
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Lockheed takes over FAA flight service
The systems integrator has absorbed 1,750 employees as part of outsourcing deal.
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Army initiates 500-day IT plan
The service wants a net-centric information enterprise to aid U.S. warfighting.
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Proposed bill would expand OPM's role
The Working for America Act would enable agencies to design their own employee appraisal and pay systems.
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GSA selects Aquilent for FirstGov.gov refresh project
The General Services Administration has awarded Aquilent Inc. an $836,000 contract to provide services for the design and testing of the rebranded FirstGov.gov, the company said today.
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Kelman: An ounce of prevention?
IGs are one-note Charlies. Good contracting people can play a symphony.
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PITAC returns as part of PCAST
President Bush is reviving the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee by folding it into the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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Beat the clock
The mounting pressure the IRS faces to modernize how corporations, nonprofits and, eventually, individuals file tax returns isn’t coming from Congress or from impatient taxpayers.
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Feds enroll in institute to keep up-to-date
Not everything a chief information officer needs to know can be learned on the job. Some CIOs say they have to step away from their day-to-day responsibilities to gain a broader perspective and see what lies ahead.
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Web extra: GIS aids the Coast Guard
Geographic information system experts give officers the coordinates they need to rescue people after Hurricane Katrina.
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