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Army releases ITES-2S RFP

The Army released the solicitation for the $20 billion ITES-2S contract.

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University opens port security research center

The Stevens Institute of Technology's facility will serve the Navy and other agencies studying port security.

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IT helps limit flight delays

FAA officials say they had appropriate communication capacity to reroute air traffic last week and are prepared for this week’s challenges.

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New York transportation group awards security contract

The New York's transportation authority has selected a Lockheed Martin-led team to upgrade the authority’s electronic security infrastructure.

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Tech companies aid Katrina recovery

Technology companies are providing technical expertise, communications equipment, money and other resources to recovery efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

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OPM launches Katrina Web site for feds

The Office of Personnel Management today unveiled a Web site to centralize information for federal employees affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

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Education Department has big plans in 2006

At least four requests for proposals for IT systems are in the works, and a new system to give agency analysts more information about how school systems spend federal money is scheduled to come online.

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Intercepts

Al Qaeda recons networks. The next cyberwar. Comings and goings. DOD IG resigns. Army e-learning winners.

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California struggles with change

The California Performance Review, modeled after the Bush administration's management agenda, is still a work in progress one year later.

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3 principles for chief privacy officers

Principles to help guide chief privacy officers as they stake out their turf

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6 ways to survive major Internet attacks

Facing the difficult task of securing systems, experts offer their advice

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IRS moves to 'clean slate'

Agency kills modernization office and creates new organization to take over

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911 wiped out in many areas

Rescue workers say there is no communications infrastructure in some areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.

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Energy Department using Web to collect price gouging data

The Energy Department is collecting information on possible price gouging at the gas pump through its Web site.

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Katrina knocks out critical Army supply link

The Army has restarted a critical overseas supply chain after Hurricane Katrina knocked out communications with its Louisianna logistics center

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DOD to ship handhelds to FEMA workers on Gulf Coast

The Theater Medical Information Program is shipping handheld devices to Federal Emergency Management Agency workers to help them treat Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

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Outdated hospital bed system hampers Katrina relief effort

The National Disaster Medical System relies on phone calls and faxes to gather information about available beds following disasters.

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Agencies, OMB pushing security requirements through contracts

As the new CIO of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Lisa Schlosser is on a mission to improve the agency’s cybersecurity.

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DOJ cybersecurity effort aims for Center of Excellence status

The Justice Department will attempt to become a Center of Excellence for the Cybersecurity Line of Business initiative.

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Army one-star list out

Three systems and information technology colonels nominated for brigadier general.