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DISA marshals support for Katrina relief operations

The agency is sending satellite communications resources to the Gulf Coast.

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DHS picks Booz Allen for engineering contract

The company will provide information technology support and program management.

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USDA keeps paychecks coming, despite Katrina

The Agriculture Department's finance center in New Orleans completed the payroll for nearly 500,000 federal workers before the hurricane hit.

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FEMA uses closed NASA facility

Agency moves Hurricane Katrina operations headquarters to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

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GAO: More data needed for contracting reforms

Agencies could improve the federal contracting process through better reporting on suspension and debarment cases, auditors say.

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Navy sends understaffed hospital ship to ravaged Gulf Coast

The USNS Comfort will sail Saturday with only enough medical personnel to staff 250 of the ship's 1,000 hospital beds.

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DOD creates new health office

The Military Health System Office of Transformation established to reform military health services.

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DHS official heads federal response to Hurricane Katrina

Michael Brown, the undersecretary of DHS's Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, was named to coordinate the fed response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Zeppieri steps down at TSA

TSA CIO David Zeppieri is the latest top person to leave the troubled agency.

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NOAA supercomputer predicted hit, underestimated force

Supercomputers helped the agency accurately predict where Hurricane Katrina would hit, but they missed predictions about its intensity.

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Illinois inks toll system deal with SAIC

SAIC’s Security and Transportation Technology business unit will provide equipment to upgrade the state tollway violation enforcement system.

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DOD Health seeks new database for 8.9 million patients

Pentagon wants to convert its scheduling and registration system to a new database technology.

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DISA Louisiana megacenter closed in wake of hurricane

The Defense Information Systems Agency said its data processing megacenter in Slidell, La., will be closed until this Friday in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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DHS asks judge to minimize MaxHR injunction

The Homeland Security Department wants a federal judge to allow a partial roll out of the department’s new personnel system.

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Global Crossing, Northrop team on AF net

Global Crossing and Northrop Grumman are at the midpoint in their effort to deploy an Air Force network that connects bases for flight simulation training.

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SBA taps McClam as acting CIO

The Small Business Administration has elevated Charles T. McClam to acting CIO.

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Transportation Department names Neff deputy CFO

The Transportation Department has named Lawrence Neff as its deputy chief financial officer.

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Motivating career execs key to Labor's PMA top rating

The Labor Department’s management of its executive workforce was the foundation for its success as the first agency to achieve all green ratings on the most recent President’s Management Agenda scorecard.

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Meyerrose picked for DNI CIO post

Air Force general improved homeland security communications.

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