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Labor Web site helps contracting officers with wage determinations
The Labor Department has launched a new Web site that should provide government contracting officials easier access to obtaining wage determinations.
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Standard issue
Public-private partnership pushes for standards to help grease the wheels of grant-making systems.
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Copyright’s IE-only site catches heat
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is caught in the middle of a heated online debate about a proposal to limit full use of a new copyright registration Web site, even if temporarily, to only one browser.
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HSOC head to lead new DHS ops division
The head of the Homeland Security Operations Center will become the first chief of the Homeland Security Department’s new operations division.
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FBI policy office disciplines IT spending
New information technology office puts its foot down to direct IT investments.
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OMB to put private sector in play on Lines of Business
OPM is the first big agency to move to shared-service provider.
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Health industry exchanges more information, survey finds
The number of health information exchanges that share information has nearly tripled during the past year, according to an eHealth Initiative Foundation report.
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Anteon nabs Navy contracts
Anteon captured two Navy contracts this week potentially worth more than $50 million.
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OPM selects five human resources service centers
Five federal agencies can start competing next fiscal year to provide human resources back office functions to other agencies, OPM announced.
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GTSI appoints CIO
Robert Mitchell named to head GTSI's IT operations; SRA makes top appointments.
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Commission paves way for transition to federal oversight of voting
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has adopted an initial plan for certifying voting machines used in federal elections that relies heavily on state-level expertise.
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Tom Wiesner | Labor's E-Gov Guide
Labor deputy CIO Tom Wiesner has worked in IT for more than 30 years in various federal agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Treasury Department and the Homeland Security Department’s Transportation Security Administration during its first year of existence.
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OMB will sharpen reviews of agency health IT spending
The Office of Management and Budget wants to coordinate health IT spending in a way similar to other management efforts, such as electronic rulemaking, grants management and software licenses.
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EPA data littered with errors and gaps
A new report calls for a single, centralized data system after finding that EPA data is full of errors.
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Federal architects ready glossary of terms
The federal Chief Architects Forum has posted working draft definitions of 175 enterprise architecture terms on its public wiki site.
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City adds wireless mesh for public safety
Providence, R.I., will offer its public safety agencies 100 times more capacity for mobile data communications.
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Feds IT spending spikes
Input finds that third quarter spending spikes 190 percent, thanks largely to the Navy.
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