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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Outdated hospital bed system hampers Katrina relief effort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.

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Reed named to VA management post

Rita Reed named deputy assistant secretary for management at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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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.