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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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Report: HHS underwrites half of health IT exchanges
About one-half of all health information exchanges around the nation depend on the federal government for development funding through grants and contracts.
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Intercepts
Katrina making waves. Apple Army. BRAC shutters Fort Monmouth. The golden rule and commies. Sticklers for language. We don't get respect.
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E-learning: A progress report
Experts identify the peculiarities and pitfalls of online training
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Hurricane Katrina jolts NOAA’s Web traffic
Traffic on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Web site has increased exponentially in response to public interest in hurricane Katrina.
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