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E-debit card reduces food stamp errors
The Agriculture Department has cut $1.4 billion in improper payments over five years from its Food Stamp program by adopting an electronic benefits card, and aligning state and federal benefit criteria.
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DOD asked to look at centralizing IT
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to know if centralized DOD IT spending would solve its data sharing and interoperability problems.
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Information sharing has a dark side
Although information sharing could prevent another terrorist attack, it could also create a single point of failure, a DHS CIO warned.
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Veterans Health Administration reorganizes
New VHA undersecretary puts his stamp on agency's organization chart to streamline the program that delivers health care to vets.
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Senate to consider DOD CIO nomination
Raytheon exec John Grimes tapped to succeed Linton Wells, John Stenbit
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Senators seek to fast track FBI's Sentinel
Lawmakers question the 2009 start date for the FBI's IT improvements.
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DHS says CFO reports to Chertoff
DHS fixes its organizational chart so the CFO reports directly to the secretary.
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DOD business systems still under fire
Weaknesses in DOD's enterprise architecture work need to be addressed, a new GAO report states.
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Seattle switches to new planning, development system
The city's new system could serve as the blueprint for the way other departments in the government handle planning and project management.
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Young Government Leaders now at 300 members
Megan Quinn started the group in 2003 with eight other federal employees who were recent college graduates.
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Navy to navigate digitally by 2009
NGA and Northrop Grumman help to make navigation easier and more accurate.
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Share-in-savings not catching on at agencies
Several factors have contributed to the dearth of IT contracts using the share-in-savings procurement method, including that the Office of Management and Budget has not issued a final rule and guidance on how to use the method, according to GAO.
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Editorial: Setting priorities
It will be almost impossible to share information effectively without fully empowered CIOs, and that hasn't happened yet.
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Intercepts
AKO interpretation; ITES-2S fuss; The China IT syndrome; Meyerrose on the move; Changing the charter.
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Patent examiners battle stress
USPTO struggles with hiring, retention issues amid morale problems
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Navy gets a software deal
A new licensing agreement allows Microsoft to deepen its reach into the Navy and lets the service move ahead with an initiative to standardize software across 16 overseas installations.
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Rothwell: DHS needs more acquisition staff
The biggest challenge for chief acquisition officers governmentwide is either rebuilding or growing their workforce, DHS's chief acquisition officer said.
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Senate skeptical of GSA's reorg plan
The effort to reorganize the General Services Administration's acquisition services, pushed by House lawmakers and the Bush administration, is coming under fire from Senate appropriators.
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