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Chertoff: CIO, CFO did not get more power
A reorganization of the Homeland Security Department did not recommend more authority for the CIO and CFO.
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IRS seeks filing and payment compliance
Agency taps a modernization tool to find tax cheaters
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Administration unveils civil service plan
Draft legislation would do away with General Schedule pay system
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Groups protest contracting proposals
Battle under way over Senate amendments to help subcontractors on government contracts.
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Bureaucratus: A tribute
Last spring, the federal information technology community lost an important person, Federal Computer Week's Milton "Bureaucratus" Zall
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DHS is hit where it hires
A contract dispute between the Homeland Security Department and Monster, a company that provides Web-based job search capabilities, isn't over yet.
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Feds more prepared for emergencies
The Office of Personnel Management reports significant improvements in business continuity planning.
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Critics: Senate ignores some DHS priorities
Funding limited for critical cybersecurity, info-sharing needs
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Welles: Be prepared
The recent bus and subway bombings in London raise the question of whether federal employees are prepared for terrorist attacks in major U.S. metropolitan areas.
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Veterans Affairs posts Peaches 3 draft RFP
Under the full and open contract, which will consist of one base year and four one-year options, the department will be able to purchase a broad range of IT solutions.<@SM><@SM>
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House: DOD, DHS must share more technology
DOD and DHS must do more to ensure that applicable counter-terrorism technologies reach first responders, lawmakers said.
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GoLearn.gov changes its name
OPM wanted to end the confusion over the government's e-learning Web site and a vendor with s similar name.
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L-3 lands Air Force research contract
The Air Force's science and technology program is exploring new technologies to improve warfighter readiness, logistics processes.
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Gateway gets Navy hardware deal
Computers will let sailors on ships and submarines use e-mail and videoconferencing to communicate with family and friends.
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Senate confirms new director at NIST
Senate lawmakers Friday confirmed William Jeffrey as the 13th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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GAO: TSA fixing Secure Flight privacy violations
The Transportation Security Administration has taken steps to fix privacy violations it committed in the Secure Flight passenger screening program, the Government Accountability Office reported.
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