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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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The best & worst places to work in federal IT

An FCW survey of IT wokers offers insights into what workers like ... and what they don't

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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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In this corner

Small firms ready for the bell in the fight for larger contracts

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DOD awards more RFID deals

DOD awards 17 contracts for technical engineering services.

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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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GILS could soon get the boot

Feds have proposed dropping little-used search standard

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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.