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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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Boeing’s JTRS fate due soon
Defense Acquisition Board set to decide role of contractor in massive radio communications project.
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CherryRoad protests Army portal contract award
CherryRoad Technologies, which currently operates Army Knowledge Online, has protested the Army’s award of the AKO Enterprise Services contract to Lockheed Martin.
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House e-gov restrictions find faint echo on Senate panel
Senate panel votes to fully fund Transportation CIO office and ignores other House actions on e-gov.
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Labor scores green sweep on President's Management Agenda
Executive agencies have made significant improvements in their management practices in the past four years, score cards show.
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Senate drops restrictive e-gov language from spending bill
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee did not follow the House’s lead in restricting how agencies contribute money to e-government projects.
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3 agencies submit to Extreme Hiring Makeover
The experiment tested the suitability of private-sector hiring practices for the government, and broke at least one speed record.
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