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Administration gets behind IPv6, sets 2008 target
In light of recent studies that say the government is not moving aggressively enough toward adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6, the Office of Management and Budget is preparing a policy to guide agencies’ transition to the new standard.
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DOD's Deidre Lee goes to GSA
DOD procurement official will become part of the new Federal Acquisition Service at GSA.
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CGI-AMS wins HHS software pact
Integrator will develop payment system for Medicare and Medicaid.
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The lowdown on ERM
<b>Who certifies ERM systems for use in government?</b> NARA has endorsed the Defense Department’s 5015.2 standard for records management applications.
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Everything’s on the record
As the business of government, like that of the rest of the world, is increasingly done digitally, the task of managing official records becomes increasingly important.
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White House threatens veto over anti-PMA appropriations language
Advisers may recommend President Bush veto the Transportation, Treasury, HUD, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies fiscal 2006 appropriations bill if it includes a provision that restricts the use of discretionary funds for e-government projects.<@SM>
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Anteon wins Air Force weapons deal
$10 million deal covers design, development and testing of embedded software and hardware.
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SRA Wins $97M FAA contract
The integrator will support cross-agency financial management services center at Transportation.
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Cooper: Fix the appropriations process
Former Homeland Security CIO says Congress should appropriate funds for information sharing.
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GAO: Times call for risk-based budgeting
Controller general says federal budgets should reflect risk-based spending priorities.
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Army IT portfolio plan almost ready
Service officials who oversee logistics and intelligence systems will be required to submit systems for interoperability testing.
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OMB: Agencies to implement IPv6 by June 2008
The Office of Management and Budget plans to set a deadline of June 2008 for all government agencies to transition their network backbones to IP Version 6. Once network backbones are running the new protocols, applications and connecting networks will be brought up to date.
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NMCI faces fall milestones
Navy officials will provide lawmakers with a status report, while the Marines will test the network in a warfighting exercise.
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Conn. retirement agency saves paper
Users will soon be able to view reports online, and workflow management will route documents automatically.
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DHS tests RFID technology for foot, vehicle traffic at entry points
The Homeland Security Department plans to install antennas at five locations to detect RFID chips embedded in travel documents carried by international visitors passing through U.S. ports of entry.
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Voinovich hot about security clearance delays
A backlog of 185,000 cases forces prospective FBI and CIA employees and others “to sit idly by for months," the senator says.
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California bill would restrict RFID use
Identity Information Protection Act of 2005 is one of several bills in 10 states that deal with emerging uses of tracking technology.
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Growing government program managers
VA created in-house training program to fill a talent shortage.
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