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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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Accenture nabs pact for Army financials
Contract to build General Fund Enterprise Business System could be worth $537 million.
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'EZPass' for visa holders
US-VISIT official says RFID is on its way for visas from international travelers who visit the United States numerous times.
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Breathing new life into the e-postmark
Postal Service’s digital proofing business rubs some the wrong way
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Senate confirms Springer as OPM director
She now faces the task of modernizing OPM systems and overseeing possible governmentwide personnel reform.
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