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House signals FCS cuts
The House Armed Services Committee’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee reviewed or marked up the Pentagon’s 2006 budget.
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Two DHS IT projects enter troubled waters
The Homeland Security Department’s Emerge2 and Transportation Worker Identification Credential programs, two of its most critical management and security projects, are delayed and facing scrutiny from high level officials as well as congressional auditors.
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OMB eyes duplicate e-gov projects sharply
The Office of Management and Budget has analyzed agency IT investments—Exhibit 53s—to determine if they use systems that duplicate any of the 25 e-government projects, the Lines of Business Consolidation or the enterprisewide software buying effort known as SmartBuy.
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TSA looks for performance data
The Transportation Security Administration seeks information on creating a nationwide system for collecting data on the performance of screeners.
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PACKET RAT: Sun’s swing toward open-source knocks the Rat for a loop
The house was full at the Reagan Federal Building auditorium for Sun Microsystems’ quarterly “Network Computing” road show—which is what happens every time someone mentions a free lunch in Washington.
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IRS sticks with Lambert for CFO
The acting Internal Revenue Service chief financial officer is staying on as the tax agency’s permanent CFO.
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Skinner slams DHS network
DHS officials did not consult users and skipped key security measures as it developed the Homeland Secure Data Network, the inspector general says.
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Congress seeks border fixes
The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act would require development and implementation of information-sharing initiatives and other actions to improve border security.
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House proposal eviscerates HealtheVet
A subcommittee gutted President Bush's request for $311 million for fiscal 2006 to launch a health e-record program for the nation's veterans.
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E-gov projects to get boost from sharing PKI credentials
The sharing of authentication credentials between government and the private sector is closer to reality than ever before.
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Treasury IG gets on IRS’ business cases
IRS officials should not rely on the data in some of their recent business cases to manage and fund IT projects, inspector general auditors have found.
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FAST becomes D.C. search overlord
Washington, D.C., will deploy a Norwegian company's search engine across the city government's entire information technology infrastructure.
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OPM offers incentives
New rules allow for paying extra money to recruit, keep or move workers.
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DISA, JTF-GNO prepare for Croom
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege plans to pass the baton to Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Croom on July 8.
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CSC/Shaw venture wins Space Wing work
The venture will provide the 45th Space Wing's Spaceport Information System.
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Forman leaves Cassatt
He says his next job will bring him back to focusing on government reform.
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Mass. fuses intelligence
A new center will analyze info from disparate sources statewide to find patterns of crime and terrorism.
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Six win RFID reader deals
The Army awarded six blanket purchase agreements for RFID readers used throughout the military supply chain.
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