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Army delays ITES-2S
The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract awards won't be announced until mid-October.
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Poor grades can mask progress in complex IT environments, such as DHS
The Homeland Security Department has received an F on the last two computer security report cards issued by the House Government Reform Committee, prompting chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) to warn that “DHS needs to get its house in order.”
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Report helps HealtheVet, VA says
Uncovering problems facing the ambitious HealtheVet IT project has been a good thing, said Robert McFarland, the VA's chief information officer.
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Justice delays multiagency wireless net
The federal government has delayed its schedule and changed its requirements for a multibillion-dollar makeover of federal wireless voice and data communications.
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OMB issues draft ID card guidelines
The Office of Management and Budget wants to set an 18-month timeline for agencies to implement an interoperable employee identification card.
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CISO Exchange falters over format and fees
Three days after forming as an advisory board with congratulations all around, the newly created Chief Information Security Officers Exchange stumbled, as its co-chairman, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), said he was having second thoughts.
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As secure Linux goes mainstream, Common Criteria becomes an issue
IBM Corp. plans to seek Common Criteria certification this year for Security Enhanced Linux, marking the first such evaluation for this module of the open-source operating system.
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Army plans to automate some forms by fall
By fall, the Army will automate its first forms applications to run over a single, integrated system.
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DOD on management: We're working on it
Pentagon officials are working on departmentwide initiatives to improve management systems, according to DOD's top acquisition executive.
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New group to promote telework
Congressional pressure has done little to spur agency managers to boost the number of employees who telework, according to a new study released this month by CDW Government Inc.
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Fusion project highlights net-centric warfare
A net-centric environment is doable, said Marian Cherry, manager of the Horizontal Fusion Portfolio.
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Carnegie Mellon: HealtheVet ailing
The plan to spend billions to modernize the VA health care computer system has 'unacceptably high' risks, a report says.
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OMB finishing guidance on how grants management will work
The agencies managing the Grants Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative are finalizing the governance model and the way shared-service centers will work.
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Stephan proposed for DHS job
Robert Stephan has been nominated to be an assistant secretary and designated as an acting undersecretary, too.
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Risk or population?
Congress will consider distributing homeland security money based on risk rather than on population.
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Cooper out of the frying pan
Steve Cooper, the Homeland Security Department's first chief information officer, submitted his resignation April 4.
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Secure Flight hits turbulence from feds
Both the Government Accountability Office and the Homeland Security Department's inspector general criticized the program.
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