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Student tracker proposed
The Education Department wants to create a federal database to track college students.
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White House floats policy on privacy that straddles lawmakers’ opposing views
A fight over privacy is brewing on Capitol Hill, and it has nothing to do with the Homeland Security Department screening travelers or the General Services Administration’s lost credit-card data.
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Pentagon talks up BMMP
DOD's says its Business Management Modernization Program has increased visibility and understanding of DOD business systems.
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Customs works on buying
The Customs and Border Protection agency 's Acquisition Improvement Initiative is supposed produce a business-driven, customer-focused acquisition environment.
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CALL criticizes Stryker
The Center for Army Lessons Learned says soldiers need better training to use the Stryker vehicle's digital systems, and calls for a faster chip for FBCB2.
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State bureaucracy slows grants
Hiring freezes and problems with IT upgrades also created delays in spending federal bioterrorism funds awarded to states and municipalities, GAO says.
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Marine commandant lays out tech needs
Fighting insurgents and terrorists has exposed problems with some Marine IT systems, says Gen. Michael Hagee.
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GSA releases RFI for new FirstGov search engine
The General Services Administration earlier this week released a request for information on ways to improve the much-criticized Web portal.
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State IT to grow, Input says
Input predicts that state and local governments will spend $70 billion annually on information technology in 2010.
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Center creates archiving model
The Library of Congress will distribute a toolkit to help state and territorial officials preserve digital information.
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Input expects $91.4B in IT
The market research firm sees $78.6 billion in contracted IT expenditures in 2010.
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Cyber Eye: National ID standards could create “ID theft kit”
I wrote last month that the State Department was making a mistake by leaving personal data stored on electronic passports unprotected.
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Acquisition plan coming for DHS
Homeland Security Department officials say their new acquisition strategy should be ready soon.
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Young sees more IT consolidation
Federal agencies still spend too much on back office systems, e-gov official Tim Young said.
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Most of EU will miss biometric passport deadline
Only six European Union countries that currently enjoy visa-free travel to the United States are expected to meet an Oct. 26 deadline for initiating biometric passports.
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DOD takes charge of major Air Force acquisitions
It includes satellite projects valued at more than $50 billion.
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