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GSA draft reorganization plan to be released in May

The General Services Administration says it will complete the first draft of its plan to merge the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service in two months.

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Rep. Davis takes aim at privacy officer requirement

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee has introduced a bill to repeal the provision requiring every federal agency to name a chief privacy officer.<@SM>

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GAO pushes for bomb detector study

Transportation officials need to make a better case for funding bomb detection installation projects, congressional auditors say in a new report.

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Grams balances budget scales

IRS CIO says the tax agency's budget shouldn’t be viewed as an internal competition for dollars between enforcement and modernization.

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Another view: E-passports need security upfront, not later

The State Department is committing one of the classic IT blunders with its proposed rules for electronic passports—focusing only on functionality and ignoring security when implementing a new technology.

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GAO finds ACE flaws

A trade-processing system could face cost and schedule overruns unless Homeland Security Department officials improve standards, auditors say.

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GSA schedule data lacking, GAO finds

The General Services Administration must get more information to show schedule buyers get the best prices, GAO says.

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TSA awards explosive contracts

Siemens, GE and L-3 will maintain explosive detection and explosive trace detection machines.

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E-filing surges

IRS commissioner says the majority of individual returns in 2005 will be filed electronically.

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Web satisfaction dips

Federal sites with declining satisfaction outnumbered those with rising scores.

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IRS board urges modernization increase

The IRS Oversight Board says the Internal Revenue Service's modernization effort needs more money.

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Agencies resist changes to Exhibit 300s

Officials rely on business case data.

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NASA details Ames cuts

Space agency officials hope to cut up to 25 percent of its workers involved with supercomputing and robotics at the research center.

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Industry group gets a new leader

Allen named executive director of ACT/IAC.

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Koenig: Moving toward a virtual office

Looking at the best way to conduct meetings from outside the office.

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Circuit

CIOs and politics. E-archives coming soon. Blogger gets credibility. Forget the wash. A-list résumés.

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DOD awards RFID contracts

Army taps six suppliers to deliver UHF tags.

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Feds balk at DHS personnel rules

Some argue that the changes, which emphasize performance, are not fair.

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Critics call for immigration, customs merger

Some observers say merging Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Customs and Border Protection would improve operations and efficiency.

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Retirements are hurting procurement workforce

Quality of workers is declining, making it harder to save tax dollars.