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2005 Fed 100: Why the system works
The Federal 100 awards are an important reminder that people make a difference.
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Three agencies missed the E-Travel boat
Three agencies have until the end of the month to explain why they did not meet a Dec. 31, 2004, deadline to award E-Travel contracts.
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OMB: 2004 was a good year for e-gov
The Office of Management and Budget is studying how to effectively use technology to enhance crisis management.
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Justice, OMB programs named semifinalists for innovation award
Justice’s Global Justice XML Data Model and OMB’s Program Assessment Ratings Tool are among 10 semifinalists for Innovation in American Government awards.
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Senators seek Deepwater acceleration
The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee called for a 10-year timetable for Coast Guard modernization.
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Vulnerability report on 2008 track
A Homeland Security Department official said a comprehensive assessment of the nation's preparedness and vulnerabilities will be ready in 2008.
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Florida cops share data
But they say they need federal money to finish the statewide rollout of the Florida Integrated Network for Data Exchange and Retrieval.
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Advisory panel recommends more federal R&D spending
The Presidential IT Advisory Committee has recommended a sharp increase in federal spending on cybersecurity R&D, with a focus on fundamental, long-term solutions to security challenges.
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Army program officer retires
Col. Hogan takes over from Col. Barlow as deputy program executive officer in the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems.
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Springer picked for OPM
The nomination of Linda Springer to lead the personnel office would end her short respite from federal government.
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Unisys: $1B not enough for TSA work
Work on TSA's Information Technology Managed Services project has already used up two-thirds of the contract's money in less than half of the task order's potential duration.
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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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