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IAIP boss: Cut could impede efforts

But threat-determination function doesn't need that much work after a baseline is laid down, Patrick Hughes says.

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Walker: Replace fed structure

It's unsustainable, says the U.S. comptroller general.

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GAO urges planning consistency at TSA

The Transportation Security Administration needs better planning and risk management assessment, GAO says.

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Connecticut finds tech chief

Diane Wallace, formerly of Aetna, will be Connecticut's chief information officer.

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Refine port grants, IG says

The structure of the port security grant program hinders DHS' ability to provide money where it's most needed, according to an inspector general.

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FDA to launch drug safety Web site

The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a Web page to share drug safety information with health care professionals and patients.

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ITAA: CIOs focus on PMA

Federal CIOs are digging deep into their agencies' pockets for IT consolidation projects, according to the latest annual CIO survey from the Information Technology Association of America.

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DOJ asks for IT boost

The Bush administration wants a 20 percent increase in the Justice Department's tech budget.

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VA wants money for records

Under the VA's proposed fiscal 2006 budget, one of the biggest increases would go toward modernizing the electronic medical record system for veterans.

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NJ manages school capital online

The Garden State will deploy a Web application that education officials can use to manage capital plans for buildings.

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Senate confirms NARA boss

Allen Weinstein replaces John Carlin as leader of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Global warning system gets USGS support

Through its Public Warning Network Challenge, the Internet Society is calling for collaborators for an all-hazards public warning system—an effort that the Geological Survey endorses. <@SM>

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GAO sees homeland security challenges

Interagency coordination will be important to many homeland security initiatives, GAO says.

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Justice funds XML pilots

Six states will each get $50,000 grants for projects that use the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model.

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SEC approves XBRL rule

Securities regulators will use voluntary filings to test the Extensible Business Reporting Language standard.

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GAO takes aim at DIMHRS

GAO officials want the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System to have stronger requirements-management processes and an integrated approach to program management.

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Treasury spends big on IT

The department wants more money for its Financial Management Service and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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Cisco, IBM propose Internet-based disaster alert system

Engineers say such a system could be used to quickly alert people of an impending catastrophic event, such as a tsunami or a hurricane.

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Suit planned over DOD system

Some of the largest unions plan to sue the Defense Department over new rules for the National Security Personnel System.

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Phoenix, D.C. win IT honors

The Public Technology Institute cited six cities for their IT projects.