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EDS takes $200M in eTravel work
The company won five new contracts and an extension of an existing agreement under GSA's eTravel Service contract vehicle.
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DOD plans to link pay and performance
Defense Department officials will change their civilian personnel system during the next few years, affecting how hundreds of thousands of civilian workers are hired and paid.
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DOD mines data to detect abuse
Officials hope to use data to improve government purchase card policies
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Inscom picks services' vendors
The Army's Intelligence and Security Command chose four companies to compete for $209 million in task orders for support services.
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TSA solicits Secure Flight ideas
However, TSA cannot begin testing an ID verification system that uses private databases until GAO evaluates the impact of Secure Flight on aviation security.
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House adopts new DHS oversight regime
A temporary select House committe became permanent this month.
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The Platts Plan
The returning chairman of the House Government Reform Committee's federal financial oversight subcommittee is planning legislation to cut government waste.
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“Did you hear...”
At a recent meeting of the President’s Management Council, President Bush wanted to review agencies’ progress on his management agenda. When council members walked into the room, it took them less than 10 seconds to realize that the best-performing agencies were seated closest to Bush, while the worst performers were seated further away.
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Payment compliance system will target tax deadbeats
The IRS plans to collect more delinquent payments from taxpayers by implementing a filing and payment compliance system.
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Report: Expect 38 percent hike in e-gov spending
Even with efforts to consolidate software purchases and limit agencies’ IT budgets, e-government spending will grow 38 percent to nearly $6 billion over the next five years, according to a report from Input.
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IT security trips up two agencies on scorecard
Systems security concerns caused the Veterans Affairs Department’s and the Small Business Administration’s e-government initiatives to each drop a grade in the latest ratings for the President’s Management Agenda.
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IRS takes bold step, mandates e-filing of corporate returns
To radically scale up its electronic filing, the IRS will make e-filing mandatory for an estimated 30,000 corporations and nonprofits during the next two years—even though it only began accepting these organizations’ tax returns electronically for the first time last year.
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Forest Service will revisit rec site bids
The Forest Service will heed the Government Accountability Office’s suggestions and reopen discussions with vendors for the Recreation One-Stop e-government contract.
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Army buys more bomb jammers
Army officials awarded a $56.1 million contract for 1,440 devices to detect roadside bombs.
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Army extends NT support
It was supposed to end last year, but the service has stretched it for 180 days.
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Pentagon picks '05 projects
The Defense Department's top acquisition official announced last week he chose 15 technologies that DOD will rush to field this year.
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Dutch checks speed up at JFK
A pilot program at JFK airport uses biometrics for faster processing of travelers from the Netherlands.
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IT security problems cause two agencies to slip in PMA scorecard
The Veterans Affairs Department’s and the Small Business Administration’s e-government initiatives each dropped a grade in the President’s Management Agenda.
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