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OMB sets plan to review all 25 e-gov projects

By the end of the month, the Office of Management and Budget plans to hire a contractor to make sure all 25 e-government projects comply with federal laws and regulations.

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USDA’s buy for recreation site draws protest

Spherix Inc. has protested the Agriculture Department’s award of a contract to ReserveAmerica for the consolidated National Recreation Reservation System.

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HSARPA seeks cyberdefense R&D

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency released a broad agency announcement for technologies to protect critical cyberinfrastructure.

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FBI tech plans overlap, GAO says

Only two of six divisions examined ensure that IT efforts don't duplicate others, auditors say.

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Drabkin to leave GSA

He will join the State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.

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Navy CIO praises NMCI

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet can fend off outside dangers, the Navy CIO says.

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The E-Learning project has to repeat a grade

The Office of Personnel Management earlier this month re-released the E-Learning solicitation after vendor concerns over the fairness of the procurement forced the agency to pull it back last month.

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On-the-record discussions

A conference this month in Washington sponsored by the Federal Library and Information Center Committee took a close look at progress on e-government, including such aspects as categorizing information, and managing records and Web content.

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Army raises RFID spending cap

The Army's RFID contract with Savi Technology Inc. now has an upper limit of $207 million, more than double the original ceiling of $90 million.

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HP wins $20M logistics pact

Hewlett-Packard will manage the IT infrastructure for the Defense Logistics Agency.

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NetCents contracts awarded

Eight companies will be represented in the Air Force's $9 billion Network Centric Solutions program.

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Michigan gets double duty out of content management

After Michigan moved its unemployment services to centralized call centers, its new content management system took on the extra job of managing the case loads.

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Unisys wins DOD health system contract

The Defense Department will pay $31 million for implementation and training services for the Composite Health Care System II.

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Better border security needed, Turner says

The top Democrat on the House Select Homeland Security Committee says the southern border is porous.

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Boeing, Lockheed to design Air Force/Navy radio

The two companies will design the Joint Tactical Radio System for the Air Force and Navy.

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IRMCO awards announced

The Interagency Resources Management Conference recognized the e-Payroll team and Army executive Wesley Miller.

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Federal execs face pay overhaul

The top salary will go up for the Senior Executive Service, but it could be harder to get there.

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CIO site gets overhaul

The CIO Council plans to unveil a new Web site by the end of the month.

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Cross-agency centers are coming

Business case reports are done for governmentwide financial management, resources management and grants.

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OMB to verify, validate e-gov projects

The Office of Management and Budget by Sept. 30 will hire a contractor to make sure all 25 e-government projects comply with federal laws and regulations.