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OMB touts management agenda successes

In new report, OMB says agencies are using IT to improve programs and not using technology for technology’s sake.

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Ready to test the water

Share-in savings proponents hope recent developments will help agencies wade into the procurement pool.

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DHS' sinking SPIRIT

Agency drops IT services contract in favor of more focused procurements

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Lockheed looks for logistics IT business

The company now has a unit to support the military's network-centric warfare strategy and pursue logistics procurements.

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Should government go on a diet?

Growing layers of bureaucrats spell trouble for getting the job done

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9-11 Commission: Boost intelligence sharing

Federal officials warn against making technology decisions too quickly

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US-VISIT readies exit pilots

Having focused on entry, DHS expands system to track visitors as they leave

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Mr. Rogers' new neighborhood

Feds develop online communities to share information

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Management agenda progresses

More than 40 percent of government agencies lack an acceptable justification for big IT investments, OMB says.

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GeoLearning wins NJ contract

New Jersey police academies, fire academies and other training organizations will use the company's GeoMaestro product.

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McConnell: Do CIOs matter?

Federal CIOs must invest in the strategic side

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Army tests portal additions

Users of Army Knowledge Online can try new information technology capabilities.

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TSP board names deputy CIO

Mark Hagerty will become the deputy CIO at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Aug 23.

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Border guards eye surveillance

The U.S. Border Patrol plans to expand and integrate technology surveillance systems during the next several years.

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IG: DHS CIO needs more pull

DHS' chief information officer needs more authority over all of the department's information technology functions, according to an inspector general report.

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EDS moves legacy apps online

As part of the NMCI contract, EDS will now offer Navy commands the option to move legacy applications to a Web-hosting service.

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IRS cuts 218 tech jobs

Only 60 employees will be left in the agency's Modernization and Information Technology Services mainframe printing operation.

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Forest Service workers win sourcing work

USDA officials plan to award a five-year, $295 million competitive sourcing contract to the Forest Service's information technology services group.

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Park Service works with states

The National Park Service is developing a point-of-sale system that will allow citizens to pay online for entry passes to national parks and forests.

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Air Force issues enterprise IT strategy

A report identifies nine areas in which technology can help the service.