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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.
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DHS tech execs to work on 9-11 suggestions
Information technology officials at the Homeland Security Department plan to examine how they can advance at least four of the commission's recommendations.
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California commission calls for consolidating IT
The group appointed by the governor recommended pulling all of the state's technology operations into a single entity.
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Object Services wins $89M Army deal
The company will lead a team that works with the Information and Security Command and Information Dominance Center.
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TTIC chief sees complexities
John Brennan says feds are trying to bring disparate systems together.
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NASA seeks input on centers
NASA officials have issued a request for information to gather suggestions about converting convert field centers to federally funded research and development centers.
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E-gov award disputed
Liquidity Services protested GSA's award of a $500 million contract to Maximus.
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US-VISIT to get biometric exit
Officials plan to include biometric technology and more airports in the exit part of the visitor tracking system.
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Oversight Board: IRS modernization still troubled
Problems are 'too severe for half-measures,' according to the IRS Oversight Board's 2004 annual report.
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Lockheed to build spy plane network
The company will get $879 million to develop and test the Aerial Common Sensor.
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Protecting the infrastructure
IT workers must be better trained and educated to help protect the nation's infrastructure, experts and lawmakers say.
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GAO: Money watchdogs need central database
Financial regulators need a cross-industry database for keeping track of enforcement actions, Government Accountability Office officials said.
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Feds see red over OMB scoring
Some feds say they've had enough of OMB's quarterly evaluations of agency progress on the President's Management Agenda.
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Words of advice
Define requirements. Don't reinvent the wheel. Know your applications. Test everything. Roll out in phases. Think security. Back it up.
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