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DHS names Border and Transportation CIO

Charles Armstrong becomes the first chief information officer at the Border and Transportation Security Directorate.

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Army splits WIN-T work

General Dynamics will develop the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical with help from Lockheed.

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HHS to use GeoLearning courseware

The company will provide and host off-the-shelf courseware for basic business and technology skills.

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Experts push for health IT power

Congress should make sure the health information technology coordinator has the power to implement standards, experts told a House subcommittee this week.

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Agencies grow greens

OMB's latest score card shows progress in the President's Management Agenda.

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Tax pros get more Web options

The IRS expanded its Web-based services for professional tax preparers to entice more of them to submit their returns online.

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Lobbyists hire Tad Anderson

OMB's associate administrator for e-government and information technology will join Dutko Government Markets, a lobbying firm.

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Quick hiring can happen now

Agencies should learn how to use flexible hiring rules already in place before seeking new ones, experts told lawmakers this week.

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Agencies show marked improvement on OMB scorecard

In the midyear evaluation released today, OMB awarded agencies 19 new green scores, including three in the e-government category.

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CTO of DISA to leave

Dawn Meyerriecks, chief technology officer for the Defense Information Systems Agency, will leave government at the end of July.

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DFAS server sites merged

The Defense Information Systems Agency's Center for Computing Services consolidated DFAS from 10 sites to three.

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Commerce names privacy officer

Daniel Caprio, Jr. is already deputy assistant secretary for technology policy.

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Weather service gets new CIO

Paul Chan's first love is meteorology.

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Lawsuit against Diebold unveiled

An activist against e-voting has unsealed portions of a suit she filed against Diebold Election Systems last year.

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GSA hopes to Get It Right

The new program is intended to build better training and more accountability into procurement practices.

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Final E-Authentication architecture approved

Architecture for a federated portal addresses authenticating end users to applications, the agency transaction or the credential service provider.

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Abacus wins Air Force deal

The company will get up to $70 million to run the 377th Air Base Wing's communications.

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Teresa Sorrenti

Teresa Sorrenti is program manager for the Integrated Acquisition Environment at GSA.

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Col. Thomas Cole

Col. Thomas Cole directs the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical.

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Technology aids search for MIAs

Navy investigators use Star Archives to store and cross-reference files