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GAO lists SEVIS monitoring gaps

But DHS has improved the system for tracking foreign students, auditors say.

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US-VISIT gets green light from the House

Democrats failed to block the $10 billion award to Accenture.

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Zeppieri named TSA CIO

Sources say TSA picked David Zeppieri as its next chief information officer.

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Lawmakers push for reforms of border tech, immigration

McCain says border control is insufficient.

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DHS gets green light for NOAA warnings

The Homeland Security Department can develop an alert and warning message that can be delivered through NOAA's All-Hazards Network.

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Group recommends DHS grant exemption

A task force suggests that fiscal 2005 homeland security grants be exempted from the federal Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990.

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Experts: More people needed for money oversight

Industry officials say additional workforce resources are needed for financial management.

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Committee shields Accenture deal

But the House will debate a proposal that could prohibit future homeland security deals with overseas firms.

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TSA tries biometric checks

Frequent fliers who agree to submit biometric data and pass a background will be able to breeze through checkpoints at five airports.

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Matthews wins AFFIRM award

The Transportation CIO was cited for leadership in governmentwide information resources management.

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Senate opens door for A-76 protests

Federal employees could have more power to protest competitive sourcing decisions.

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Morea stays in charge of AMS

CGI Group appointed Donna Morea to be president of CGI-AMS.

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Two e-gov initiatives change project managers

A pair of Quicksilver e-government projects reaching critical points of their development will have new managers.

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Wargames stress data sharing

The Combined Joint Task Force Exercise will test two devices in a live and computer-simulated environment

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Points of contact

On Sept. 11, 2001, all terrorism became local. State and local governments remain the front-line soldiers in the war against terror on domestic fronts.

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SUNY-Albany think tank suggests IT policy

The Center for Technology in Government analyzed interviews with 29 people involved with recovery efforts after 9/11.

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Munns moves on from NMCI

Navy Rear Adm. Charles Munns, director of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, gets a promotion and a transfer.

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Biometric reprieve granted

The House approved a one-year deadline extension for visa-waiver countries to have machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports with embedded biometric identifiers.

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Four universities to test preservation handling

Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Old Dominion will be partners in a test of procedures for handling large digital collections slated for preservation.

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Mazzucchi to lead CECOM

Brig. Gen. Mike Mazzucchi will take over for retiring Maj. Gen. William Russ.