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Lisagor: Innovation by listening

Managers need to engage in constructive conversations with employees.

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Computer Associates wins DISA deal

The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a $102 million contract to CA for operations and maintenance of military computer systems.

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Callahan quits DHS

The Homeland Security Department's deputy CIO, whose academic credentials were questioned, has formally resigned today.

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DIA aims for easily managed info

The Defense Intelligence Agency says planned IT updates for the next six years will pale in comparison to those made from the first Persian Gulf War, a top official says.

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Oregon alliance pushes info-sharing standard

The RAINS Open Specification for Sensitive Information Sharing is based on a program that provides a real-time communication bridge between organizations within the framework of a centrally managed, secure wide-area network.

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SAIC settles with Defense

The company will pay $484,500 to settle a claim that it misled the Defense Department in regards to a computer system.

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Interior back online

A federal appeals court blocked a judge's order to shut off Internet access to most of the Interior Department.

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Dec. 4 target set for terrorist list

It will only include names and identifiers of people, officials said.

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Ladner to quit Treasury CIO job

He is expected to leave by the end of the month.

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Time caps now in effect for DOD deals

Section 843 of the Defense Authorization Act will limit the length of contracts to five years.

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GAO, agencies rate e-gov success differently

Even though several Quicksilver project managers trumpeted the success of their projects and e-government in general before lawmakers yesterday, the General Accounting Office offered a more cautious view.<br>

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DISA ponders more GIG storage

DISA asked vendors for advice on adding storage to support a high-speed fiber channel for the Global Information Grid

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Security needs better education for programmers

So says an official from the Homeland Security Department.

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E-gov execs call for new benchmarks

As initiatives such as e-Rulemaking and USA Jobs move ahead, they need different measurements to tell whether they are effective, officials said.

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Inspector general finds more problems with BearingPoint pilot

The VA inspector general says problems with the Core Financial and Logistics System being developed by BearingPoint stem from "the manner in which the project is managed."

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Army awards network missile deal

A joint venture between Lockheed and Raytheon will get $40 million to build a system that uses fiber-optic networks to fire missiles.

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E-gov objectives largely unfulfilled

A GAO report finds that less than half of the goals for e-government programs have been, but e-gov officials say they're pleased.

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Panel sees room for e-gov improvement

A panel at the FOSE conference concluded that more work needs to be done on e-government.

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Cooper aims for better info sharing

Improving information sharing will be a top priority for the Homeland Security Department in the coming year, agency CIO Steve Cooper said.

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Inspector: DHS lacks info sharing standard

Homeland Security's inspector general says it could take seven years to meld 22 independent agencies into one seamless organization.