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Army IT squeezed by Iraq war efforts

The war in Iraq demonstrated successful use of information technology to fight a war, but the ongoing occupation is proving to be costly

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Under the IG microscope

The General Services Administration's inspector general has found violations of contracting rules in some Federal Technology Service regional offices.

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NASA rolls out virtual Mars visits

The space agency's M2K4 Web site now lets users drive virtual versions of the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.

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EDS, IBM, Northrop win Nunn-Perry Awards

The Defense Department has named 11 mentor/protégé programs as receipients of the 2004 Nunn-Perry Award.

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Finish line in sight for FBI's Trilogy

The final piece of the FBI Trilogy modernization program should be completed by this spring, FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers this week.

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Air Op Centers to outsource IT management

The Air Force wants to award a lead systems integrator contract to connect systems and manage application and data growth in the Air Operations Centers.

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GAO urges separate plan for UAVs

But DOD officials say unmanned aerial vehicles are just one of many programs that fit into a larger scheme.

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L.A. immigrants get Internet schedules

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expanded its Internet-based appointment system to Los Angeles.

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US-VISIT needs more staff, GAO says

Weak program management could put DHS' massive immigrant-tracking system at risk, congressional auditors say.

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Subcommittee chair presses DHS on state, local protection standards

The agency must have standards for state and local preparation levels or say goodbye to fiscal 2005 funding for grants, says the head of a House subcommittee.

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Army seeks quotes for financial system

The service plans to issue a request for quotations to choose and install off-the-shelf financial management software.

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Army follows cadets into ITES

The U.S. Military Academy will be the first Army installation to use the service's new performance-based procurement program.

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Evans, London receive FCW Eagle Awards

OMB's Evans and CACI's London were given the coveted awards at the Fed 100 banquet

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IBM to provide RFID support

DOD hired IBM Business Consulting Services to help develop and support policies for radio frequency identification devices.

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O'Neill named Northrop IT president

James O'Neill has been running one of the IT sector's business units, focused on the intelligence, space and enterprise security markets.

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Survey says: Privacy needs outreach

A survey from the Industry Advisory Councils finds that training and communication are cornerstones of successful privacy programs.

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Deal for Air Force base to use Army's ITES

Transcom and Air Force Air Mobility Command will use NCI Information Systems for software maintenance support under the ITES Functional Area 2 contract.

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Blue Force wins award

The Army's Blue Force Tracking last night took top computer honors for 2003 at the Federal 100 awards dinner.

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Norton raises CAPPS II liability fears

At a House subcommittee hearing, the Washington, D.C., delegate wonders who is liable if a CAPPS II screening keeps someone from a business meeting.

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NMCI limits e-mail attachments

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet will limit attachments to 10M in size, starting April 1.