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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.
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Old thoughts hinder agencies, Accenture CEO says
Old ways of thinking keep agencies from becoming more efficient, says Accenture's CEO.
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Does Defense need a high-level financial manager?
DOD may need an assistant secretary dedicated to day-to-day financial management, the U.S. comptroller general says.
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CopLink developer certifies vendors
Process entails formal exchange of sharing schemas and underlying architectures for tighter integration with the CopLink data tool used by law enforcement agencies.
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E-government advances ‘only a first step’
Despite advances, disconnects remain between federal agencies and users, e-government leaders and watchers said today.<br>
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Feds go looking for e-customers
The new theme for federal e-government is: location, location, location. The Bush administration launches campaign to market its online services.<@SM>
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Eight IT projects get kudos for excellence
Two Quicksilver initiatives were among six federal and two state and local IT projects to receive Showcase of Excellence awards today at FOSE 2004 in Washington.<@SM>
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Post office backs off e-commerce
But the organization needs to be able to expand beyond its traditional business, the postmaster general says.
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