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A peek inside

Cross-government collaboration doesn't stop with sharing business-case information.

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A salute to the general

Federal Computer Week asked colleagues of Ret. Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige Jr. for their recollections of him.

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The buck stops where?

Awash in promises, local agencies await homeland funds

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Follow the money

The top five and bottom five states receiving homeland security dollars.

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Editorial: No service on the sly

The IRS is providing agencies with their annual reminder of the value of good marketing.

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Johnson: IT management is job one

OMB speaks loudly and carries a big stick

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DHS expands net to states, urban areas

Homeland security network could forge stronger cross-government ties

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DFARS weight-loss plan

Proposed changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

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Connecting the dots

The goal of the Homeland Security Information Network is to connect everyone involved in homeland security

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Tapping talent for the workplace

Consulting world seeks help from retiring troops

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Defense procurement regs meet Atkins

DOD seeks 40 percent reduction in unnecessary rules

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OMB lifts hood on agency systems

Agencies get preview of business cases

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Keeping secrets secret

High-tech workers seeking new security credential

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Lisagor: Tone-deaf communications

E-mail is a poor excuse for critical human interaction.

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Competitive sourcing guide released

The Federal Acquisition Council and the Office of Management and Budget have published a list of best practices to help competitive sourcing efforts.

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Accenture wins $200M NASA deal

The company will provide services for NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program.

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OMB to demand more detailed business cases

Agencies can expect to do more work on their fiscal 2006 IT business cases than they’ve had to do in previous years. The Office of Management and Budget is considering requiring agencies to follow separate steps in filing business cases for ongoing projects and for initiatives’ development, modernization and enhancement phases. OMB also plans to change some rules for contract management and software buying.

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OPM’s path to green paved by IT security

As the leaves turned brown last fall, Office of Personnel Management IT officials could only think about green. CIO Janet Barnes hoped OPM would become only the second agency to earn a green rating for its e-government work on the President’s Management Agenda scorecard.

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Online Extra: OMB is defining final phase for e-gov projects

Each of the Office of Management and Budget’s 25 Quicksilver e-government projects will be rolled out by the end of the summer, administration officials vow. Next: How they'll be used.<br>

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Feds to market electronic benefits payments

The government is preparing a multimillion-dollar campaign to persuade more citizens to accept electronic payments for benefits such as Social Security.