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Roche backs out of Army job
Air Force Secretary James Roche withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Army.
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DARPA takes driverless ride
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants unmanned systems that can do reconnaissance and fighting that is currently handled by people.
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Archivists praise PDF/A
Federal records managers show interest in a modified version of the popular PDF format.
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OMB forming groups to determine JFMIP testing criteria
The Office of Management and Budget over the next six months will work with vendors and agency financial, procurement and IT experts to set the criteria for new systems to be certified by the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program.<br>
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DHS to scrutinize grant spending
The Homeland Security Department's Office of Domestic Preparedness will institute policies to make sure states spend federal dollars properly.
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Illinois disease system starts
Local health departments will be able to electronically report to the Illinois Department of Public Health on gastrointestinal diseases.
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Library of Congress plots digital preservation path
The organization will test six alternative approaches, an official said.
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Safecom to award interoperable wireless contracts by year's end
The DHS Safecom program management office plans to solicit solutions from companies by the end of this month.
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HSARPA looks for 'situational awareness'
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to develop technology so local and regional officials have a common operating picture.
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DARPA plans for urban war
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency now has a Force Multipliers for Urban Area Operations plan.
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JTRS soldier contract may come soon
The Army could award a contract by mid-March to build the handheld, backpack and wearable devices of the Joint Tactical Radio System.
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Military readies $1B base protection
Defense firms expect the award of a $1.1 billion contract to install chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear-detection sensors at 200 defense sites.
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CIO Council releases 2004 plan
The group will focus on implementing e-government initiatives and promoting cross-agency collaboration.
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Governors get secure DHS lines
By month's end, Homeland Security officials will be able to have secure conversations with all state and territorial governors.
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OMB, CIO Council will measure agencies’ e-gov success
The CIO Council and the Office of Management and Budget have agreed to the criteria that agencies must meet to achieve e-government success.<br>
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Convera makes taxonomy just for feds
Search classification company Convera Corp. has developed a new taxonomy specifically for federal e-government efforts.<br>
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Army sees 'Year of the Network'
Officials from the Defense Department, services and military agencies will discuss their roles in the Future Combat System's network.
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Probe threatens Lockheed-Titan
A Justice Department probe has put Lockheed Martin's planned takeover of Titan Corp. at risk.
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Air Force to update electronic warfare database
Northrop Grumman will build the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database system.
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