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Army engineers to merge tech contracts
Corps plans IT reengineering, could outsource up to 75 percent of tech jobs.
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Osterholz to leave Defense
BAE Systems hired John Osterholz, who will leave his position as DOD's top architecture and interoperability official.
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FinCEN name used in scam
Con artists masquerading as officials of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network trick e-mail users into divulging personal bank info.
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Davis reiterates Reform agenda
Rep. Tom Davis says priorities for the House Government Reform Committee include share-in savings, information security and competitive sourcing.
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Commanders lament analysis dearth
Leaders of U.S. military efforts in Iraq say battlefield commanders need more technology, especially for analyzing data.
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Admiral emphasizes joint apps
Joint applications are critical to wartime operations, says the Pacific Fleet commander.
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E-gov requires teamwork
OMB's associate administrator for e-government and IT says managers can take cues from the New England Patriots.
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Bahrami to quit Florida CIO job
Kimberly Bahrami has been the state's chief information officer since July 2002.
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Threat advisories improving, DHS says
Congressional reps say lowering and raising threat levels have proven to be expensive for state and local governments.
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Fewer inky fingers at Virginia county’s libraries
The gentle thud of a librarian ink-stamping the due date on a card will soon vanish from public libraries in Fairfax County, Va., where a new system is creating automated receipts.<@SM>
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Governor info now online
The National Governors Association has a database with information about state governors going back to colonial times.
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Toregas to retire from Public Tech
After 32 years of working with local governments, Costis Toregas plans to step down as chairman of Public Technology Inc.
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NARA seeks 3 percent IT gain
The National Archives and Records Administration hopes to spend $98 million for IT in fiscal 2005.
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Robbins-Gioia snags project management deal
The company is a vendor on a blanket purchase agreement for Homeland Security.
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E-gov slows in Europe
A survey shows 45 percent of government services are online in Western Europe.
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CAPPS gains in TSA request
In the 2005 budget proposal, airline passenger screening gets $15 million more and IT managed services gets $13 million less.
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DOD seeks $10.8B for science, tech research
Military spending on science and technology RDT&E would grow slower than the rest of the department's fiscal 2005 budget under the president's request.
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President’s plan: Funnel GWAC, schedule fees to E-Gov Fund
The administration is trying to make up for the $87 million shortfall in money appropriated to the E-Government Fund over the last three years by tapping fees generated by schedule and governmentwide acquisition contracts.<br>
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IT request not finalized for Defense
Although federal documents list $27.4 billion for the military's 2005 information technology request, the actual figure won't be available until March or April.
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