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Reclamation drops 'acting' from CIO's title

Randy Feuerstein is now the Bureau of Reclamation's CIO ? period.

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GAO sees weak discipline of DOD purchase offenders

The Defense Department often does not take strong enough disciplinary action against abusers of purchase cards, the General Accounting Office officials say.

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Lieberman blasts Bush on terrorist lists

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee says the administration is taking too long to merge watch lists.

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OMB wants 2004 to be a breakthrough year for e-gov

The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to achieve "breakthrough performance," a top administrator says.<br>

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SF adopts crime mapping tool

Police in San Francisco use CrimeMAPS to plot crime data and filter it through geospatial layers.

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GSA may overhaul suspension database

A proposed rule would create a Web-based Excluded Parties List System

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Intelligence officials call for info-sharing organization

A federation or network of networks, is the cornerstone of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing plan.

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USC to study terrorism and economics

The university will get $12 million in federal funding to establish the first Center for Excellence under a Homeland Security program.

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Utah eREP merges welfare systems

The Utah Cares is the first component of the state's Electronic Resource and Eligibility Product.

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Entry/exit registration ended

Individuals tracked under the National Security Entry/Exit Registration system won't have to re-register anymore after a year and a month.

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GTSI exec takes Iraq post

Joe Draham took a temporary leave from GTSI to be an advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority.

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Davis requests US-VISIT info

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee wonders how DHS and State officials will work together.

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US-VISIT RFP released

Lockheed Martin, Accenture and CSC will compete for the US-VISIT prime contract.

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The XML difference

Techs on carriers will be able to retrieve information online.

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Where to go

Federal, state and local technology officials have a number of evolving and existing training resources to help with cybersecurity plans.

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Lessons learned

State and federal security officers who regularly use online resources say volumes of security information can be both a blessing and a curse.

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Metrics tracking metrics

A managed services contract is only as good as the metrics it's based on

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On input and innovation

An odd tension exists between leadership and innovation. It takes a strong leader to change the way an organization does business.

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Feds think regionally

Rethinking how best to finance the mobilization of homeland security-related resources, federal officials are exploring funding regions in addition to states and cities.

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Military delays war training

Despite attempted fixes, simulation software still not ready