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Defense civilian policy moves closer to law

House-Senate conferees concluded work on the framework for a new Defense Department civilian personnel system.

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DHS still working on info-sharing plans

Homeland Security rolled out the first version of its enterprise architecture blueprint, but officials are still working on local government input.

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Web filing available for gas importers

Exporters too.

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Fedsim IT manager to lead SmartBuy

Jim Ghiloni next year will replace Emory Miller as head of SmartBuy.

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IRS starts tax pro Web service

The agency says it can speed up the processing of a tax preparer application and cut down on errors.

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House committee pushes for Homeland Security CFO

The House Government Reform Committee approved a bill that would require a DHS chief financial officer who is confirmed by the Senate and reports directly to DHS' secretary.

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OMB reports little progress on PMA’s e-gov goals

The Office of Management and Budget today handed out its final set of grades for fiscal 2003, and agency progress remains stymied in getting to green on e-government under the President’s Management Agenda. <br>

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Execs call for full-time project managers

At least for really important programs.

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Quagliotti officially takes no. 2 job at DISA

Army Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti replaces Army Maj. Gen. David Bryan.

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DLA sees full modernization by 2006

The Defense Logistics Agency is implementing SAP and buying off-the-shelf technology.

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Davis peers at DHS acquisitions

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee asked for data about Homeland Security's plans for an acquisition organization.

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Programs need ownership, experts say

Agencies should understand what problem the program is trying to solve and what the expectations are for a strong business case.

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Sourcing scores rise for agencies

Agencies improve in competitive sourcing; OMB still gives many agencies low scores under the President's Management Agenda.

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House passes E911 bill

It would provide grants to local 911 call centers.

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Treasury seeks better management through IT

Portfolio management, enterprise architecture and asset management can save time and money, Treasury CIO Drew Ladner says.

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FBI's Trilogy delayed

Computer Sciences Corp. missed a 'critical delivery date.'

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Latest 508 survey released

The Justice Department's 2003 Section 508 survey should be available to the public by the end of the week.

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GSA exec to be procurement nominee

David Safavian, GSA's chief of staff, will be nominated for administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, officials said.

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OMB personnel changes: Chenok out, Anderson moving up

Dan Chenok, the well-respected branch chief for information policy and technology, is leaving to join SRA International Inc. Tad Anderson, portfolio manager for the government-to-business Quicksilver projects, has been promoted to associate administrator for e-government and IT.<@SM>

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OMB tests government transactions portal

By July, the Office of Management and Budget expects that 24 agencies will be able to process their rent and reimbursable IT services payments through a new interagency portal.<br>