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Fighting words
When introducing his amendment in the House, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made his case for rejecting recent revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76, which governs competition between the public and private sectors
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CDC to consolidate hot lines
Contact center will save agency money and provide single face to public
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Transportation to audit ERAM
The department's inspector general will review another costly project designed to modernize air traffic operations for the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Senate urges increased Justice IT oversight
The Senate spending bill for Justice would set aside money to strengthen the role of the department's CIO.
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Enigma wins vehicle contract
The Marine Corps awarded the $700,000 deal to provide an electronic technical manual for light armored vehicles.
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Navair gets plenty of wireless experience
For now, the Naval Air Warfare Center is using a virtual private network (VPN) solution to secure a wireless link between its enterprise network and a set of handheld computers carried by about 100 Navy officers and managers
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Yoran named head of national cybersecurity
Homeland Security officials named Amit Yoran as director of the National Cyber Security Division.
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OMB issues privacy guidance
In an effort to ensure that personal information is protected, the Office of Management and Budget last week directed agencies to conduct privacy-impact assessments before developing or changing systems.
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Army awards first ITES contracts
Four vendors won hardware contracts for the Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program.
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DHS creates emergency response team
The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team will lead all incident prevention, warnings and response efforts across the country.
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GIG Version 2.0 in development
The Defense Department will release a new planning, budgeting, purchasing and interoperability policy this fall for its fast-growing, worldwide network of sensors and systems
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Intercepts
New CIO?; By hook or by crook; ITES awards due soon; Logistics breakdowns; JSTARS grows up
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Anderson to be Indian Affairs nominee
If approved, David Anderson would fill a job that has been officially vacant for almost a year.
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HUD to establish program office
The Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to create a management office to oversee enterprisewide projects.
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HSARPA unveils first research project
Agency officials want to know more about detection systems for biological and chemical countermeasures.
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DHS teaches lawsuit protection
Officials will hold seminars to explain to vendors how to get certified to limit their liability for anti-terrorism technology sold to the government.
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ObjectVideo's border contract grows
The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection expanded its contract to buy an enterprise-wide license for ObjectVideo's video surveillance software.
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FHWA site puts national highway specs in one place
A new Transportation Department Web site shows all highway construction specifications from the 50 states and territories.<br>
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