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Funding woes hinder security assessments
No one knows how much money homeland security requires because nobody has identified standards for protection, experts tell a Senate committee.
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Commerce awards 15 fellowships
The senior federal employees will begin a 10-month career development program
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Commerce names privacy chief
Elizabeth Prostic will be the agency's new chief privacy officer.
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Lorentz to leave OMB
The Office of Management and Budget's chief technology officer will take a job in the private sector.
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Feds, industry mull offshore outsourcing
No one knows how many American jobs have moved to foreign countries where labor costs are lower, a tech industry official said.
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Nader pushes for contract info online
Ralph Nader thinks the government should publish federal contracts electronically for public purview.
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Evans named new E-Gov chief
The White House has tapped Energy Department CIO Karen Evans to replace recently departed e-gov czar Mark Forman
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Indians ask for contempt reinstatement
Lawyers asked an appeals court to reinstate a contempt of court reprimand of Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
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GSA promotes investment measurement
The Value Measuring Methodology supplies a framework for analyzing projects and making investment decisions.
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E-authentication nears the starting gate
Federal e-government projects ultimately will be only as good as their authentication—the guarantee that users and transactions are secure. For the Office of Management and Budget’s Quicksilver initiatives, the guarantor is the E-Authentication Gateway, which is entering the last stages of development.<@SM><@SM>Project manager <b>Stephen Timchak</b> said he expects the General Services Administration to solicit bids for a production version of the gateway this fall and establish full operations by March.<@SM><@SM>
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Fed workers like Bush agenda, OMB says
The president's management agenda lets employees develop their abilities, says OMB's deputy director for management.
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Evans to replace Forman at OMB
<font color="CC000"> UPDATED </font color>"Highly regarded" Energy Department CIO Karen Evans will become the head of federal IT, replacing Mark Forman.<br>
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Anteon wins $38 million defense deal
Anteon International will provide tech services for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
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DHS employs 1 in 12 Fed workers
Analysis finds most DHS employees are watchers and investigators
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Defense CIO to leave job soon
Analysis finds most DHS employees are watchers and investigators
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More efforts needed to thwart cyberthreats
More research needed to determine how best to protect department, official says
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Defense looks for biometric guidelines
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said biometrics will be a key component of information assurance and access control.
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