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Senator asks AMS for thrift contract records

The Senate Governmental Affairs chairwoman is broadening an inquiry into contracting practices that led the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to pay $36 million for a new record-keeping system and get nothing in return.<br>

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E-grants pilot sets example of going for the PMA green

Wade Horn takes the goals of the President’s Management Agenda seriously.

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Groups want input on DHS data sharing

A group of 75 advocacy groups urged DHS Secretary Tom Ridge to let the public comment on securing information-sharing processes among agencies and first responders

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Army to test force identification

U.S. Joint Forces Command will test several soldier-to-soldier friendly force identification technologies at Fort Benning, Ga.

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NSA seeks signal analysis partners

Other agencies should be more involved in processing intercepts, the NSA director says

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OMB sees IT efficiency from E-Gov Act

The E-Gov Act should add teeth to OMB's efforts to tie tech spending to program performance, a top IT official said

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Air Force to study computer purchases

The Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council will determine how the service buys PCs, the group's deputy director said this week

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Quantum Leap tests network warfare

The Defense Department will conduct an experiment today to test network-centric warfare operations

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GAO: Better data sharing needed

More work is needed to improve sharing of information about terrorists, according to a General Accounting Office report

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Lockheed Martin wins FBI contract

The company will get $140 million to develop computer security

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Navy puts personnel system on Web

The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System yesterday was launched on the Internet for the first time

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Anteon wins Army Reserve deal

The Army's Reserve Command will pay Anteon up to $40 million for enterprise data centers

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Smart cameras to watch Mexican border

Intelligent cameras, already used on the northern border, will be at critical entry points from Mexico

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Microsoft to seek Air Force input

The service will have a say in how the company develops future products, CEO Steve Ballmer said.

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NMCI grows despite delays

With more than 95,000 seats cut over, the enterprisewide network is about one-third complete

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Medicare complaint tracker set to launch

The Health and Human Services Department will go live next month with a national system to track and process complaints about Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.<br>

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Marine Corps unit taps into free mail service

A service that mixes traditional postal delivery with new e-letter technology is getting a one-month test by Marines in Kuwait.

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DHS stands behind CAPPS II

Homeland security officials said the system will not infringe on airline passengers' privacy rights

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JSIMS: Fixing the Fix; Microsoft Preps News; Marines Aim for the Final Frontier; Army Hears Comsat Lobby

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FBI partnership used to monitor networks

InfraGard faces new info-sharing challenges