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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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