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DHS hires fingerprint expertise

The Homeland Security Department has selected DigitalNet Government Solutions to analyze fingerprints of suspected terrorists

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TSA tests its smart card program

TSA has launched two evaluation pilots of its TWIC program

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Old Army tech shines in Iraq

Seven-year old command and control system earns raves from DOD officials

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UAVs loom large in DOD future

Defense Department officials seek changes in how umanned systems are used and acquired

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DOD picks SRA for radio work

DOD selects SRA to provide support for the Joint Tactical Radio System

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PEC wins US-VISIT pact

Integrator to assist with program management of high-profile border control system

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Quicksilver team puts pieces together

In some ways, the job facing Teresa Sorrenti and Earl Warrington is like putting together a vast puzzle. The brain-teaser they are working on is the federal government’s new procurement system.

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VA’s health services portal to launch in September

The Veterans Affairs Department is ramping up its HealtheVet services portal for a nationwide release in mid-September.<br>

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OMB sets plan for next-generation e-gov efforts

Agencies will submit business cases for a second round of e-government projects by Sept. 8, a senior administration official told lawmakers today.<br><@SM>

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CIO: EPA must improve services

Agency has made progress consolidating IT, but service falls short of demand, says Kimberly Nelson

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Little progress on e-gov in latest management scorecard

“More than meets the eye” is how administration officials today described the latest scores for agencies’ work on the President’s Management Agenda.<br><@SM>

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Agencies improve management

Agencies are improving their scoring on the Bush administration's management agenda

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DOD takes different tack on acquisitions

DOD will no longer base its acquisition and development cycles on requirements but instead set benchmarks according to what systems can actually do

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Results Act at a crossroads

It's still a work in progress, agencies say

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SAIC to build DHS architecture

DHS has tapped Science Applications International Corp. to develop its enterprise architecture

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FBI purchases training simulator

Portable digital system generates scenarios to assess how agents analyze and respond to dicey situations

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OMB freezes authentication technology buys

OMB wants to buy authentication technologies for use governmentwide and has asked agencies to halt individual procurements.

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US-VISIT: Sizing up a challenge

US-VISIT will bring the latest biometric technology to one of the most visible homeland security programs

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Trial by fire

Realistic stress testing is essential when launching online services, experts say

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NARA plots ambitious e-archiving system

By the end of this year, NARA expects to release an RFP for its Electronic Records Archives program