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E-gov makes no gains in new PMA scores

At first glance, agency progress in meeting the e-government goals of the President’s Management Agenda seems to have hit a plateau. On the midyear PMA scorecard released last week, no agency improved its overall e-government status in the three months since the last evaluation.

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Budgets cuts to delay new weather satellites

The National Weather Service forecasting will deteriorate if budget cuts lead to a loss of satellite coverage of the earth's surface

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Army to test handheld systems

Devices will deliver battlefield info to soldiers on the move

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Smythe to OMB: Manage thyself

OMB has named Austin Smythe to spearhead the agency's efforts to implement the President's Management Agenda.

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IRS's Rothwell moves to DHS

The Homeland Security Department has tapped a career Internal Revenue Service expert to become its top procurement officer.

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EPA to spend more for analytics

The Environmental Protection Agency will invest more in IT integration to “better use environmental data to make decisions, set priorities and achieve agency goals,” CIO Kimberly T. Nelson said. <br>

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Major programs within GSA

<b>Federal Procurement Data System—Next Generation. GSA</b>, as a part of its Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project, awarded a $24.3 million contract to Global Computer Enterprises Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., in April. GCE will build a new system to collect and report data in real time through the Web. The system will be more accurate and easier to use than the current FPDS, and provide agencies and vendors with more information than the current system. GSA officials expect to launch the system in October.

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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