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Army exercise puts comm to test

Grecian Firebolt tests technology to ensure that secure connections are always available

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GAO sticks by its ruling on protest of OPM e-gov buy

The General Accounting Office has pushed the Office of Personnel Management closer to reopening a procurement for Recruitment One-Stop—one of the 25 Quicksilver e-government projects.

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Johnson confirmed at OMB

As deputy director for management at OMB Clay Johnson III will have direct control of the President's Management Agenda

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GPO goes Amazon route

The Government Printing Office soon will close the last of its bricks-and-mortar bookstores

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Director defines NMCI hurdles

Coordination within Navy, Marines, contractor and the deployment of troops has affected rollout

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OPM rule offers hiring flexibilities

New interim rule to make it easier for agencies to assess job candidates and fill tough positions

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Federal Contract Law: Much ado about GSA’s federal supply schedules

The world of GSA Schedule contracting is rocking along, with a major new regulation and several proposals in the wings. The new regulation adopts rules for “co-operative” purchasing use of IT schedules by state and local governments.

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DHS seeking alert system

Department is making business case and looking for solutions for a public alert system

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DOD: New A-76 rules no sweat

Defense officials take 12-month time limit on competitions in stride

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Air Force awards $1.9B contract

General Dynamics Government Systems wins ICE2 contract

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Human capital mission: Change

OPM director tells Chief Human Capital Officers Council that they are the change agents for workforce reform

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E-authentication gains ground in agencies

Agencies slowly are warming up to using electronic signatures and other forms of electronic verification as a part of their everyday business. <br>

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What is a solutions architect?

A new white paper from the CIO Council will seek to answer that question

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Gingrich blasts TSA, e-bureaucracy

Newt Gingrich says most passengers would be willing to provide biometric indicators to get through security faster

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Predictive battlespace work continues

DOD awards new contract in its work to provide 'predictive battlespace awareness'

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U.S., partners shore up borders

United States officials work with Canada, Mexico to ensure compatibility among immigration systems

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Air Force monitoring space debris

About 10,000 objects are out there and must be monitored for potential impact with other space assets

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NIH library sets archiving standard

The National Library of Medicine has created a standard model for archiving scholarly journal articles

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Callahan bows out of AFFIRM race

Laura Callahan withdraws her name from consideration to be next year's president of the organization

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OMB: Rein-in spending on geospatial systems

Federal agencies spend billions of dollars on geospatial systems, but as much as 50 percent is duplicative, OMB's Mark Forman told lawmakers today.<br>