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Lawmakers cite visa loopholes

Information sharing systems won't help unless policies close loopholes, lawmakers say

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FBI's threat center role criticized

Lawmakers questioned the direction of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center

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SBA takes cue from FirstGov on Web site redesign

The Small Business Administration relaunched its Web site last week, using the customer-centric formula being pushed by OMB and the FirstGov portal.<br>

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NMCI innovation center forming

The center will assist in developing and discovering technologies for the NMCI environment

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Union sues to halt new A-76 rules

Suit prompted by fear that vast numbers of federal employees could lose their jobs

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House panel approves Homeland budget

House Appropriations Committee approves a DHS fiscal 2004 budget that is more than the Bush administration requested

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Policies and practices: Ex-feds take OMB’s IT vision to private sector

Charlie Self, Frank McDonough, Jim Flyzik and Bill McVay have amassed more than 100 years of federal experience among them. They represent a small but growing cadre of long-time feds who have recently retired and moved into the private sector.

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Navy launching portal management

The Navy plans a management office to control the hundreds of portals throughout the service

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DOD buying into facial recognition

Two recent contract awards are focused on further developing the biometric technology

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Navy steadily reducing legacy apps

The Navy has been working on developing a list of the 2,000 to 3,000 core applications

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Navy to test for NMCI compatibility

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet product evaluation center is set to go live in November

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DOD teaming on critical infrastructure

The Defense Department is working with government, industry on critical infrastructure protection

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'Info security for the rest of us'

ITAA certification is for workers who have computers but may not consider security their responsibility

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EDS sticking with NMCI work

Leader of EDS' government business says eventual gains will balance out recent losses

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CAPPS II privacy notice revised

Homeland Security is issuing a revised privacy policy for its controversial passenger screening system

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Users overwhelm TSP Web site

New service is unavailable to many users, and officials offer an alternative means of access

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When or will e-government apps pay off?

Some speakers at a Washington seminar aren’t so sure of the payoff of e-government projects. Said a former OMB official: "It’s a slippery slope to say e-government is going to decrease costs."

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Small biz gets shot at rugged program

Air Force's IT2 contract vehicle is targeting small businesses for supplying accessories, rugged devices

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Part of DMS transition delayed

The Defense Message System's complete replacement of Autodin is delayed until the end of the year

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Boeing to pilot cargo security system

Project will demonstrate cargo container security systems for tracking shipments from foreign ports