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NARA rethinks e-records

Proposal defines records management, retention as the responsibility of agencies

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NMCI cleared for classified net

Pentagon officials give approval to Navy to connect users on SIPRNET to NMCI

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Cyber Corps funding hiked

The government's Scholarship for Service program is getting an infusion of new money

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Burden of proof

Bureaucratus column: Was an employee denied a job because of her previous complaints against her boss?

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Veridian set for growth with Signal acquisition

Veridian has snapped up Signal Corp. in an acquisition designed to bolster Veridian's portfolio in pursuit of homeland security deals

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Justice sets deadline for fingerprint matching

Starting Sept. 11, hundreds of foreign visitors will be directed to immigration inspectors, who will fingerprint and photograph them

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Army speeds up clearances

Cases now can be completed in 24 hours, instead of the usual two to three days

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Army creates BPAs for wireless services

Agreements lower costs, but security still a concern

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Security and vendor rights

A Legal View: The government may invoke national security to curtail vendors' dispute rights

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Unisys starts work on TSA systems

Task orders assuage concerns about delays

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NARA seeks ideas for e-records archive

The National Archives is searching for some workable way to save electronic records for decades or even centuries

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Revising expectations

Commentary: Legislators would be willing to put aside self-interest for the good of the country, but only if the timing is right

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Policy briefs

Miller joins homeland transition; Military maps out homeland help

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DOD, FEMA test systems link

Joint exercise focuses on homeland security

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NMCI service under scrutiny

The Navy has turned up the heat on EDS, monitoring the service users are receiving through the Navy Marine Corps Intranet

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E-travel to arrive in December

The first phase of an online travel system for federal employees will be ready by year's end, according to GSA

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FAA pay raise issue lingers

Computer specialists at the FAA continue to fight for the governmentwide information technology pay raise

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The rise of the CIO

Editorial: CIOs struggle to earn clout with agencies' senior management circles and help use IT to support business process change

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Bush defends workforce flexibilities

President Bush defends plan to give the Homeland Security Department hiring and pay flexibilities

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Disaster portal delayed

Slow response by 15 agencies to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s requests for content for the disasterhelp.gov portal has delayed the rollout of the service for disaster victims and responders.