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Army poised for Mannheim project

Project is designed to help the Army develop an integrated computer network defense in its IT transformation

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DOD sizing up financial chaos

Contract to develop a financial management architecture is first step toward getting systems under control

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Letters to the editor

Weighing in on job swapping

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House passes Tech Corps bill

Legislation would allow IT managers in federal agencies and companies to swap jobs for six months to two years

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Official: More tech needed vs. terror

'We just don't have enough UAVs' in Afghanistan, the Army's senior intelligence officer says

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IRS on record pace for e-filing

Commissioner expects the agency to reach or even surpass its goal of 46 million online filers this year

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DOD faces transformation skepticism

Senators quiz Defense officials on the Pentagon's transformation efforts and funding

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Dems: Tech missing from INS reform

Reform legislation fails to address the agency's IT weaknesses, Democrats say

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Flyzik moving to Homeland office

Treasury CIO to advise Office of Homeland Security on information technology issues

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IBM to lead DOD financial plan

DOD picks IBM to lead the creation of a blueprint for fixing the department's troubled financial systems

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NIMA contractors gaining on feds

Director says agency is bringing back many retiring employees as contractors, contributing to trend

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House OKs simplified acquisitions

Bill would extend a pilot program allowing agencies to quickly award small contracts for commercial products

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EPA taps CSC for a $285 million data exchange project

The Environmental Protection Agency has negotiated a $285 million, seven-year task order for Computer Science Corp. to operate the Central Data Exchange, an electronic point of entry for environmental information required by EPA.

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Roster change

Ron Martin has been named vice president of aviation solutions and services at Unitech Inc.

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Massachusetts Treasury tangles its checkbook

The Massachusetts State Treasury failed to reconcile its bank statements, establish proper controls over its systems and efficiently oversee its computer contractor, leaving abandoned stocks, bonds and dividends vulnerable to loss, theft and misuse, state auditors recently concluded.

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INS woes: Who's to blame?

Bureaucratus: Guess who processed the hijackers' visa paperwork? Not federal employees.

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Building from the ground up

The first step in assembling an information resource is to find out what information is needed

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Labor softens ergo stance

OSHA's ergonomic plan includes voluntary guidelines and research rather than a broad standard

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Women in IT group reaches out to feds

A Washington, D.C.-area professional organization hopes to bring federal information technology women into the fold

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Army plans new tech for recruiting site

While most of the federal government is cautiously testing the waters of online recruiting, the Army is jumping in headfirst