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Transportation security chief appointed
John Magaw will head the newly chartered Transportation Security Administration
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Homeland security IT spending lags
But GEIA forecasts that technology will play a larger role as agencies determine their homeland security needs
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DOD stepping back on SPS work
DOD is stopping development on SPS Version 5.0 and is focusing on problems with Version 4.2
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Roster change
Steven Price was named Jan. 4 as the new deputy assistant secretary of Defense for spectrum and command, control and communications policy
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GSA system to track worker skills
GSA awarded a contract to develop the first governmentwide system to track the current skills and future training needs of the federal acquisition workforce
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Army boosts e-learning
The Army is expanding its agreement with SmartForce, an e-learning company
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IRS adds up FAIR Act jobs
Thousands of IT jobs at the IRS are among the latest inventories of positions potentially available for outsourcing
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Storage by the page, not the byte
When it comes to records management, most government agencies are still pushing paper
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Empowering employees
Under the emerging concept of employee relationship management, organizations are beginning to use technology to offer their workers expanded access to human resources information and services
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Customs accelerates disaster planning
The Customs Service is close to awarding a contract for two backup facilities to access systems in the wake of a disaster or attack
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Letters to the editor
Standardize driver's licenses; Identity theft and the national ID; Overlooking inside talent
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Cultural change trumps technology
State Department and DOD make progress with knowledge management
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Feds get started
Several agencies are using ERM technology to boost employee training and save money
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Intercepts
Nine months after Paul Brubaker left the Pentagon, the White House has yet to officially name a new Defense Department deputy CIO
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DOD tests rapid buying
DOD pilot projects will test strategies for putting IT products into the hands of service members within 18 months -- rather than years
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Army lab pushes flat-panel displays
The Army wants to speed the introduction of flat-panel displays into military IT systems by taking over a contract previously managed by DARPA
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