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GSA auctions $17.6 million worth of surplus goods online
A 3-carat diamond ring, a Coast Guard cutter and a 1979 Bentley Rolls-Royce were some of the more unusual surplus items the General Services Administration’s auction Web site sold since the agency introduced the service a year ago.
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Faulty data led Pa. to pay cons to watch kids, auditor says
Pennsylvania’s Child Care Information Services maintained a faulty database of child care providers and as a result issued child care checks to persons who were in prison during the time they were supposed to be watching children, according to the state’s auditor.
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GAO says GSA Advantage, ITSS lack management controls
Two General Services Administration online procurement systems lack basic management controls, according to correspondence from the General Accounting Office to GSA that was released earlier this week.<@SM>
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Suit brews as TSP work proceeds
As MatCom's work progresses, the Thrift Savings Plan board seeks change in law so it can refile lawsuit against AMS
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DOD acquisition system 'broken'
Navy Pacific Command chief says military transformation will be impossible without acquisition overhaul
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NIST drafts contingency guidance
Publication helps agencies develop plans for IT systems during and after an emergency
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DOT sees security short-changed
DOT received emergency funding for homeland security, but none of it has gone to information security needs
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Roster change
Former U.S. Postal Service official Norman Lorentz began work this month as the Office of Management and Budget's first chief technology officer
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Army transformation team ready
The first of three teams focused on the Army's Enterprise Infostructure Transformation begins work this week
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DLA software projects at risk
Software acquisition process puts department's projects at risk of not being delivered on time and budget
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DOD looks for A-76 exemption
The Pentagon seeks an exemption to Bush administration outsourcing goals as part of the DOD transformation
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OMB’s Forman adds two techie chiefs to his staff
Mark Forman’s staff grows by two this month. The Office of Management and Budget’s associate director for e-government and IT has gained Norman Lorentz as his chief technology officer. Forman also has tapped Debra Stouffer, deputy CIO for IT reform at the Housing and Urban Development Department, to spend 90 days drafting a governmentwide architecture proposal.
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Anteon to bring cure to medical logistics
DOD seeks commercial model to support military medical operations
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NLM launches biological warfare site
The National Library of Medicine recently launched a Web site responding to the public clamor for more information on anthrax, smallpox and biological warfare
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Bush signs Defense appropriations bill
$317 billion includes funding for DOD 'transformation,' counterterrorism initiatives
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W.Va. checks drivers’ photos with FaceIt
West Virginia’s Motor Vehicles Department is piloting the use of facial recognition software to verify license applicants and holders.
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Cosgrave returns to government
Former IRS CIO Paul Cosgrave returns to help the Transportation Security Administration with its technology agenda
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