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GSA jump-starts HSPD-12
Retooled Managed Services Office to begin issuing cards under new contract by July.
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IRMCO honors Katrina work, income data system
C. Donald Babers won for his oversight of the government’s post-hurricane housing recovery and reconstruction efforts, and HUD earned an award for a system that monitors housing eligibility.
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Orange County to revisit outsourcing numbers
An initial assessment compared county and contractor labor costs, based on salary and benefits, but it did not directly compare specific job classifications, a county auditor says.
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In pursuit of consolidation
Michigan’s data centers were vulnerable, but not all managers welcomed consolidation.
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Report: Center needed to oversee identity theft efforts
The center would allow authorities, regulatory agencies and the private sector to consolidate, analyze and share identity theft information and practices, according to a report from the President’s Identity Theft Task Force.
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NASCIO: Employees are biggest IT threat
A new report suggests training and access audits to help curb insider threats.
Modernization
DOJ taps General Dynamics for IWN wireless comm system
The network will provide consolidated communications among the federal, state and local levels of government and law enforcement.
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Waxman: Save all e-mails from or to White House
E-mail messages regarding official government action "may have been destroyed by the [Republican National Committee] and not preserved by the White House."
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NASA Web 2.0 effort to pay dividends for private sector
Once developed, the agency plans to release its online collaboration software to the open-source community.
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OMB wants desktop standard written into contracts
Karen Evans has recommended adding language to the Federal Acquisition Regulation requiring contracts to include the requirement that all software and hardware do no conform to the standard configuration.
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GAO: SEC's internal repayments controls less risky
The Government Accountability Office no longer classifies the existing problems as major weaknesses, according to a new report.
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Va. utilities agency to create geodatabase
Avineon also has to develop data models for each utility and a data maintenance application for the Department of Public Utilities in Richmond.
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JFCOM brings virtual world closer to home
After making extensive use of modeling and simulation to support overseas operations, the U.S. Joint Forces Command is using the technology for homeland security scenarios.
Cybersecurity
GAO: IRS slow to fix numerous IT security gaps
The weaknesses impair the tax agency’s ability to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of financial and sensitive information.
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E-procurement pays its own way
Strategic sourcing and e-procurement transform purchasing in DeKalb County, Ga.
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Conn., Va. residents to get emergency alerts by phone
The states have contracted with Reverse 911 to purchase its notification system.
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Washington state to test drive border-friendly driver's license
DHS is working with the state government on a pilot program under which Real ID-based licenses could serve as proof of citizenship at border crossings.
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Senators grill DHS on Real ID costs
Lawmakers are concerned that states cannot afford the costly upgrades that might be required to comply with the law mandating secure driver's licenses.
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State group taps JobCentral
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tapped the commercial system to replace a federal job bank that is being phased out this summer.
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