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Editorial: A poor remembrance

We were more than disappointed to hear that the Office of Force Transformation is going to close.

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Astronauts to board virtual reality video game

New toolset will simulate driving on the moon and help NASA answer practical questions for future lunar missions.

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Tom Pyke: Learn the value of hard work

A 30-year career in information technology has taught DOE’s CIO valuable lessons

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PC Mall Gov acquires GMRI's business line

The $3.25 million acquisition includes GMRI's product business assets and contracts.

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Providence unveils mesh network

Providence is the first state capital to install a citywide mesh network that will let police, firefighters and other emergency employees file reports and access information from the field.

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Janet Hale now at Deloitte & Touche

The former undersecretary for management at DHS is now the company's director of public-sector business transformation.

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GAO: DOD mismanaging contractors

The department's increasing reliance on industry and an overworked acquisitions staff are resulting in lost time and money, Comptroller General David Walker said.

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The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security

OMB’s push for agencies to adopt Lines of Business and shared-services centers is gathering additional steam, and it looks like the efforts to create a Security LOB are off the back burner once again.

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Leslie Barry joins GTSI

The information technology veteran has been named to the newly created position of vice president of government affairs and business development.

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Senate wants details on agencies' IT projects

A subcommittee wants agencies to list projects by vendor so it can help OMB oversee the projects that are at-risk or on the Management Watch List.

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SAIC taps William Decker for senior VP post

The 35-year veteran of the intelligence community and the military has been named senior vice president and chief engineer of SAIC’s Intelligence and Security Group.

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IG questions NASA procurement

A memo states that NASA officials are attempting to noncompetitively renew a software vendor’s licenses on a long-term basis, despite protests of the acquisition and NASA’s promise to issue a new competitive solicitation.

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Qwest acquires OnFiber Communications

The acquisition adds more network facilities to Qwest's stable, opening 23 metropolitan areas outside the company's 14-state local-service territory.

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DOJ seeks to expand scope of fingerprint record system

The federal government wants to retain fingerprints collected from a broader range of cases, including nonserious offenses and serious adult and juvenile offenses.

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GSA adds to its public affairs staff

Claire Dorrell starts today as the General Services Administration’s deputy associate administrator for communications.

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US-VISIT CIO resigns

Scott Hastings will leave the Homeland Security Department in the next two months because of health problems.

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6 groups that can make a difference

Smart feds join organizations where they meet and mix with a variety of professional people

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Welles: Making lists

Experts, managers, federal Web sites provide helpful hints, important dates.

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3 performance management tips

Author says OMB and others should know the limitations of performance management.

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4 technology groups worth joining

Associations can offer feds professional and technical development