Cybersecurity
TSA considers sole-sourcing TWIC contract
Bill language steers contract to a group that ID management companies view as unqualified
Modernization
Nels Olson’s new lab is in the library
The materials researcher has given up a biotech career to work with books at Library of Congress.
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OMB touts the value in best-value
Administration wants Congress to remove its A-76 restrictions
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Legislative ideas
Lawmakers are considering packages that seek to boost science and technology research
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CACI seeks scale and depth in acquisitions
A consolidation strategy is opening new doors for the integrator.
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GovBenefits.gov celebrates fourth anniversary
Labor Department's Web site gets a birthday party.
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DOD rolls out new personnel system to the first 11K people
System seeks to emphasize pay for performance
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Labor’s deal could prove financial LOB’s worth
The theory behind the Financial Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative is that an agency could outsource, at a minimum, the hosting of its hardware and software, save money and focus on its core mission. But until now, a major agency had yet to prove this premise.<@SM>
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DOD halts security clearance checks
ITAA and PSC want the Defense Department to reconsider its decision to stop processing contractor clearances.
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SBA gets new CIO
Christine Liu, a 27-year federal employee, replaces Charles McClam, acting CIO at the Small Business Administration.
Cybersecurity
NIST announces FISMA Phase II
Establishing qualifications for those who conduct security assessments marks a new phase in the implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Cybersecurity
Davis: FISMA could prevent 'cyber Pearl Harbor'
The cybersecurity requirements should be more than just a paper exercise, lawmaker says.
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OFPP targets acquisition training, emergency procurement
Burton says the Acquisition Workforce Initiative is the most important one under way at the office.
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NASA employees try to halt workforce, R&D cuts
They urge the adoption of a measure that would streamline administrative costs.
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Avocent to buy LANDesk for up to $476M
The purchase will allow federal IT managers to streamline the tools and processes they use to manage IT in large, distributed environments, a company official said.
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Davis: Government needs to share
He said the federal government is weak in sharing information, taking action to meet challenges and investing in federal employees.
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New SBA administrator nominated
Before the ink was dry on Hector Barreto's resignation, the Bush administration had a successor on the way.
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