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Kforce acquires computer consulting firm
Kforce bought Pinkerton Computer Consultants, creating a government IT services business.
Modernization
GSA's Suda moves to Agriculture
Robert Suda, assistant commissioner for information technology solutions at the Federal Technology Service, will leave GSA.
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Secret Service director tapped for top Customs post
Ralph Basham will be nominated by President Bush to become the next Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
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OMB pushes contracting certification
New certification standards are part of a governmentwide effort to improve the skills of the federal contracting workforce.
People
Former Massachusetts CIO returns
Louis Gutierrez, a former Massachusetts chief information officer, has been reappointed to that position.
People
Women share career survival tips
Women at work must earn the trust of each new manager and make themselves indispensable problem solvers, said CIO Janet Barnes.
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High-level command to counter roadside bombs
The group will develop new strategies to defeat roadside bombs and other improvised hazards for troops serving in Iraq.
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FEMA prepares for 2006 hurricane season
It is implementing a six-part, agencywide retooling effort, the agency's CIO said.
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USPS opposes reform bill
Despite an eleventh-hour amendment, the pending legislation still fails to give USPS the pricing flexibility it needs, a senior USPS official said today.
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Union wants IRS work done in-house
The National Treasury Employees Union wants the IRS to bring outsourced work back to the agency for federal workers to handle.
Cybersecurity
NIST fellowship open to undergrads
Undergraduate students will receive a $4,000 stipend to work for 12 weeks in the Information Technology Laboratory with NIST scientists as their advisers.
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Judge delays NSPS
A delay until at least March 1 will give a federal judge time to review arguments in a lawsuit challenging the National Security Personnel System.
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NSA outsources hiring support
SI International will supply HR employees under a contract with a potential value of $6.9 million.
Cybersecurity
Identity card specs still in play
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a policy guideline it issued in August 2005.
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Burnette named to FEMA post
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has named Tina Burnette to be the deputy director in charge of procurements related to hurricane relief efforts.
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Web helps librarians find digitized documents
The Government Printing Office has launched an online registry that will serve as a locator tool for identifying federal document collections that are being digitized.
Cybersecurity
McNulty named to advisory board
NIST has chosen the director of government affairs for an international security certification consortium to fill a long-standing vacancy.
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OMB updates core financial-system requirements
The Office of Management and Budget has updated core financial-system requirements that agencies must fulfill to meet federal guidelines to better manage their programs under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act.<@SM>
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Agency CIO councils perform offstage
Federal insiders expect larger role for internal councils
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