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Loy to leave DHS
Adm. James Loy, deputy secretary for homeland security, will leave in March.
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USPTO to make Freeland CIO
U.S. Patent and Trademark officials are expected to name David Freeland as the agency's new chief information officer.
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IG: 'Significant deficiencies' at FTS
Officials at many Federal Technology Service regional centers have done a poor job of following procurement regulations, according to the GSA inspector general.
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Feds dread ID deadline
Officials say they'll be hard pressed to meet the timetable for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
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FTS pledges improvement
Federal Technology Service officials met with members of Congress to discuss recent reports about shoddy procurement practices.
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More money for patent IT
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gets a 45 percent increase in its tech budget for 2005.
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Reform appropriations?
Efforts to reform federal government may require changing the appropriations process in Congress, an OMB official says.
Cybersecurity
Still no cybersecurity czar
DHS officials opposed to idea, but proposal likely to surface again
Modernization
TSA uses e-learning as part of its culture
TSA uses Plateau Systems' e-Learning suite to track employee records, reporting, course-planning resources and job qualifications.
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Welles: 2005 ? The good, bad and ugly
Competitive sourcing and the potential for staffing rollbacks could get messy.
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Editorial: IT's power players
That sound you may have heard recently was the vacuum created by a number of high-level departures.
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Air Force creates new tech policy office
Officials support warfighting by merging three offices
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Navy to clamp down on misuse of tech
The Navy plans to release a policy curb excessive personal use of its IT equipment and services.
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Pizzella: Labor models getting 'green'
The skill and dedication of Labor's IT staffers have been central to the agency's success.
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Sarbanes-Oxley descends on feds
Accounting regulations could be issued before the new year begins
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