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Harris joins FAA on A-76 bid
The Federal Aviation Administration will pair its in-house team with Harris Corp. to compete for Automated Flight Station services.
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Eye on newsmakers
Seven individuals who could shape the agenda (before the 2004 election changes everything)
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Collins: Force through moderation
Maine senator works across party lines to make headway on tough government IT issues
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Eye on IT programs
Agency programs serve as test beds for the latest thinking in technology and policy
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Alabama county verifies OT with prints
Jefferson County's new system requires each worker to provide fingerprints for scanning when they clock in and out.
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Bush chooses DHS finance chief
Customs official Andrew Maner has been chosen as chief financial officer for the Homeland Security Department.
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Joint Forces offers new Web-based course
The Defense Department launched a new online course today that gives joint task force personnel a better understanding of joint operations and organizations.
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EDS wins $300 million outsourcing pact
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives bid out a contract to manage 8,500 seats in almost 260 locations.
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IRS drops 'acting' from Powell's CFO title
Eileen Powell has been formally appointed the tax agency's chief financial officer.
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EPA, NSF garner management honors
The National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency received the Presidential Award for Management Excellence.
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Feds expect more competitive sourcing in 2004
Agencies are going to get serious about implementing competitive sourcing guidelines next year, a panel said.
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Study finds $70 billion in possible outsourcing
But market research firm Input also reported that uncertainties make competitive outsourcing difficult to predict.
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GAO urges better architecture leadership
On a scale of one to five, the average maturity stage of 93 agencies has improved only to 1.76 from 1.74 two years earlier, according to officials from the General Accounting Office.
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Marine accounting competition delayed
The Defense Authorization Act prevents the department from continuing with A-76 competitions until the Defense Secretary submits a report on the rule's effects.
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IRS to give CSC another chance
But the company could be removed from the agency's modernization project if things don't improve.
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Evans on security: At least it's improving
E-gov overseer says the federal government's security grade of D is positive because it's better than the F grades of previous years.
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