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IG: Colorado mismanaged DHS grants for 3 years
The DHS inspector general is questioning about $8 million worth of grants the state received between fiscal 2003 and 2006.
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IT crucial to USPS’ updated business strategy
But the president of the American Postal Workers Union worries that cutting labor costs is too central to the plan.
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Rule will make passport cards scannable from several feet away
Border guards will be able to access the card's unique identifying number, but no personally identifiable information.
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NARA's deputy archivist steps down
Adrienne Thomas, who has been assistant archivist for administration and chief financial officer since 1994, will replace Lewis Bellardo.
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House wants to fine-tune DHS research strategy
Proposed legislation would push the department's science and technology directorate to more clearly define the costs and requirements of near-term projects and to put more emphasis on long-term planning.
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Senate wants Coast Guard to oversee Deepwater
The Senate passed a bill that would increase oversight of the $24 billion modernization initiative.
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Congress weaves IT oversight into 2008 spending bill
The bill would require the Justice Department to report to lawmakers on Sentinel, the State Department to make its Web site more accessible and NOAA to adhere to new contracting protocols.
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GSA picks its telework chief
The agency looks to William Kelly, its director of HR Services, for help in meeting its goal of having 50 percent of its workers telecommuting by 2010.
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Bureaucracy hurts homeland security, Bush aide says
Joel Bagnal, deputy assistant to the president for homeland security, is calling for a consolidation of the congressional review process for homeland security initiatives.
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USPS consolidates HR systems
The agency has replaced 70 systems with one that employees can access online at any time.
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Online maps track candidates' money
The Federal Election Commission launched a new map application that tracks congressional candidates' donations and spending for the 2008 House and Senate elections.
Modernization
NARA finishes testing first ERA software
The first piece of software from Lockheed Martin will help the government create and process e-records schedules and requests for e-records transfers.
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Groups want deference to veterans preference
Some veterans groups say that the system designed to bolster former service members' hiring needs to be expanded.
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DHS puts cybersecurity toward top of 2008 to-do list
Secretary Michael Chertoff praised the department's progress in 2007 on increased involvement with fusion centers, biometrics, ID cards and border security.
Acquisition
USAID to look for IT support
Early next year, the agency will issue an RFP for end-to-end information and communications technology support for two of its components.
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GAO to USPS: Address database errors
The Postal Service should correct inaccurate and duplicate information in the Facilities Database, and add performance-management mechanisms.
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DHS conditionally accepts SBInet component
The department also awarded Boeing, SBInet's prime contractor, a $64 million task order to design a Common Operating Picture software system.
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No SBInet payment for Boeing until system is usable
Integration problems are holding up the completion of Project 28, the initial step in the border security system.
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IG to DHS: Spend more wisely
In a semiannual report to Congress, the IG said the department could have done a better job of spending $26 million.
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