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August 2006

August 31, 2006
FirstGov tweaks site for non-English speakers

GSA aims large task order to small businesses
ASCP gets a new boss
Warner gets a Second Life
Education taps Perot to upgrade biz management
GSA awards BPAs for credit monitoring
State, local Real ID spending to grow

August 30, 2006
IRS move to Treasury e-travel to be costly

NIST releases guidelines for sanitizing files
Education data at risk again
Doan whittles away GSA deficit and enjoys it
AT&T, Global Crossing team to aid IPv6 transition
Bush to nominate VA assistant secretary
Louisiana extends Digimarc contract

August 29, 2006
NOAA workers join Commerce pay-for-performance project

DOD's Office of Force Transformation to close
Ransom payments set maps free
SARA Panel approves ethics recommendations
Northrop Grumman adds GTSI to team
In-Q-Tel names new CEO
L-1 Identity Solutions emerges from merger
Maryland takes CSC contract to streets

August 28, 2006
SRA's chief operating officer retires

Report: Internal cyberattacks more common
Balutis moves to Cisco
USAID awards $300M BPA to Devis
Proposed rule would mandate IPv6
ProSight hires VP for federal sector

August 25, 2006
HUD plans integrated financial-management system

OMB changes tack on agency financial reporting
OMB seeks FOIA info as part of annual e-gov update
Education will alert borrowers to Web glitch
OMB: Agencies must report on FOIA usage
Agencies, industry ramp up HSPD-12 efforts
NASA, NOAA award $101.7M satellite contract
Dell gives defense, health, intell priority in battery replacements
OMB revises financial audit guidelines
Colorado's Web site adopts Google

August 24, 2006
Defense gets better on business

FDA expands e-submissions, automates drug data
Software glitch reveals loan data
Navy awards CACI $96M communications contract
Boutelle: Encrypt mobile computers
NRC awards information systems security contract
Commerce awards Apogen two contracts
Former NYC official urges wider use of GIS
DISA to contract for more collaboration tools
Apple recalls 1.8M laptop batteries
DOE to seek new technologies
DOD IG audit finds fault; GSA defends improvements
USDA seeks replacement for aging financial management system
Personal data exposed on student loan Web site
Councils: Make more IPv6 products available
GSA to DOD IG: We're getting it right
SRA adds brass to board

August 23, 2006
GSA updates travel regs as E-Travel deadline nears

Interior offers agencies HSPD-12 services
NOAA CIO moves to Energy
ImmixGroup unveils new purchase plans
Cisco product connects first responders via Web
Army seeks proposals for ITES-2H
Energy deputy CIO to retire
Professor nominated to head regulatory affairs office
IBM to pay $1.3B for security provider
AKO might not be model for DKO
Gateway withdraws ADMC-2 protest

August 22, 2006
Storage firm boosts its open-source credentials

AT&T wins $250M Hawaii network contract
Williams works to correct GSA's business
DISA boosts Encore value again
Advocacy group asks FAA for cybersecurity details
Vendors tackle high-speed encryption
Cartwright: Warfighters need to share information regardless of rank
SBA names chief of staff
Deloitte and Touche, Configuresoft partner

August 21, 2006
OMB official pledges action on bundling

GAO: More specifics needed on e-archive project
Rutgers will lead DHS-financed info research
DHS IG calls for better RFID security
McDonald Bradley names first CTO
Ex-DOT secretary joins ICx Technologies board
American Systems gets prime spot on GSA Connections
Education gets new IT chief

August 18, 2006
Financial LOB moves to standardize rules

The test of e-gov: efficiency and effectiveness
Probaris gets SSA contract extension
GSA picks BearingPoint for HSPD-12 system
Service families to get free PCs
Census Bureau seeks consulting support
More bad news for Dell
VA contracts for identity, access management licenses
Justice adopts vulnerability scanner

August 17, 2006
FirstGov, USDA portals rank as top government sites

CEO: Feds must adapt to new style of cyberwarfare
CDW-G networks Calif. library district
SSA solicits encryption info
Air Force awards $4.8M contract to BPC
Report: Government Web sites need uniformity

August 16, 2006
DISA names spectrum office director

Army to replace batteries in 150,000 Dell laptop PCs
Combat Communications Squadron to move to Guam
DHS awards EAGLE contracts
Miami DOT reports another stolen laptop
Nasdaq notifies GTSI of possible delisting
DataPath announces exec moves
New information culture needed to fight the 'long war'
Industry coalition aims to clarify ID technology
McAfee wins Air Force task order

August 15, 2006
Some Dell laptop users may have three-week wait for new batteries

Va. zooms in on traffic congestion
Unisys offers reward for stolen desktop PC
OPM channels recruits through TV ads
Survey to gauge e-gov services
Oracle Application Server passes security test
Vice chief of staff: Air Force needs newer planes

August 14, 2006
GPO puts content over form in FDSys

Labor seeks IT system for online forms
Convera debuts search portal for government professionals
U.K. eases carry-on rules for electronic gear
Advantech division promotes federal sales director
Robbins-Gioia names new CEO
CSC: Work with IRS modernization a success
Nicholson: All VA computers to get security upgrade
SARA Panel wants better reporting
RFID tag-testing software expands worldwide
Cybertrust acquires most of Ubizen's stock

August 13, 2006
Security LOB wakes up from hibernation


August 11, 2006
DHS: No appeals court rehearing for MaxHR

SSA asks for bids for voice-over-IP network
VA extends work on PKI/smart card link
Canada: Air travelers should put electronic gear in checked baggage
Marines buy new radio systems
OMB pools info about improper payments

August 10, 2006
Financial Management LOB set for major milestones

OMB taps Ciafardini for E-gov position
IG: IRS employees abusing e-mail privileges
UPDATED: DOD extends Defense Travel System deal, preps next pact
CBO: Web database to cost $15M
IBM buys FileNet
Census Bureau awards IT contract to CNSI
UPDATED: Stolen DOT laptop PC contains personal info on 133,000 Floridians
OMB wants details on cost savings
OMB appoints manager to boost e-gov

August 9, 2006
OMB to agencies: Measure IT costs, savings from e-gov

SAIC to support Agriculture's crop insurance program
VA enlists help to assess data breach
Alliance: E-passports secure
Leave contracting alone, industry coalition says
GTSI to restate earnings
Cause of arrivals delays at LAX still up in air
DOD: 'Clearances do not expire'
GAO: DOD modernization needs leadership

August 8, 2006
GAO: TSA still has Secure Flight issues to address

Currency office seeks wireless providers
OPM chooses retirement system director
SAP unit hires new VP
Georgia DOT taps Business Objects
PC Mall wins BPA
House chides IRS on failed fraud-detection system

August 7, 2006
O’Keefe to lead OPM's Retirement Systems Modernization

VA releases details of missing computer
Brandewie joins ActivIdentity
DHS seeks single sign-on solution
State and local agencies struggle with e-records
Report: Agencies saw net gain of contracting experts in 2005
Another theft leaves VA data exposed
Guident names new senior director of business division
Arrests in VA laptop case please congressman

August 4, 2006
GPO picks Harris for e-information system

SAIC buys Cornerstone
OPM updates telework guidelines
Lockheed applies to ASU
Denett confirmed as OFPP administrator
Senate OKs tech-training payment
DHS IG slams lack of IT systems for Katrina buys

August 3, 2006
Advisory group calls for standardized e-medical records

Treasury awards SunGard accouting contract
GAO investigation exposes flaws in border security
IG flags TWIC for security holes
Balutis resigns from Input
Brubaker re-enters services market
Minnesota gives legislative publishing system a thumbs-up
Survey: Feds planning well for retirement
Senate wants annual small-business certifications
TSA awards $20M contract for info security

August 2, 2006
New security requirements proposed for NASA acquisitions

Hackers show MacBook vulnerability
Doan interested in NASA SEWP
TCS names new marketing chief
Perot Systems, Blue Cross consider contract revision
SeaPort-e adds TranTech

August 1, 2006
Education, HUD get back to green in e-gov on OMB scorecard

E-gov scores stabilize
NIST releases open-source kit for biometrics
Harris to mentor Avineon
Sun Federal shuffles employees
Telecom upgrade causes O'Hare delays
More people should e-file, Senate panel says
Sandia signs up capital planning company
SAIC, Adobe in accord

Daily News Archive
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The candidates' half-baked IT platforms
What is needed in 2009 is a detailed technology plan for innovation in government.

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Making noise for small business
Small-business advocates seek to change the government’s contracting culture from within.

Policy:

Bush put the ‘M’ back in OMB
The Bush administration built on the efforts of previous president's to improve management oversight.

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