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July 2006

July 31, 2006
Grants.gov needs to streamline, simplify: GAO

GAO: Agencies lag in IPv6 transition
NIST releases PIV card-related special publications
Florida county to use CompuDyne system
VA leads in small-biz contracts
Senate gives $5M to E-Government Fund
Senate tacks GSA modernization to appropriations bill

July 28, 2006
VA drops Peaches 3 plan for governmentwide vehicle

GAO: DHS public/private cyber plan incomplete
DHS awards SRA $42M contract
L.A. taps Memex intell system
Lawmakers largely ignore Web at FOIA hearing
Wash. state extends camera contract
VA to use NASA SEWP IV contracts
Senate committee approves OFPP nominee
VA to Use NASA SEWP IV Contracts
Maryland saves millions on reverse auction

July 27, 2006
OMB updates financial-reporting guidance

Spending database bill clears first hurdle
Report: DHS contracting lacks accountability, controls
Hill studies spending database
Defense BTA battles governance and culture
Special Report | NIST’s goal: Keep digital evidence fresh
Senate bill backs OPM modernization
Metastorm BPM upgrade
Malcolm Fry | Enterprise architecture, European style
Army moves to modernize logistics
Panel: ATF not required to pay teleworkers' broadband costs
DHS expands its biometric database
DOD competition measure could go governmentwide
DHS: Controls, training needed to combat waste
DHS wants to expand US-VISIT
NASCIO: Raise the CISO profile
Russert, Obama urge public service
Input predicts GSA schedule decline

July 26, 2006
GAO finds holes in privacy laws

Dems flunk feds on small-biz contracts
Army to require built-in security
HP buys IT software company
FBI adds new leadership position

July 25, 2006
House committee examines rehiring retired feds

Innovation earns 9 agencies awards
Lawmakers want more access to science info
ITAA backs business tax bill
House passes VA small business bill
CIOs release updated guide to information sharing

July 24, 2006
Online extra | Delay in e-gov funding puts some projects in a bind

ITES-2S losers file new protests
UPDATED: Verizon signs FTS 2001 extension
Democrats evaluate small-biz contracts
Qwest names new government relations head
Northrop Grumman promotes IT exec
Virginia calls for IT award nominations

July 21, 2006
Is the financial LOB ready for prime time?

Report: E-prescribing can reduce drug injuries
OMB sets one-hour data breach rule
USPS gets a lift
E-government at funding crossroads
Scam exploits Treasury e-payment system
DHS authorization bill: A mandate for info sharing
Senate committee proposes cuts to DOD budget
DHS names new privacy officer
House bill boosts DHS CIO, security positions
Bill could restore funding to OPM retirement program

July 20, 2006
CIOs crucial to financial-management performance

Database spending bill could move quickly in the Senate
From point A to Z—and back again
Federal PKI bridge gets private peer
VHA takes its forms online
GSA to seek smart card for Social Security
DARPA awards security pact
VA committee marks up data protection bill
FAA makes progress on satellite communications
UPDATED: OPM: One-third of government workers near retirement age
DHS disputes GAO purchase card criticism
DOE: No privacy on agency computers
CIOs, CFOs must collaborate, panel says
IT council praises DHS

July 19, 2006
Indiana re-ups NIC for e-gov portal work

Davis introduces data breach notification act
VA loses another key official
Senators advocate database on federal funding
Panasonic taps Synnex, Tech Data
VA cancels credit monitoring offer
Avatech Solutions expands

July 18, 2006
OMB should sharpen IT project analyses: GAO

Floods force IRS to fly COOP
ITAA: Raise SBA size limits
UPDATED: TSA goes sole-source for Registered Traveler clearinghouse
UPDATED: House drafts bill to improve VA's data security
Standards sought for e-recycling
OMB issues FISMA guidance
GSA wants telecom expense management providers
Web site offers info on regulations

July 17, 2006
Senate lawmakers ask for e-gov support

OMB: Report all breaches within an hour
UPDATED: DISA to extend Verizon contract
GAO, OMB disagree on high-risk projects oversight
USPS unveils contract candidates
ITAA joins Section 508 advisory committee
IRS, Senate committee at odds over contract
Va. county to help Palo Alto expand government contracts
Senate committee questions e-gov ROI
Certain Software names D.C.-based director

July 14, 2006
GSA readying RFI to figure out costs of E-Authentication

Justice, DHS launch draft data-sharing model
Air Force names new C4ISR head
DHS awards $1.1B in contracts for nuclear detection
Senator blocks GSA modernization bill
House backs energy-efficient servers for feds, industry
Gonzalez becomes IRS' acting CIO
OMB creates EA catalog

July 13, 2006
Army pares down its data centers

Doan’s plan for GSA's Renaissance
OMB refines use of architectures
Grants.gov gets set for E-Authentication
Justice settles three tech fraud cases
ITES-2S sequel features same cast of contractors
DHS, DOJ update National Info Exchange Model
UPDATED: DISA awards first NCES collaboration contract to IBM
UPDATED: Markle suggests ways info sharing, security can coexist
ITAA: Improve background checks
DOD expands second phase of NSPS
SRS wins file-scrubbing work at DoD
SAIC adds software unit

July 12, 2006
e-Gov meets Web 2.0

Web 2.0 from A to R
IRS headquarters closed until 2007
UPDATED: Hackers hit State Department
Army to cut workforce, secretary says
A year later, still no DHS cybersecurity chief
Advisory committee on accessibility named
Input: Cybersecurity threats, regs drive IT spending
Emergency provisions added to FAR
Appeals court blocks shutdown of Interior computers
Secure Computing to buy CipherTrust
IRS modernization has mixed results, audit shows
Clearance process accelerates into high gear
Report: Hackers engage in vulnerability auctions
Two U.S. ports unveil emergency communications systems
IG slams VA for 'indifference' to laptop theft
NOAA acquisition needs stronger oversight

July 11, 2006
U.S. Visit contract oversight is lax: GAO

GSA names new citizen services head
Manager: PART demands more from federal programs
Panel: Trust, honesty crucial to performance
Report urges feds to respect local laws, regulations
Planar debuts trade-friendly flat-panel monitors
GSA must standardize schedules, group says
L.A. looks to create regional emergency radio system

July 10, 2006
DOD to revamp contracting in Iraq

Commerce to consolidate financial management platforms
CMS awards EDS $41 million data center contract
Panel: Networking, motivation key to middle managers’ success
OPM makes five security clearance awards
Negroponte: Intell info-sharing plan due this month
GSA names new regional administrator
DHS loses top privacy official
Microsoft agrees to open format converter
To come, a BPA for credit counseling services

July 8, 2006
Personal data exposed on Navy Web site


July 7, 2006
USDA seeks Farm Bill business systems

GAO: Attack warning systems over cost, behind schedule
Interior center to bolster e-authentication services
Virginia to end tax ambiguity for contractors
Argon ST buys defense wireless communications firm
Wright named acting US-VISIT deputy director
FCC seeks comments to improve disaster comms
Vets contract misses June deadline
New HSPD-12 road map guides tech managers

July 6, 2006
IT comfort food (and no strained soup puns)

House calls for single grants database
USDA acts fast to fight soybean rust infection
GAO: Agencies are Networx-ready
Supercomputer checks potential Discovery risks
DHS names new operations director
GSA seeks Nextel sources
DARPA seeks leap in communications tech

July 5, 2006
GPO wants feedback as IG office modernizes

Joanne Woytek | Staying on course with SEWP
The science of SEWP
FAR gives agencies EVM wiggle room
Doan: Employee buyouts not a first option
Web-based 'coach' helps laid-off workers
Doan names GSA's White House liaison
Raytheon buys simulation company

July 3, 2006
UPDATED: The future of VA's PCHS contract in limbo

Industry consortium to help agencies with HSPD-12
Senators give mapping center a chance for survival

Daily News Archive
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5 pieces to the GSA pricing puzzle
A panel of procurement experts has five key questions about the role of competition in GSA pricing.

Policy:

5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.

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