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November 2006

November 30, 2006
Navy satcom performance impedes warfighters
FEMA gets CIO; DHS loses chief of staff
Network attack disables Naval War College
Line of business will outlast administrations
Navy names Robert Carey as new CIO
Students to shadow federal IT employees
NIST-backed panel calls for end to paperless voting
IBM wins Texas data center pact
Survey: Agencies lack well-trained IT project leaders, managers
University: Invest in feds

November 29, 2006
U.S. election system suffers from lack of planning
Marines award $45.6M deal to meet needs in Iraq
DHS awards Raytheon emergency air route contract
DHS taps Aviel Systems for services contracts
Army issues draft RFP for $925M program management contract
GTSI completes Prometheus installation for Navy
IAC to inaugurate small-business conference
USPTO, European counterpart set up e-exchange

November 28, 2006
Navy drops ban on commercial WLANs
Taxpayers shy from sharing info online
FBI system to check gun buyers misfires
Verdict out on cameras in Supreme Court
DISA awards $7.2 million PKI test contract
DISA won't pursue I-Assure follow-on

November 27, 2006
Copy protection can sometimes be bypassed
Sindelar looks to future retirement
Va. governor reaffirms telework support
ITES-2S protest settlements reached
Contractors must comply with HSPD-12
SRA hires HR specialist

November 22, 2006
Stolen DOT computers lead to laptop theft ring
Army orders $19M in new computer systems
DARPA taps IBM and Cray to build super supercomputers
Panel praises management turn-around at DHS agency

November 21, 2006
GTSI faces Nasdaq delisting
OPM searches for financial management providers
PSC forms competitiveness committee
State keeps Harris Corp. busy with consular affairs
Lockheed Martin unveils Savi Group
Homeland Security investors to meet next month
GSA appoints acting associate head of policy office
E-democracy advocate named Ashoka Fellow
Plan for sharing terrorism information finally arrives
Wireless mesh solution sought for mine safety
Doan says small businesses can take on big jobs
GAO: Create policies for testing IT security

November 20, 2006
OMB proposes accounting standards
IT security and the contractor
FAA telecom effort lifts off
Grid accelerates research
Grid and bear it
GAO: DOD needs chief management officer
DOE supercomputer could aid global warming research
GAO reports progress on info classification at Justice, FBI
Walker proposes oversight priorities for 110th Congress
Pa. county to provide certified electronic records
GAO: OMB can improve score card process
Hobbs confirms retirement rumors

November 17, 2006
Agencies improve financial rigor
Vermont portal deal won by NIC
Allen amendment to help minority institutions
Agencies focus on HSPD-12 challenges ahead
USDA seeks encryption software for mobile devices
Air Force leaders hold Cyber Summit
DOD plans major overhaul of service buys
SEWP may not be the right recipe for DOD, IG finds
OPM lauds five agencies for management excellence

November 16, 2006
Apps can expand security scrutiny
Managing volunteers' safety
OMB must sell e-gov to new 'in' party
New rules for FBI�s Sentinel project
Senators to FBI: Get a VCF refund
Long view of IT oversight
Microsoft and Novell to play nice
Interior launches FBMS in two bureaus, BLM next
Mimi Browning | Executive Suite: The myths and realities of IT cost savings
OMB to grade agencies on health IT interoperability plans
Senate threatens to cut DTS funding
DHS IG sees substantial risks for core SBInet program
Find ways to share contractor performance data, GSA tells agencies
Panel: Changes demand trust, accountability, inclusion
Contractors should comply with DOD security training rules
GAO to IRS: Mandate e-filing for tax preparers
Image spam: Not a pretty picture

November 15, 2006
Congress to keep government open until Dec. 8
Senate boosts 2007 VA IT budget by $42 million
Ping Identity to secure DOJ info sharing project
Reaction to new SBA regs mixed
VETS GWAC due in December
Holt renews call for e-voting law
DOI financial, business management system goes live
Advisory Committee faces major hurdles with Section 508 revision

November 14, 2006
Intel introduces quad-core processors
DOD unveils next-generation CAC
DHS IG targets security, procurement
SBA takes steps to boost small-biz contracts
Working group to offer IPv6 recommendations
ITAA to Congress: Pass tax credit before adjourning
Amit Yoran becomes CEO at NetWitness
N.Y. county chooses Salient for Medicaid
Weak education system threatens U.S. innovation, study says

November 13, 2006
ManTech to use SOA for geospatial project
Senate to review Defense Travel System
Feds more confident in agency security
SBA: Small PC makers exist
Army tasks Multimax with IT consolidation
NIST provides security guide for managers

November 10, 2006
In Afghanistan, cell phones double as C2 systems
Army extends broadband to helicopters
SAIC buys two companies
USAID contracts with BearingPoint for work in Bosnia-Herzegovina
E-gov scores shuffle in fourth quarter

November 9, 2006
SBA, DOT make e-gov gains
CMS taps EDS for anti-fraud support services
Input foresees some DOD market growth
GAO: Fiscal policy is unsustainable
Shuttle's clock could mean bad time for space program
DHS to test technologies on cargo at Seattle airport
Williams: Dems' control could mean more oversight
DHS forum will bring together cybersecurity products, integrators
Pacom improves info sharing
Open-source vendors seek help from Congress

November 8, 2006
Neal Fox | Contracting in Perspective: Will GSA Eat SEWP?
E-voting hiccups didn't sway elections
Under new Congress, IT issues seamless in Senate, unclear in House
With Dems in charge, observers expect labor issues to take center stage
E-voting snags common but not disastrous
Industry wary of DISA's SOA effort
NRC rule creates Web system to track nuclear material
Rumsfeld's departure could slow modernization
Agencies need to get creative to save money, meet security requirements
DHS provides funds for promising students

November 7, 2006
Analytics capture mortgage fraud trends
GSA awards $90M USDA contract to SRA
DOD re-signs Stanley contract
Young workforce will affect technology in workplace
Ontario aid association taps C�ram
Justice, OPM send observers to polling places
CDW-G adds 5 companies to small-business consortium
McManus moves from NASA to Commerce
IRS names new members to e-tax committee

November 6, 2006
Microsoft adds dimension to Virtual Earth
GSA opens emergency response office
Chertoff: Bush to nominate new DHS undersecretary
Survey: Transition to IPv6 will spur industry
Microsoft, Novell stand together on Linux

November 3, 2006
DTS officials look down road
Va. DMV excavates backlog
Case closed
Good call
Still no agreement on enrollment stations
CMS gives states better look at health care data
Data repository could cut federal medical costs
Interior's ERP project in a bind
With two years left, OMB's e-gov goals get clearer
William Jackson | Cybereye: Campaign now for better voting methods
China approves Savi RFID tags
EPA official tries to allay library fears
IG criticizes DOD, GSA purchasing activities
IRS, Congress debate Web portal for tax filing
Vel�zquez blames rising costs for Small Business Index decline
IAC ponders raising dues
Oracle's 311 business grows

November 2, 2006
DHS agency launches new portal
IRS waits on Congress to decide tax return move to modern platform
Evans: 'People are losing data'
Air Force to create Cyber Command
Former CA CEO sentenced to 12 years in prison
Davis: Agencies may be underreporting data losses
PSC charts troubling procurement trends
IAC honors 2006 Partners Program graduates
IceWeb buys True North Solutions' government business
Ridge joins Deloitte
SRA: Revenue up in first quarter of 2007
Dynamics Research wins naval aviation, FDIC contracts
EDS reports third-quarter gains

November 1, 2006
HUD seeks modernized financial-management system
CMS awards potential $9b contract
GAO: Feds still lack security research agenda
BearingPoint's HSPD-12 contract to expire in January
Sun renews GSA IDIQ contract
Management training program aims at fed contractors

Daily News Archive

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Writing the CXO playbook
Seasoned federal executives offer lessons for the next administration’s team of senior leaders.

Technology:

New bailout plans for archivists
Updated DOD records standard gets governmentwide nod as possible solution to a growing problem.

Policy:

Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.

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