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September 2006

September 29, 2006
GSA reopens contract for digital federal forms
GAO: DHS needs to tighten interagency contracting
Military IT support deals awarded to SRA
Congress gives DHS less for IT, procurement
Small businesses get large IT opportunity
GSA releases Alliant RFPs
Newstrom joins Lee Technologies
House bill would give DHS IG SBInet oversight
Congress wants emergency comms office at DHS
DHS awards grants for radiation detection systems
SBA to redefine small-business size

September 28, 2006
Lawmakers slam small-business policy-making
GSA seeks enterprisewide management of IT assets
Grants LOB migration plans due
Lenovo, IBM laptops hit with battery recalls
GAO criticizes DHS for purchase card abuse
GAO: DHS needs better control of interagency buys
Dems slam GOP for not helping small business
Spires to focus on IRS modernization
SRA wins $200M in military task orders

September 27, 2006
Doan aims for fiscal efficiency
DOD, GAO spar over travel booking system
OMB’s Schlarman to retire
Congressional budget tactics soften Army IT cuts
Congress boosts DHS appropriations
W.Va. launches statewide IT contract
Doan pushes Treasury to end TCE
House passes data breach bill
OMB's Schlarman to retire
DOD Appropriations bill slashes NMCI funding
Congress cuts DISA, BTA budgets
IG tells FAA to do business on GSA-administered GWACs
Chicago replaces Sun servers with HP

September 26, 2006
OMB should test agency financial management compliance
OMB makes headway on e-gov funding
Signed, sealed: Spending database bill is law
GAO: DTS won’t meet savings projections
OMB sees bloggers' power
Senate panel questions pay-for-performance plans
DHS unveils new anti-terrorism grants
No Supreme Court appeal for MaxHR
Federal Web managers win awards

September 25, 2006
Neal Fox | GSA: Incubator for change
Congress passes GSA bill
Davis introduces bill to protect sensitive info
Senators call IRS nominee 'unacceptable'
Army, Air Force cellular buys to save $200M
House Dems urge GAO to assess EPA library cuts
Lockheed, General Dynamics partner on HSPD-12
SEC unveils contract for new EDGAR

September 22, 2006
OMB, GSA offer financial-management guidance
Education upgrade enhances, smooths flow of student aid
DOD to gauge BEA progress
OPM signs up Integic for RSM project
HHS re-ups Perot Systems for communications outreach
OMB: Prepare now for data breaches
IG happy with NASA's responses to IT acquisition advice
Joseph Guerci named CTO for SAIC research group
DHS assistant secretary for strategic plans resigns
DHS reveals EAGLE small-business contract winners
Commerce loses more than 1,100 laptops

September 21, 2006
OMB to release watch lists
FinCEN names CIO
OPM awards third Retirement Systems Modernization contract
VA awards credentialing contract
SSA earns high marks for earned value management
OMB makes IT projects lists public
Survey: Deadlines win over security in a rout
Army prepares ADMC-2 for prime time
DHS officially names Boeing SBINet contract winner
FBI tasks Pragmatics for intranet work

September 20, 2006
GSA pushes practical skills for agency Web managers
Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Geospatial LOB may need more help
Spires takes CIO role at IRS
DOD: Budget will support performance pay
NASA partners with venture capital group
Verizon opens network center for feds
North Dakota chooses FileNet platform
SBA to update Business.gov
Bantu is IPv6, XMPP compliant
Governors to Congress: Leave National Guard to us
Former Education official joins Dell board
Telos gets Coast Guard communications contract
DHS to award SBINet to Boeing

September 19, 2006
DHS cites need for biometric exchange standards
CBO: Buying circuits could save DISA billions
Justice awards Keane new IT task order
GSA, OMB issue guidance on financial management
Survey: Partnerships increase security risks
Schools choose Meru for wireless
Users' e-gov wish lists shift in new satisfaction index
IRS makes borrowing, lending less taxing
CDW buys Berbee Information Networks

September 18, 2006
OMB finalizes FMLOB migration guidance
DHS names ITAA exec as cybersecurity chief
DHS to award SBInet contract, Chertoff says
IBM to lead U.S., U.K. military technology consortium
Wounded vets' training center gets software
GSA names deputy chief of staff
Survey: Senior execs 'cynical' about pay for performance
Brian Burns joins Education
GAO proposes to block public access to audit interviews
Command Information launches federal division
Domestic Army, National Guard units lack radios
Army secretary encourages job shifts

September 15, 2006
Agencies to work lines of business into EAs
Are you ready for Networx?
EA resistance starts at the top
Williams completes FAS review
Coburn follows the money on IT
E-Authentication maps out its future
Cybereye | What happened in Maryland?
FBI recovers stolen computer with VA data
FedSources: GSA dealing with its problems
Chertoff fills new policy position
Senate passes SAFE Port Act
First NSPS appraisal tool out
SSA aims to improve management of e-mail queries
Yankee Group buys media company
New Motorola suite helps responders share on-scene data
NIST releases revision of draft biometrics publication
ICF International files for IPO

September 14, 2006
DHS scuttles Emerge2 program
William Jackson | Cybereye: E-standards needed for national elections
HHS awards General Dynamics Grants.gov deal
NIST addresses ‘alternative theories’ on WTC collapse
House passes database spending bill
DHS awards contracts for cargo radiation detection
Cyber Storm blasts interagency cybersecurity
GAO: DHS has 'major tasks' to do in cybersecurity
Lawmakers, industry tackle e-waste
Lawmakers debate anti-terrorism technology progress
N.C. picks BearingPoint for payroll system
White paper explores public ROI
Congress sends financial transparency bill to White House
House Democrats introduce contracting oversight bill
Experts say border security technologies offer no panacea
Signal Command takes over Pacom network operations

September 13, 2006
Air Force awards Lockheed $589M contract
DHS says cybersecurity exec candidate coming soon
ITAA adds three member companies
Spawar picks AtHoc for emergency alert system
Homeland Security Information Network is underused
GAO: JTRS software lacks portability
GPO's first female superintendent of documents retires
Meyerrose: Solve problems to sell EA
Deepwater funding, support insufficient, DHS' IG says
Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to supply NYC safety net spectrum
Sun unveils new systems, storage and software
GAO: Leaders' support essential to success of EA
DHS taps Tessada to maximize buying power
Game on for ODNI's C&A revamp
DHS awards communications contract to Northrop Grumman

September 12, 2006
In-Q-Tel invests in Infobionics
Northrop to provide wireless public safety net for NYC
CEOs urge House to pass competitiveness legislation
Senators: Expedite info-sharing plan
Virginia to post performance data online
Pennsylvania picks webMethods for network support
Virginia puts telework in the fast lane
OPM targets federal job applicants in Fresno area
DHS, DOJ make awards to Accenture
What is an enterprise architect?
L-1 Identity Solutions buys SpecTal
GAO: DOD not tracking acquisition employees

September 11, 2006
Spending database bill moves to the House floor
Air Force gets WISE on network security
Adobe releases e-learning creation software
IBM, Cúram Software partner on COTS software?
Boucher: Net neutrality stalls broadband measure

September 8, 2006
DOD ends think-tank effort
DHS plans major data fusion project
The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security
FedBizOpps upgrade award remains in limbo
House to consider funding-database bill
Supercomputing partnerships produce success, studies show
GAO: DOD mismanaging contractors
OMB seeks data on agreements with suspended contractors
DynCorp moves headquarters to Northern Virginia
Janet Hale now at Deloitte & Touche
NIST releases draft on cell phone forensics
Providence unveils mesh network
Education awards Perot second contract in 2 weeks
'Army of bloggers' helps Senate pass bill
Calif. cities to get traffic sensors
PC Mall Gov acquires GMRI's business line

September 7, 2006
Procurement database bill still not in the clear
Karen Evans | Communication concerns hit home
Internaut | Try real service to the citizen
Leslie Barry joins GTSI
Air Combat Command to enforce password policy
Senate passes GSA reorganization bill
GSA outlines Networx FISMA requirements
Senate wants details on agencies' IT projects
Feeling vulnerable? Talk about it
Navy names IAP to manage air traffic in Southwest Asia

September 6, 2006
E-Authentication looking for new service providers
IRS chooses Apogen for info system
GSA seeks comments on governmentwide wireless buy
Moving to Networx a 'daunting challenge'
Walker: FEMA lacks financial reporting for Katrina
TSA selects eight vendors to bid on TWIC
IG questions NASA procurement
Bechtel joins AT&T Networx team

September 5, 2006
DOD tests use of e-ballots
DOJ seeks to expand scope of fingerprint record system
Digital Reasoning names federal sales director
US-VISIT CIO resigns
Alliant RFP due in October
Court vacates $17.4M FedBizOpps contract award
NSF solicits bids to run next-gen Web project office
Rhode Island leads nation in wireless investment
GSA adds to its public affairs staff
SmartBuy prepares to talk protection
Qwest acquires OnFiber Communications
Andrew Chester joins iJET as VP

September 1, 2006
DHS issues final critical-infrastructure rule
GAO: FDIC needs better information security
Herley Industries wins two Pacific Rim contracts
NIST solicits comment on new security publications
OPM reinforces flexibilities in emergencies

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