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March 2007

March 30, 2007
GPO’s budget request may come down to priorities
Thrift Investment Board awards contract for form processing
SEC’s inconsistent controls leave financial data at risk
Air Force to implement new FOIA system
OPM launches effort to improve employee training
Senate bill would create telework management position
DHS undersecretary Foresman resigns
Poor patent process hurts innovation, ITAA says

March 29, 2007
Waxman asks White House about e-mail, political briefings
Small businesses get big portion of SEWP
Successful cyberattacks against DOD drop
Grimes: DOD needs to shift information culture to right-to-know
HSPD-12 group said to be close on fingerprint exchange standard
GSA awards Networx Universal

March 28, 2007
DOD to set information-sharing strategy
Doan: Details of controversial lunch meeting unclear
Senate accepts troop withdrawal provision; Bush vows veto
Conn., Va. residents to get emergency alerts by phone

March 27, 2007
Doan says money, proper oversight brought her to Capitol Hill
ODNI, DOD detail 7 areas of IT security to make standard
Rep. Waxman asks White House for information on 2002 contract
Input: IT market is still growing but slowly
Washington state to test drive border-friendly driver's license
Best of the best: Wennergren, Duffey receive Eagle Awards
Senators grill DHS on Real ID costs

March 26, 2007
State group taps JobCentral
DISA's Quagliotti to retire April 13
Government wants to make time off a mouse click away
Army VHF-FM radios would lose $100.4M in Senate bill
House panel to look into IRS' use of private tax collectors

March 23, 2007
House approves contracting reforms in supplemental spending bill
Acquisition office emerges from DNI reorg
DHS to be flexible in allocation of $1B to states
Feds' green computing initiative takes hold
GAO, DHS disagree on need for privacy study
BlackBerries to help Chicago manage youth services
DOD, Intell teams go to work on certification, accreditation

March 22, 2007
GAO to Congress: Help us help you
Cybersecurity defense requires a good offense
GSA back on track, Doan says
Justice awards Lockheed Martin $389 million IT contract
DOD close to e-records software standard
Section 508 update to build on existing standards
Rule would let public assess subcontractor data
Colorado combines GIS, weather data

March 21, 2007
House boosts health budgets for DOD, VA
States need $1B to implement Real ID, governors say
LOB providers let agencies save money, focus mission, experts say
GAO: DHS still behind on US-VISIT program
House cuts funds from war supplemental bill
DHS lags in cybersecurity, GAO says
GSA markets Veterans Technology Services at FOSE
Survey: Customers less satisfied with agency Web sites

March 20, 2007
OMB to ask agencies for metrics on EA effectiveness
DOD at work on more wireless policies
EU's alternative to GPS runs into trouble
NIST to decide on standards for e-records
TSA announces final TWIC costs
OMB, FSIO propose first financial standard process
CIO Council honors Schlarman, Andreessen with Azimuth Awards
OMB looking for vendor to develop infrastructure metrics

March 19, 2007
OMB to require standard Windows desktop configuration
Deepwater draws congressional fire
GAO wants board of contract appeals
GSA to seek Treasury HSPD-12 integrator
Survey: Feds faster to adopt telework than private sector

March 16, 2007
GAO: Future Combat System remains a risk
Lawmakers offer bill to fix Walter Reed, VA service gaps
NGA releases 2007 priorities
Energy awards $14M contract for IT support
Comptroller Walker: Fiscal woes threaten defense transformation
House passes bill to restrict no-bid contracting

March 15, 2007
CyberShift software will help N.C. city manage employees
Use innovation in recruiting, HR experts tell agencies
Web page lets soldiers comment on accessing services, benefits
GSA names new communications administrator
DOD to improve monitoring of contract performance
USDA counts down to Networx
Coast Guard: Plenty of fish in the sea for cutter acquisition
Chertoff gives DHS CIO more power
IRS seeks input on middleware support, enterprise migration

March 14, 2007
House committee postpones Doan's hearing
Army awards DKO contract
Marines expand IT training options
GSA to seek commercial financial management providers
OFPP: Agencies must validate data for Federal Procurement Data System
Senate committee takes a seat against partisanship

March 13, 2007
Financial management honors go to NSF, HUD executives
Lieberman would up ante on first-responder funding
Bill would protect information about students from recruiters
Oversight bill moves steadily through House
OMB launches database to identify earmarks

March 12, 2007
Paul Hsu named SBA associate administrator
Former CIO Hobbs to coach federal executives
Lab not wiping sensitive data before discarding machines, DOE finds
Group urges OFPP, Congress to dump some SARA panel proposals
Post committee votes online within two days, resolution states
Anonymous survey to help determine acquisition skills
DHS launches national center for computer forensics training

March 9, 2007
Army can now jam IEDs without disrupting communications
Contracting associations object to new acquisition bill

March 8, 2007
Army officials search for new Land Warrior funds
Census Bureau accidentally exposes personal data
Mass. transit authority issues smart cards for e-ticketing
SBA, USPS join to help entrepreneurs
Trust issues inhibit spectrum sharing, DISA official says
Bolton: FCS network will deploy in 2012
Pa. chooses PKI to manage first-responder access cards

March 7, 2007
Doan welcomes Waxman's call
Agencies must reform to meet workforce challenges, GAO analyst says
Future of Army's International Tech Centers in doubt
Industry pushes small-biz size standards change
CIO Council, GITEC to take on IT issues together
Flyzik: Another argument for IPv6
Data management a growing challenge for Army

March 6, 2007
Spring forward, plan ahead
VA to control, restrict use of mobile storage devices
OMB starts small-biz regulatory review team
Commerce to seek small biz to aid financials upgrade
GAO urges DOD to better regulate inventory lead times
Doan to testify before House oversight committee
DOD intertwines data security, interoperability challenges
Patent review 2.0: Peers to examine applications

March 5, 2007
The tools of the master forecaster
Best practices, better performance
Oracle vendor purchase may boost agency strategic smarts
Geospatial standards
System chiefs run for daylight
A net gain from outsourcing?
Diplomatic patches
Geospatial data sharing comes of age on Web
DOD to build medical data storage model
USPS awards mail automation deal
Agencies delaying move to Microsoft Vista
GSA names new chief acquisition officer
Treasury selects new FinCEN director
Bill would put brakes on DTS' travel portion
OMB analyzing architecture of agency business lines
GSA releases telework guidelines

March 2, 2007
Katrina subcontracting plans incomplete, GAO finds
New contract for Joint Test and Evaluation could total $937M
OMB: Agencies slowly improving financial management
Agencies improved information dissemination, access in 2006, OMB says
Government execs in U.S., Canada take similar positions on performance pay
OMB: Agencies make headway with IT security

March 1, 2007
DHS releases draft regulations for Real ID
Catapult Technology wins big small-biz contract from GSA
Rep. Davis pushes for better planning for US-VISIT

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