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November 2007

November 30, 2007
Progress on spending database creeps along

Report identifies benefits, limitations of EVM
OFPP: Take our survey...please
DOD is extending net-centricity to RFPs
Report to lawmakers: Pay more attention to cybersecurity
OPM IG: Did Special Counsel Bloch improperly delete files?
GAO: Quantity of information, databases challenge fusion centers
DOD leaning more heavily on data standards
NIST to develop credentials for FISMA consultants

November 29, 2007
DHS submits revised Real ID plan to OMB

NASCIO: Cross-government collaboration key to e-discovery
Congress fine-tunes military health IT funding
White House promotions show homeland security focus

November 28, 2007
DHS to seek help with Coast Guard communication system

Driver's licenses could double as border-crossing cards
Mandate e-prescribing, committee advises HHS secretary
SSA awards contract for network equipment services
Army hires LGS to help with network upgrades
VA taps EDS for personal identity verification cards

November 27, 2007
IG: DOD fails on competition

DHS infrastructure protection chief cites progress
Clinton: Alaska Native firm may have gotten unfair bonus
OFPP issues policy requiring training for support workers
IRS Oversight Board fears tax processing delays

November 26, 2007
DIA at work on new data-sharing system

Boutelle joins Cisco
DOD program manager: Know Army needs before bidding
Bush to name IRS commissioner
OMB to limit number of Internet connections for agencies
How secure are security clearances?
Secure desktops not just for Vista
Bush codifies program improvement

November 21, 2007
'Wired' bill fails to win quick Senate passage

10-fingerprint scans to start at Dulles airport
Idaho health department taps ACS for benefits management

November 20, 2007
IG: DHS wrongly awarded contract to Alaska Native firm

Wilkinson to leave GSA
FCC OKs $417 million in grants for rural health networks

November 19, 2007
OMB: Agencies improve finance reporting

Senate confirms new Army CIO
Leavitt calls on Medicare, Medicaid to require e-prescribing
Davis continues to push Waxman to act on data breach bill
DHS extends OneNet bids for third time
State Department proposes new contractor ID rule
White House homeland security adviser Townsend to leave
DOI agency awards financial systems support contract

November 16, 2007
IT central to challenges facing Justice

IT Infrastructure LOB issues first metrics
Report: Legal eagles can aid cross-government collaboration
Flying during Thanksgiving? The government is here to help
GSA's Mitchell to retire

November 15, 2007
Better information sharing on the horizon

Lawmaker wants small biz to get more DHS work
GSA's 'financial house in order,' Doan says
IG: Problems linger from rush to create TSA
Records maintenance rule loses paper vs. digital distinction
House Democrats rebuke State's IG
2008 workforce plans focus on telework, recruitment

November 14, 2007
Senate committee passes IG, telework, e-gov bills

DOE to test thin clients
Administration orders accountability for program performance

November 13, 2007
IG: IRS needs better plan for updating aging hardware

Bush signs DOD spending bill, vetoes Labor, HHS, Education bill
OMB again reminds agencies to comply with Section 508
New law cuts $3B for border security
Senate bill would increase IG oversight
Survey: Retirement wave not a major concern

November 12, 2007
Court orders White House to preserve e-mail backups

Survey focuses on green purchases
TSA set to test TWIC card reader technology
GAO: Top-level support makes for better buys
Terrorist screening chief: Biometrics crucial to accuracy
VA, DOD push single medical exam, e-benefits site
OMB details spending database instructions
Congress endorses GSA's assisted services
Bush pumps money into cyberdefenses
DHS gets HSPD-12 extension

November 9, 2007
Senators introduce E-Government Act extension

IRS plans online taxpayer accounts
Army CIO thinks strategically about integrated networking
Canon, EMC drop out of GSA schedules
White House plans to knock out tax relief extension

November 8, 2007
Budget holdups could keep air travelers playing name game

Council for Excellence in Government, Avue team on workforce improvements
House passes $460B defense spending bill
White House to demand better program performance
ODNI finalizing new C&A policy documents
Senate passes contracting oversight bill

November 7, 2007
GSA lashes back at DOD IG

Denett: IGs are 'aggravating,' and overstep boundaries
Continuing resolution causes poor contracting, Denett says
White House, Congress clash over Labor-HHS bill
NTEU endorses legislation to push telework

November 6, 2007
Results-based focus key to telework, says GAO specialist

Congress lines up another continuing resolution
IRS expands CGI work on tax compliance
SBA plans to keep pressure on agencies
White House officials ask for $154 million in new cybersecurity spending

November 5, 2007
Handhelds, laptops increase IT security worries, survey finds

Mass. puts IT staffing firm to work
IG: IRS sees some payoff from taxpayer database
Nearly every agency's e-gov progress score drops on PMA
FBI to bolster employee Internet access

November 4, 2007
Strategy refines fusion centers’ role

Appeals court stops some NASA HSPD-12 background checks
Panel must narrow cybersecurity scope

November 2, 2007
Two-year extension won't help DHS hit HSPD-12 deadline

House, Senate panel approves combined spending bills
IG: DOD wasted money by placing orders with GSA
Rule would make using SmartBuy mandatory

November 1, 2007
Navy to use DIMHRS

IRS pushes ahead with modernization despite funding limits
Bush releases national strategy for sharing intelligence
OFPP redefines acquisition workforce -- again
GAO: Infrastructure plans lack cybersecurity strategy
Navy's IT strategic plan has net-centric look
Bush nominates former governor as USDA secretary

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Acquisition:

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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