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Federal 100 winner: Brock Lending

Lending, Compusearch Software Systems chief technology officer, was a clear voice for the procurement community as officials on the Integrated Acquisition Environment Roundtable developed the Financial Systems Integration Office’s Acquisition System Requirements.

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Justice issues new FOIA guidelines

Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines today that encourage agencies to release information to the public under Freedom of Information Act requests.

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The best security strategy: Low expectations

Members of a panel of security experts today painted a gloomy picture of the cybersecurity landscape, in which rapidly evolving threats and conditions ensure that even the best solutions are likely to remain piecemeal and temporary.

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OMB: Stimulus grant applications may overwhelm portal

Grants.gov is already struggling to keep up with the increase in demand, and agencies must find other methods for accepting economic recovery grant applications and submit plans to OMB by March 13.

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Lieberman: CRS reports should be freely accessible

Congressional Research Service reports should be made available to the public through a centralized, searchable system, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman.

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Lieberman questions courts on information-sharing law

Sen. Joseph Lieberman asks federal court officials if they are adequately complying with the E-Government Act that oversees release of electronic court documents to the public.

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GAO: Labor's whistleblower data a mess

The Labor Department's records for federal whistleblowers are often inaccurate and incomplete, according to a new GAO report.

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Former official: Census handhelds could save millions

Using handheld devices in the 2010 census will be limited, but devices are likely to be used heavily for the 2020 population count, former Census Bureau director also says.

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Issa seeks info on White House e-mail use

Rep. Darrell Issa, the senior Republican on the House Oversight panel, is asking the White House to clarify its policies on staffers using personal e-mail accounts such as Gmail.

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FAA suffers massive data breach; more than 45,000 affected

The agency said the personally identifiable information of more than 45,000 employees and retirees was electronically stolen.

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Privacy debate gets new urgency

Balancing patient privacy with electronic records has always been tricky, but the new emphasis on health IT as an economic engine creates new concerns.

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Data requirement may be over for agencies

An OMB pilot program that required agencies to submit subcontracting data expired in December, even as regulators consider additions to it.

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Opening the info doors

Access to government information is about to get much easier, if the new president's early actions are any indication.

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White House office ordered to search for e-mail messages

As part of ongoing litigation, a federal judge today ordered the Executive Office of the President to search workstations and media for any e-mail messages sent or received between March 2003 and October 2005.

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Also in the News: Bush e-mail, record transfers may stretch into 2009

The data transfer has been imperiled by a combination of technical glitches, lawsuits, and lagging computer forensic work.

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Transition Watch: Daschle likely to push for health IT

Obama's pick for HHS secretary is an advocate of expanding health information technology as one part of a comprehensive health reform program, Government Health IT reports.

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Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed

A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.

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CRS warns against destruction of Web pages, records

Web pages, e-mail messages and other electronically created documents are in danger of disappearing in the flurry of activity that accompanies a change in administration.

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DHS to consolidate Systems of Records Notices

The Homeland Security Department has been reviewing its System of Records Notices to ensure they are current and accurate.

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TIGTA: IRS needs to do better on fraudulent refunds

Limited resources constrain the tax agency on following up with identified potential fraudulent claims, report says.