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NARA finishes testing first ERA software

The first piece of software from Lockheed Martin will help the government create and process e-records schedules and requests for e-records transfers.

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Sprehe: Foolish secrecy

Lag time in releasing 8.5 million World War II records is an example of misguided classification policies

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FBI delays upgrades to fingerprint databases

Its Criminal Justice Information Service Division will award a $1 billion contract for the work next month, about a month behind schedule, sources said.

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GAO to USPS: Address database errors

The Postal Service should correct inaccurate and duplicate information in the Facilities Database, and add performance-management mechanisms.

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GSA considers outsourcing schedule contract application system

The Federal Acquisition Service wants to replace the input program with one that can quickly process more than 14 million schedule items even though the data may come in multiple forms.

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GAO praises TSA for its handling of sensitive info

The agency has met congressional mandates regarding the handling of sensitive security information.

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GAO: Quantity of information, databases challenge fusion centers

State and local officials say they have problems accessing federal networks and handling the high volume of information they receive from federal authorities.

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Facebook: The Rising Star edition

This program demonstrates that being young has little to do with age. It has much more to do with how one views the world.

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NASCIO: Cross-government collaboration key to e-discovery

The organization has issued guidelines to help CIOs improve states' ability to handle requests for electronic information.

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Idaho health department taps ACS for benefits management

Affiliated Computer Services will provide pharmacy claims processing, automated prior authorizations, help-desk support, prospective and retrospective drug use reviews, and federal and supplemental drug rebate administration and reporting.

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Records maintenance rule loses paper vs. digital distinction

Beginning Dec. 17, agencies will not submit separate plans for doing upkeep on digital files.

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Court orders White House to preserve e-mail backups

A complaint alleges that the Bush administration has illegally discarded about 5 million e-mail messages that it was required to keep under records laws.

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NARA to digitize Civil War-era documents

The Genealogical Society of Utah will help the agency digitize more than 1 million case files of approved pension applications filed by Union soldiers' widows.

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Magistrate recommends court order to preserve White House e-mail messages

A judge will decide whether to issue the order after weighing the recommendations and any objections from the government.

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NARA security classification chief steps down

J. William Leonard has been responsible for overseeing the policies of the governmentwide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program since 2002.

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Privacy, IT officers come together to create policy

Notifying agencies and individuals about data breaches has forged new relationships.

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GSA tones down request for federal spending database

The agency modified the RFP to ask only for analyzed data, not technical services.

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OPM posts alert on USAJobs

Experts assessing fallout from USAJobs breach warn users to beware of scams

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Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline

The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.

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Voting under a cloud of suspicion

Decertification of touch-screen voting machines in California challenges public confidence in e-voting